Choose Your Blog Photos Before You Upload

A blog post does not need a pile of photos. It needs a few clear shots that answer what readers came to find out. Someone considering a pottery class may want to see the entrance, the wheel, and what they might make. A gallery of pretty evening shots can still leave basic questions unanswered.

Before choosing photos, write the post’s promise in one sentence: “Make a small bowl in our beginner wheel class this Saturday.” Use that line to guide both the shoot and the photo order.

Three kinds of shots are a good start

Begin with a wide shot that helps a first-time visitor recognize the place: a readable sign at the entrance or the workbench with the wheels in view. Add a close-up of hands, clay, and tools. Then show the activity itself, such as shaping the clay or turning the wheel.

Give each photo a job. The entrance photo helps people find you; the wheel photo shows what the class involves; the finished bowl gives readers an idea of what they will make. If the finished piece is an instructor’s demonstration, say “instructor demo” in the caption so it is not mistaken for a student’s work.

Choose a representative image that matches the post

The representative image is the one that stands in for your post in search or a listing. For a post called “Your First Pottery Wheel Class,” a bowl on the wheel tells the story better than a pretty shot of the sign at night. The image should match what the title promises and what the opening paragraph explains. Naver Blog lets you choose one photo or video in the post as its representative image; see Naver’s guidance on representative images for details.

For example, label three candidates “entrance,” “bowl on wheel,” and “hands in clay.” If the post is about a beginner wheel class, use the bowl as the representative image. Place the entrance shot near the directions, the wheel shot near the class description, and the hands-on photo beside the explanation of what students will do.

Check the images after uploading

Naver Blog Help currently lists a 20MB limit per photo and 50MB per upload in SmartEditor ONE. Supported formats include JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, and WEBP. Copying and pasting a photo or inserting it through HTML may prevent it from displaying, and uploaded photos may be optimized. Keep your originals, and put small print or prices in the post text instead of baking them into an image. Check Naver’s photo upload guide for the current limits and formats.

A phone camera is usually enough. Wipe the lens, find a spot by a window, and take one frame from a step back and another close-up. If the window is behind your subject, the wheel and the person may turn dark; try placing the window to one side. After uploading, preview the post on your phone and check that the sign, the color of the piece, and the captions are easy to see.

Use photos you have the right to post

A photo found in search results, on another studio’s blog, or in a news story does not become yours to use just because you add a credit. Use your own shots or get permission. If a guest or staff member can be recognized, ask before posting; if that is not practical, crop or blur the face. You can also leave unrelated shop names and logos out of the frame.

Keep the scene accurate. A patio that was open only last winter should not look like an available feature today, and a photo from another branch should not suggest it shows this location. Avoid edits that make the real color or shape hard to recognize. If a scene is staged, or you received materials or other benefits, make that clear near the beginning of the post.

A Saturday class, photo by photo

Say you are writing about this Saturday’s beginner class. Your camera roll has the entrance, the wheel, a bowl made by the instructor, and a student working with clay. Choose an entrance photo that matches the place students will visit. Use the wheel shot to show the process, and make the bowl your representative image because it best matches the post’s subject. Caption the bowl as an instructor demo, and confirm permission before posting an identifiable student.

Now preview the post on your phone. Can readers tell what the class is and see the representative image without hunting for it? Does the photo sequence take them from the entrance to the activity? Before adding another image, ask: “Does this shot answer a question the reader has?” If not, the post may be clearer without it.

Once the photos are ready, decide where readers should leave comments or questions. We’ll look at those options in the next post.