All you need to know about the Picture Penzance Gallery
Picture Gallery
By now you would have seen some on the tens of thousands of photographs we have on show. You too can upload and share your pictures with fellow members. You can only upload pictures that have been taken in the Penwith area.
Before you start to upload pictures I should explain that there are two area’s in the gallery. The main area and members albums.
In the main area you can upload pictures of Pavement pirate or credit crunch shops. But remember you must only upload relevant pictures to the main area. Don’t upload your personal pictures to the main are. Instead create a personal album.
Before you upload a picture
How to create an album
Before you upload a picture you should create an album to put them in. This process is simple enough and here’s how to do that.
How to create an album for my pictures
from the main menu choose galley> now from the drop-down choose Create and album. A new screen will open up. Choose a name for your album and a description as well.
Now at the bottom you’ll see “Is the album private” leave this set to no otherwise nobody will be able to see your pictures.
Once you’re happy click on create new album.
You can create as many albums as you like. Perhaps you would like albums for different subject as this would help organise your pictures for you.
Uploading photos
Once you’ve create a personal album (above) you are ready to upload your pictures. Pictures can be a maximum size of 1024x768 and no more than 2mb.
As mentioned above you can upload to the main gallery (but please make sure that you don’t upload your personal pictures to the main gallery) or to you personal albums, and here how that’s done.
Click on the Gallery tab on the main menu. From the drop-down menu choose “Upload photos”. Now you’ll be in the upload photos area.
lets say you want to upload a picture to your newly created album.
In the centre of the page you’ll see two drop down boxes. The top box contains the albums in the main area that you have access to and the second drop-down box has your albums. So choose an album from the second drop-down box for your pictures to be uploaded to. Now click on the browse button and a small pop-up window will open. Here you are able to browse through your computer to find the picture you would like to upload. Once you have found the picture you want to upload click on the open button. The pop-up window will close. If you have more pictures to upload then use the next browse button down and do the same process. Now the next thing to do is to add a title to the picture. Please make the title meaningful so that other members will be able to find it through the search facility. Remember we have tens of thousands of pictures. Once that’s done fill in the description for the picture. Beneath the description box is the Keyword box. Place a keyword in this box. For instance if the picture was of the harbour then the keyword would be harbour.
At the very bottom of the page are chooses that are self explanatory and can be ignored. Now simply click on the Upload/Submit button.
After a few moments you’ll see your picture reappear. The idea of this is for you to check to make sure you are happy with the title and description of each picture before it is uploaded. You can edit any of the detail, but if you are happy with the picture and details then click the “Process” button and you’ll have your picture uploaded to the site.
Your picture cannot be allowed to be posted straight to the site and so is sent to the administration team for it to be authorised. Once this is done your picture will be visible to all members.
How to rename my albums
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the name of the album by replacing the album name and clicking on ”save Changes” to finish
How to change my album description
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the album description by replacing the contents of the album description box and clicking on ”save Changes” to finish
How to sort my albums
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the way your albums are sorted. In album positions replace the number 9999 with number 1. This will make that album the first album to be seen (first album far left hand side at the top). Choose the next album and make that number two instead of 9999 and so on. If you choose to leave the number as 9999 this allows our server to sort the albums instead. You can also choose to sort your albums by using the drop down sort order. Choose one of the nine options and then click on ”save Changes” to finish.
Choose layout styles for your albums
You can choose how your albums are laid out and here’s how to do that:
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the layout of the album by choosing one of the five settings in the drop-down box “default layout” and clicking on ”save Changes” to finish.
All pictures within this album will inherit this change.
Making your album private
Sometimes members want to have a private album. They may well want to upload some pictures to show friends but don’t want them included in the gallery for public viewing. Once you are in the gallery you can make any of your albums private by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the album to private by changing the pull down menu on “Is album Private” to YES and clicking on ”save Changes” to finish.
Please note that members will not be permitted to see your album or the contents, but administrators will have the right to view all pictures in a private album.
All pictures within this album will inherit this change.
Adding a custom frame around my pictures
You can add a custom frame around your pictures if you really want to, there are 14 styles to choose from.
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can change the style around your pictures by choosing one of the 14 styles in the “custom frame for albums” drop down menu and clicking on ”save Changes” to finish.
All pictures within this album will inherit this change.
Enabling an album intro
You can enable the introduction page for your album if you like. The introduction page will allow you to say a bit about your album. Perhaps you would like to explain to your visitors when the pictures were taken or what kind of technique was used in the production of the pictures within your album.
Once you are in the gallery you can rename any of your albums by doing the following:
Click on the button named “My Albums” located on the left hand side just below the main menu. This will show all the albums you own. On the right hand side of the album picture choose Edit.
Now you can make an introduction page by choosing YES in the enable introduction drop-down at the bottom of the page. Fill in the title of your page and the description and click on ”save Changes” to finish.
