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Posting Photos in TalkTemari Yahoo Files

We have a large membership, which means a lot of photos to share! We use TT file space for not only sharing photos of our work, but also teaching and projects. That being said, there is a limited file space allocation on Yahoo (even though they are a bit more generous than in the beginning) so we need to make it work for everyone and everything. To access the TT Files, log into Yahoo with your Yahoo ID and password. When you are on the TT Yahoo home page, click on FILES in the left hand menu. You will see a directory page with folders, each of which relates to an activity or category of photos that are being shared.

First, the basics:

TalkTemari uses the FILES area of the Yahoo functions - NOT the PHOTOS section (this conserves file archive space and also helps to protect your privacy online. Photos uploaded to the PHOTOS section of the group will not be released for posting), to share photo/image files with everyone in the group. Please review the following information for how to do this... and by all means if you have any questions, please email me at gttemari@verizon.net.

Since we have a finite amount of file space in Yahoo, everyone cooperates in using it for sharing current work, group projects, etc. Everyone is encouraged to establish an on-line photo album with one of the services out there - such as Flickr or Webshots (choose any of the many out there) - for long-term showing of your work. That being said, everyone is invited and should add their current work to the "Current Showcase" or other appropriate folder (such as GITS or other special project) whether or not you put them in an online album, since it's much easier for list members to go to the folders on TT to see our work than to have to bounce around to forty different online albums :>P. After a period of time I clean out the folders on TT - but if you have also added your work to your online album everyone can still find photos there. When you set up an album, please add the link to the OnLine Albums Folder in LINKS on TalkTemari Yahoo (or if you have some other online link for photos, you can also add that).

If for some reason you cannot set up an online album, you are welcome to create a file in the TT Members Photos files in FILES on TT Yahoo.

We have to limit using the TT files for TT members and projects. As much as many of us have students and family members that are learning temari from or with us, the Files in TT are limited to members' work, not students, family, etc. Sorry - but with so many members on the list that's the way things need to be. Everyone still wants to see those other photos, so go grab an online album and show them off there.... we'll all be cheering everyone on just the same.

If you are using an online photo album, it's nice to use a sig file when you post that includes the link to your album, perhaps with the last update date as well.

Now, prepare your image:

TalkTemari is about temari - not special photography or special effects from image editing programs. Yes, doing special shots or funky things are fun, but those photos need to be shown in your online albums, not within the TT files (thanks!). If you enjoy playing with photo effects, you can share those images through an online photo album. We like to see them - but we don't have the resources to do it in the TT Files.

Crop your photo so that the temari is the primary subject and you are not wasting "image space" on empty background, etc. photos.

Resize the cropped into to something that comes in at about 100 KB - this means a resolution of 200 pixels (best for computer showing and printing. Too large only eats file space and too small doesn't show well), with a maximum dimension in one direction of about 400 pixels. Please check the file size before you upload it to TT Files and be sure it's in that range. Big files either have to be edited or deleted... which means I tend to not be a happy camper :>P.

Make sure to choose the appropriate folder to upload your photos to - this is how we stay organized and everyone will be able to find what they are looking to see. Please ** do not ** just upload image files to FILES without choosing the folder they need to "live" in.... "loose files" can end up being deleted so that we don't end up with a runaway listing. Click on the folder you wish to add your image to (and there is something that always fits, be it Current Showcase, a GITS in progress, or a special project being worked on, there will be a folder available for those photos). Follow the online screen prompts to go to the image file in your computer with your cursor, and then click "Add File" on the Yahoo screen. There is online help in Yahoo if you need it, or I'm happy to help (including prepping and uploading files for you) if you send an email to gttemari@verizon.net

RENAME THE FILE! Don't leave it with the filename your camera or scanner created - it must be id'd with something that links it to you. Rename your file with something that says it's yours and what it is about. First of all - you OWN the photo, so don't put it up there dangling with no one knowing who it belongs to. Photos may be archived or otherwise saved so it's up to you to identify it as yours and what is is of. For example, if I am going to upload a GITS photo, I might name it as GinnytoSomeoneGITSJan2008.jpg or if I am uploading a photo of a temari I just finished to the Current Showcase, it might be GinnyTKingyoTemariJan2008.jpg ....you get the idea, but you have to give the file a unique name.

Please DO NOT click the box that says "send announcement to group about this file" (or words to that effect) - it only clogs up the archives with non-specific messages and doesn't help anyone. Drop a note to the list yourself letting us know that you added photos to what place. This lets everyone be able to follow along and enjoy as well as comment on them, with the messages making sense. Likewise, please be sure that if you are posting about photos you include (if need be) whose photos where.....

If you need help with anything, please don't hesitate to email me at gttemari@verizon.net and I am also happy to help you prepare a file for posting, or upload it for you if you are having difficulties. OK? Thanks for your help and cooperation!