The Photoblog section allows any registered user to create an online blog, with an emphasis on photography. Posts are listed on your profile page, and most recent posts are listed on the site Photoblog home and the main homepage.

There is no restriction to how you use blogs - you might just post an image and treat it like a personal gallery, or you might use it for a traditional blog without posting images - it's up to you.

Any logged in user can create a Photoblog post by clicking on the 'add an entry' link on the left within the left hand navigation.

• Enter the title for your post - this is used in lists throughout the site.
• Select the language you are using to write your post - this lets the site show content in different languages to different users.
• Optionally browse to a photo file on your local computer and upload it - this image will be resized if necessary and displayed at the top of your post - it's also used as a thumbnail in blog lists throughout the site.
• Enter optional tags to assist other visitors finding your article
• Enter your main post content in the wysiwyg editor
• Click 'save'

Photoblog posts are published immediately, and the owner of the post can edit or delete it at any time.

Formatting and layout techniques

To give users flexibility to achieve a wide range of layouts and formatting, a range of techniques are available, but they can seem daunting. Here are some tricks you can try:

• Watch our formatting video for a tutorial on using the editor
• Don't cut-and-paste content from Microsoft Word - it can bring over unwanted formatting
• See how other Photoblog posts are formatted - if you see a layout you like you can cut-and-pate the content into your editor window, then change it to suit your needs maintaining the format.