Photo Options
The gallery at Picture Penzance is very versatile indeed. You can edit your pictures once they have been uploaded and listed below are some of the available options:
Change the name/description of one of my pictures
First find the picture you want to do changes to. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on it and choose edit.
Now you will be at the photo editing page. Click on the edit title or edit description and replace the text with your new wording. Once completed hit the submit changes button.
Note some changes require that the change is authorised by administrator.
How do I replace a single picture?
Sometime you might want to replace the picture you previously uploaded because you’ve found a better picture. If this is the case then here’s how it’s done.
First find the picture you want to do changes to. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on it and choose edit.
Now you will be at the photo editing page. Click on the browse button and choose the location from your computer of the new picture. Once you have found the picture hit the “Open” button and the “submit Changes”
Note some changes require that the change is authorised by administrator.
I wish to copy or move a picture from one album to another
First find the picture you want to do changes to. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on it and choose edit.
You will now be in the picture editing screen. To move a picture to a different album choose “Change Categories” and hit the submit changes button.
To copy your picture to another album (leaves the original in place and makes a new copy for the new album) choose “Copy image to” and choose a location from the drop down menu. If your happy with the changes click on the Submit Changes button.
Note some changes require that the change is authorised by administrator.
Can I rotate; flip my pictures
sometimes even I have uploaded a picture the wrong way around and here how to deal with that.
First find the picture you want to do changes to. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on it and choose edit.
You will now be in the picture editing screen. Beneath the thumbnail is a selection:
Rotate CCW (counter clockwise)
Rotate CW (Clockwise)
Flip Vertical (like a mirror image)
Flip Horizontal (like a reflection)
Clicking on any of these will cause the thumbnail to rotate according to the button you click. To save the changes click “Submit changes”
I want to report a picture
Sometimes it’s necessary to report photo’s in other members albums if you think they have violated our terms and condition. It could be the picture or a comment beneath it. Either way this is what to do.
First find the picture you want to report. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on it the red disk and fill out the form appropriately.
Can I send a picture to a friend?
Yes you can send a postcard style of the picture you choose to anyone you like.
First find the picture you want to send to your friend. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on the first envelope in the list. This is an “E-Card” You’ll be presented with the E-Card sending screen. Here fill out the appropriate details like your friends email address a message and so on. Your user name and email address should automatically be filled in for you. You can choose different background/borders and font colours as well.
I want to print a picture
First find the picture you want to send to your friend. Then if the picture is a thumbnail click on it once to bring it up to normal size (not the biggest size). On the far right you’ll notice a tab called “Photo Options”. This is a pull down menu with various choices. Click on the printer icon. This will bring up the print picture pop-up. If you are happy with the picture click on the printer icon on the pop-up and follow your printer’s instructions.
There is another way. If you use Microsoft Windows then simply right click the picture you want to print and choose print picture from the list.
Add pictures to my favourite
You’re bound to come across a few pictures that you would like to see again and again. Well you can. When you find a picture that you like simply add it to your favourite. On the right hand side of the picture click on “Photo Options” and then “Add to Favourites” at the very top of this drop down menu.
How to post a comment beneath a picture
There are two ways to post comments. The first way is to find the picture you want to place a comment beneath and then from the right hand side choose “Photo Options” and click post comment. This way you get to use all of the smilies and other add on’s.
The second way is to find the picture you want to place a comment beneath and scroll down the page until you see the empty comment box. Place your comment in the box and click submit.
How do I get notification of comments from a picture?
If you have already placed a comment beneath a picture you’ll automatically get notifications of comments by email. You can opt out of this at any time by clicking on the “Opt out” link in your email or contacting an administrator.
If you haven’t commented on the picture but still would like to be informed of comments then simply choose the picture you want to receive comments about and from the right hand side click on “photo Options” at the button of the pull down menu you’ll see an envelope. Choose the second envelope names receive email updates. That’s it you will now receive email comments about this picture.
Searching Picture Penzance gallery
You can search the gallery in lots of different way. You might only want to search for pictures by a particular member, or perhaps an area with Penwith. In any case click in the Gallery tab on the main menu and choose “search Photo’s”
Once you’ve filled out the search parameters click on “Execute Search” to see the results.
How to see the latest picture uploads?
You can see the latest picture uploads on the gallery main page at the bottom. The other way to do this is to click on the Galley tab on the main menu and choose Latest Uploads
How to read the latest picture comments?
You can read the latest picture comments on the gallery main page at the bottom. The other way to do this is to click on the Galley tab on the main menu and choose Latest Comments.
Mystery picture game
This is a highly infectious guessing game. Members upload part pictures of an area local to us. You can guess the pictures location and win points. The member is then added to a leader board as the points are accumulated. You can also take part by guessing the location or by uploading your own pictures and asking other members to guess on your pictures.
In order to join in this game you’ll need to become a mystery member. This is free but you’ll need to join the group or you won’t be able to see the pictures.
to join the mystery section
click here
