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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 203447" data-attributes="member: 1061">LR's export dialog can do everything you need. If you're looking to &quot;optimize images for website viewing&quot;, I would suggest a Google search for that very subject...but you're going to find very different schools of thought. Here's my perspective:1) File size is a juggling act. You don't want images to take forever to load, but you want them to be high quality and large enough for people to see, but small enough to deter image theft. In my opinion, 800x600 @ 72 ppi still fits the bill. That's small by today's widescreen standard, but it's better to be a wee bit small than to have people leave your site in frustration because they're tired of waiting on images to load.2) Watermark your stuff. Forget the notion of watermarks as a theft deterrent, because that's hogwash. If someone wants to steal your work, they're going to steal it regardless. 5 minutes of Photoshop will make short work of any watermark. Use them to promote yourself. Encourage sharing on your site thru Facebook, G+, and even Pinterest. With a watermark, at least your name is on it.Personally, the images I upload on my site are typically 680 pixels on the long edge. 680 pixels is the width of my blog space, and this way I don't have to upload multiple versions of the same photo if I choose to include it in my portfolio as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 203447, member: 1061"] LR's export dialog can do everything you need. If you're looking to "optimize images for website viewing", I would suggest a Google search for that very subject...but you're going to find very different schools of thought. Here's my perspective: 1) File size is a juggling act. You don't want images to take forever to load, but you want them to be high quality and large enough for people to see, but small enough to deter image theft. In my opinion, 800x600 @ 72 ppi still fits the bill. That's small by today's widescreen standard, but it's better to be a wee bit small than to have people leave your site in frustration because they're tired of waiting on images to load. 2) Watermark your stuff. Forget the notion of watermarks as a theft deterrent, because that's hogwash. If someone wants to steal your work, they're going to steal it regardless. 5 minutes of Photoshop will make short work of any watermark. Use them to promote yourself. Encourage sharing on your site thru Facebook, G+, and even Pinterest. With a watermark, at least your name is on it. Personally, the images I upload on my site are typically 680 pixels on the [B]long[/B] edge. 680 pixels is the width of my blog space, and this way I don't have to upload multiple versions of the same photo if I choose to include it in my portfolio as well. [/QUOTE]

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