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wow holy cow, thank you so much are there videos to show you how to do this on steem?

http://giphy.com/ is your friend. On the "Advanced" menu, choose the "GIF download" option, copy and paste it into a comment or post, and there you have it.

If you wish to luke, feel free to hit me up on steemit.chat and I will walk you through everything. The entire #beyondbitcoin crew could be considered experts in Steem second only to the devs and ceo.

I will GLADLY teach you anything you need to know.
If you let me record it and post it for others to learn from, it will just be icing on the cake. :)

how do you post pics?

First you go to SteemImg where you can host your images for free. My library which is creative commons zero is where you could start practicing:
https://www.steemimg.com/steemitqueen
Ok, then, on the "Embed Codes" tab, you scroll down to the "Markdown" one and hit copy. Then paste the code into a comment or post.
Here's the code: image436a4.jpg

My library has about 260 images which are free for anyone to use for any purpose. You can also use unsplash.com which is creative commons zero too. Then you need to upload those to SteemImg, starting your own account or using it as a guest. Steemit doesn't host images yet, so you must use the Markdown code.

now you can just copy and paste an image or its URL into the coomment box and boom there it is

An even easier way, Right clic "copy image address link" past

Welcome Luke! Thanks @stellabelle for the tips on giphy and Steemimg :)
FYI, @lukewearechange you'll need to get further confirmation, but I'm pretty sure with the last update to Steemit, if you do more than 4 posts in 24 hours from the same account your earnings from them will be penalized.

@lukewearechange Checkout https://www.steemimg.com for image hosting. Although, you'll need a separate account there...

http://imgsafe.org/ works well without a login .. Click on the image after you upload.

@lukewearechange well except until the aforementioned censorship kicks in

i just upload on my fb on private when i have a photo and then just copy the url on here, it works pretty easy for me

Welcome Luke! ...and please can anyone provide a link to steemImg ? I can't find my way there ...thanks!!