Comments on: Preparing images for the web http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:01:21 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sunny Snaith http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-932259 Sunny Snaith Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:50:14 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-932259 The form stripped out my sample code ... Pretend that all square brackets below are "less than" and "greater than" brackets: [A HREF="blogURL" TARGET="_blank"] [IMG SRC="imgURL" WIDTH=## HEIGHT=## ALT="description"] [/A] The form stripped out my sample code …

Pretend that all square brackets below are “less than” and “greater than” brackets:

[A HREF="blogURL" TARGET="_blank"]
[IMG SRC="imgURL" WIDTH=## HEIGHT=## ALT="description"]
[/A]

]]> By: Sunny Snaith http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-932257 Sunny Snaith Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:44:03 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-932257 Carolyn, You can't make part of an image link to your blog without making an image map (difficult for IE, easy for others http://sunshinehtml.com/tags.html#links ). What I'd recommend is enclosing the image tag inside link tags: <a HREF="blogURL" rel="nofollow"> </A> The TARGET part makes the link open in a new tab or window (so visitors don't get lost down a rabbit hole and have to hit BACK a jillion times to find their place in your gallery). The HEIGHT, WIDTH, and ALT attributes are optional but very useful. The page will load faster and not jump around if the browser knows how big the image is. ALT text is used by search engines so your name is more closely associated with the image and so folks can find your artwork. Carolyn,

You can’t make part of an image link to your blog without making an image map (difficult for IE, easy for others
http://sunshinehtml.com/tags.html#links ).

What I’d recommend is enclosing the image tag inside link tags:

The TARGET part makes the link open in a new tab or window (so visitors don’t get lost down a rabbit hole and have to hit BACK a jillion times to find their place in your gallery).

The HEIGHT, WIDTH, and ALT attributes are optional but very useful. The page will load faster and not jump around if the browser knows how big the image is. ALT text is used by search engines so your name is more closely associated with the image and so folks can find your artwork.

]]> By: carolyn cobb http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-931402 carolyn cobb Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:00:53 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-931402 when I send a photograph to The Vitrual Paintout and put my name and title under image, my name does not allow you to click on it to take you to my blog. How do I connect my name to my blog? thank you so much carolyn cobb when I send a photograph to The Vitrual Paintout and put my
name and title under image, my name does not allow you to click on it to take you to my blog. How do I connect my name to my blog?
thank you so much
carolyn cobb

]]> By: Susan Daly Voss http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-903293 Susan Daly Voss Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:18:27 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-903293 Thanks Charley, that helped clarify it for me. I use Firefox, and I think I'll just embed profiles and hope for the best ;o) I'm a painter and it makes me nuts to think that my paintings aren't being displayed with the right colors... hopefully gallerists and other creative types who would look at my work use Safari or Firefox. Thanks Charley, that helped clarify it for me. I use Firefox, and I think I’ll just embed profiles and hope for the best ;o) I’m a painter and it makes me nuts to think that my paintings aren’t being displayed with the right colors… hopefully gallerists and other creative types who would look at my work use Safari or Firefox.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-903194 Charley Parker Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-903194 Thanks, Susan. The color space of the web, as much as it has a color space, is sRGB. However, if you are hoping to use embedded color profiles to get consistent color, you may be disappointed to learn that support for them is limited, and using them can result in inconsistencies between browsers. Safari and FIrefox 3.5+ support them. IE up to 8 does not. IE 9 promises support, but reports on how they are implemented are not encouraging. Embedding color profiles will result in richer color in the browsers that support them. See this article from <a href="http://www.stevemullencreative.com/words/browser_color_profiles.php" rel="nofollow">Steve Mullen</a>. Thanks, Susan.

The color space of the web, as much as it has a color space, is sRGB. However, if you are hoping to use embedded color profiles to get consistent color, you may be disappointed to learn that support for them is limited, and using them can result in inconsistencies between browsers. Safari and FIrefox 3.5+ support them. IE up to 8 does not. IE 9 promises support, but reports on how they are implemented are not encouraging.

Embedding color profiles will result in richer color in the browsers that support them.

See this article from Steve Mullen.

]]> By: Susan Daly Voss http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-903174 Susan Daly Voss Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:01:52 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-903174 Hi... I just wanted to say thanks for offering all this good information. Your original article put into words so many things I've thought regarding awkward web design. I have a question about embedded color profiles. Is it true that when I save out my images for the web, I should assign an sRGB color profile for web use? thanks again, Susan Hi… I just wanted to say thanks for offering all this good information. Your original article put into words so many things I’ve thought regarding awkward web design.
I have a question about embedded color profiles. Is it true that when I save out my images for the web, I should assign an sRGB color profile for web use?
thanks again,
Susan

]]> By: Dawn http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-693159 Dawn Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:09:08 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-693159 This is awesome. I will send this link to fellow artists in my organization called 18 Artists as some of them are clueless on the subject. This should help. So glad you have this!!! This is awesome. I will send this link to fellow artists in my organization called 18 Artists as some of them are clueless on the subject. This should help. So glad you have this!!!

]]> By: Robert Tracy http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-301152 Robert Tracy Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:11:52 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2007/09/09/preparing-images-for-the-web/#comment-301152 The best method I've found in photographing art is to have a tripod with an extenable horizontal arm on the end of which you have your camera. My art is flat on the floor. The camera is pointing down. I use a carpenter's level to level both the camera and the arm of the tripod. Most important I wait for a not too cloudy day (but no sun). I place the art close to a big floor window--actually a wide door whose glass is from the floor. The art is close to this "cloudy" light; say two feet away. All the focusing has been done and the camera is focused on the center of the art. Use a timer. The slightly cloudy day is important because it eliminates reflections from canvas texture, and it gives true color (the sun is just let me say impossible). Sorry this is so general. Hope you can figure it out. Robert Tracy The best method I’ve found in photographing art is to have a tripod with an extenable horizontal arm on the end of which you have your camera.

My art is flat on the floor. The camera is pointing down. I use a carpenter’s level to level both the camera and the arm of the tripod.

Most important I wait for a not too cloudy day (but no sun). I place the art close to a big floor window–actually a wide door whose glass is from the floor. The art is close to this “cloudy” light; say two feet away.

All the focusing has been done and the camera is focused on the center of the art. Use a timer.

The slightly cloudy day is important because it eliminates reflections from canvas texture, and it gives true color (the sun is just let me say impossible).

Sorry this is so general. Hope you can figure it out.

Robert Tracy

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