Steps I am doing, is everyone else doing something different.
# 1. Photogaph, no particular setting.
#2. Download from camera to my photo program, Corel, Paint Shop Pro.
#3. Edit pictures to the quality and likeness that I want, can adjust colors, make things brighter or darker, size, crop...ect.
#4. Go to eBay or Auctiva (I have used eBay on occassion) but, prefer Auctiva, pictures are free, just pay for gallery picture.
#5. Load pictures in to my template at Auctiva using browser, and select these directly from my computer.
All pictures are ready for uploading and don't need to be altered. Program at Auctiva compensates for size.
Is everyone else doing something similar to this....I have never used photobucket, and can always use Auctiva for a picture I want to move to the blogs here or any other blog I have. Picture can be deleted from Auctiva if not needed for listings.