Optimizing photos for the web

How to optimize a picture to the web and to compact it to a smaller size.

Step one.

Upload the picture you are going to use to Photoshop.

Step two.

Crop the image to the size you need.

Step three.

Check your curves and set a unsharp mask.

Step four.

Go to file and click on save for web and devices.

Step five.

Decide on to use jpeg or a gif. Then confirm if the image is the the smallest size with the best image quality for the size. then hit save and save the image.