What device are you using to upload?
That is not message from our site, probably your device or OS is informing youâŚ
I see you have uploaded photo just fine the other dayâŚ
Ooops, sorry about that.
Iâve been using Snipping Tool all this time but I can change the setting to save as a jpg.
Will that be ok?
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Yes, that is okâŚ
Snipping Tool (PNG / GIF) is good only for taking screenshots of running computer application, definitely not for photos.
png is fine for photos, way better than jpg imho, less artifacting at higher resolution and lower darkness levels
Please on your device use whatever you wish. If you donât mind that your photos are occupying 10x more space.
tldr; But here on the internet, please use exclusively JPG for photos. Admins will thank you and so will users. There is a reason why all point and shoot cameras and SLRs use JPG.
PNG is lossless compression (that is why it doesnât have any artifacts), and it is absolutely not proper format to share photos on the internet mainly because of its size (it is bad for the storage and bad for loading times). It is equivalent of using RAW format with SLR cameras.
JPG is lossy compression, but compression created for photos. Something like mp3 was for music. It optimizes size and doesnât compromise quality.
99% professional photographers use JPGs.
JPEGs are for photographs and realistic images.
PNGs are for line art, text-heavy images, and images with few colors (e.g. application screenshots).
For everyone interested about learning different graphics formats, I link this guide:
Donât use a PNG whenâŚ
Youâre working with photos or artwork. Thanks to PNGsâ high color depth, the format can easily handle high resolution photos. However, because it is a lossless web format, file sizes tend to get very large. If youâre working with photos on the web, go with JPEG.
Image File Formats: When to Use Each File Type
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