Guides, Tips & How-Tos for Images
Step-by-step guides on converting, compressing, and editing images. No jargon, no fluff, just what works.
JPG vs PNG vs WebP vs AVIF: The Definitive 2026 Comparison
Side-by-side tests on the same 12 MP photo at matched quality. The honest breakdown of file size, transparency, browser support, and when to choose each.
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iCloud Full? Slim Your Photo Library in an Afternoon
iCloud's free tier is 5 GB. A 1-year iPhone library fills it. The systematic workflow for converting, archiving, and offloading 10 GB of photos in a single afternoon.
Sending Photos to Insurance Claims: What File Type and Size
Insurance adjusters reject HEIC, demand specific formats, and limit file size per email. The format that always works (and the EXIF data that helps your claim).
WhatsApp's Photo Compression: How to Send Originals
WhatsApp downsamples photos savagely. The 'Document' workaround, the iCloud-link trick, and the right combo of pre-compression so your friends actually see your photo.
Why Is My JPG So Big? 7 Reasons and How to Fix Them
A JPG that should be 2 MB lands at 14 MB — and people are confused. The causes (embedded thumbnails, full-resolution metadata, colour profiles) and the fixes.
Outlook 20 MB Attachment Limit: How to Send Anyway
Outlook is the strictest of the major email clients. Three legitimate workarounds — compress, bundle to PDF, link to a hosted folder — and when each is right.
How to Email Photos to Grandma Without Gmail Saying No
Gmail's 25 MB cap kills photo emails. Here's the right size, format, and number-of-attachments combo that lands every time — and works on a 2010 webmail client too.
Instagram Shop Image Specs: The Hidden Rules
Instagram Shop has stricter rules than regular feed posts — and they're not documented in one place. The complete reference.
Vinted, Depop, Poshmark: Smartphone Photo Optimization for Resellers
All three platforms aggressively recompress uploads. Sending the right pre-compressed version means buyers see what you photographed, not what the platform mangled.
Dropshippers: Bulk Image Conversion for AliExpress Imports
AliExpress source photos come in mixed formats and sizes. The batch-conversion workflow for prepping them for a Shopify or WooCommerce store overnight.
Real Estate MLS Photo Requirements (US, Canada, UK)
Different countries' MLS systems demand different max-pixel counts and orientations. The full table, by region, with what to convert before uploading.
Shopify Product Images: Speed Up Store, Improve Conversion
Page-load time on a Shopify product page directly affects conversion. The image-format and lazy-load tweaks that cut LCP by 600 ms on a real store.
eBay Image Optimization: Why Your Listings Don't Sell
eBay caps photo file size at 12 MB and limits each listing to 24 images. Here's how to maximize each slot — and the WhatsApp-shot mistake most sellers make.
Amazon Seller Central Image Requirements: The Definitive Cheat Sheet
Amazon's image rules are different per category — apparel, books, electronics, grocery all have different minimums. The consolidated reference, with examples of accepted vs rejected images.
Selling on Etsy: The Perfect Product Photo Specs (Size, Format, DPI)
Etsy auto-resamples uploads, so what you send isn't what buyers see. The actual specs (down to colour-profile defaults) that get the highest CTR on listings.
Drone Photographer's Quick Start: DJI RAW to Shareable JPG
DJI's DNG output is technically RAW but holds aerial-specific quirks. This guide covers lens correction, sky banding, and the JPG export settings that look right.
Pet Photography: Capturing Motion and Color in JPG Output
Black dogs disappear, ginger cats over-saturate, white poodles glow. This guide explains why pets are JPG's hardest subjects and what to do about it.
Wedding Photographer Burnout: Cutting Editing Time by 70 percent
A diagnostic look at where wedding editors actually lose time, and the specific automation moves that cut delivery times from 8 weeks to under 2.
How Wildlife Photographers Cull and Convert 2,000+ RAW Files Per Shoot
Wildlife shoots produce huge bursts. This is the proven cull-and-batch-export workflow used by working pros at Yellowstone, Kruger, and the Galápagos.
Canon Photographers' Guide to JPG Output (CR2 + CR3)
Canon shoots CR2 on older bodies and CR3 on the R-series. The conversion-to-JPG pipeline differs subtly. Includes Canon DPP settings that match the in-body JPG engine.
Sony Alpha to JPG: Complete Workflow for α7, α9, α1 Shooters
Sony's ARW format isn't supported by half the world's tools. This guide shows the fastest paths from sensor to deliverable JPG using Imaging Edge, Capture One, and web tools.
How to Back Up 10,000 iPhone Photos Without Losing Quality
iCloud is expensive, HEIC is incompatible with most non-Apple devices, and storage drives keep filling up. Here's a tested workflow for archiving an iPhone library cleanly.
Stock Photo Submission Checklist: Getty, Adobe Stock, Shutterstock JPG Specs
Each stock agency has its own JPG specifications — minimum pixel count, embedded colour profile, allowed compression, EXIF requirements. This is the consolidated checklist photographers actually need.
Real-Estate Photography: From Camera to MLS in 5 Minutes
MLS systems reject many photo formats and cap file size. This guide walks through the shoot-to-listing pipeline that gets your photos onto Zillow, Redfin, and Rightmove without rejections.
Quick Format Guides
Short answers to common image format questions. Part of our full FAQ.
JPG vs PNG: Which Format Should You Use?
When to use each format, file size differences, and what transparency means for your choice.
JPG vs WebP: Size, Quality and Browser Support
WebP is smaller but not universally supported. Here is when that matters and when it does not.
HEIC vs JPG: Apple's Format vs the Standard
Why your iPhone shoots HEIC, what it means for Windows users, and how to convert.
JPG Compression Guide: Quality vs File Size
What quality setting to use, how much size you can save, and when compression hurts your image.
How to Convert JPG to PDF (Including Multi-Page)
Combine multiple JPG images into a single PDF, or convert one image to a shareable document.
RAW to JPG: Converting Camera Raw Files
How to convert NEF, CR2, ARW and other RAW formats to JPG without losing too much quality.