Photo Compression

Oftentimes, images on websites are so large that when visitors view a page, it takes far too long to download the image. In order to create faster loading pages, it helps a great deal to compress images to smaller sizes. It would be ideal for images to be under 50kb. However, it’s important to have good quality images so compressing them too much will not help the appearance of your site.

To compress images, you can use a program like Adobe Photoshop or if you don’t want have the need for such a sophisticated design tool, you could use a free online image editor. In this case we’d recommend Web Resizer because it’s really easy to use. Just follow the instructions below:

How to Use Web Resizer

uploading an image

  • Click “Browse” and choose the image you’d like to resize from your computer, and double click. The Web Resizer will automatically compress the image into a smaller size.
    optmized giraffe and original image
  • You can adjust the size of the image using the controls below the image. Check width or height.
    controls
  • You can also change the image quality to optimize the image.
  • Click on “Apply Changes”

Go to Web Resizer now.