uploading photo from cellphone to website

is there a way to do it?

[httpwebwitch]

My cell phone is 4 years old. It's not a camera. I don't know much about the new phones with cameras, so I'm hoping someone here can teach me this and more.

Say I take a picture of a rare caterpillar while I'm out walking in the park, and want to send that photo to my blog, immediately.

Is there a way to do that? Direct uploads from a phone to a webserver?

[httpwebwitch]

I should add, once the photo is on my webserver, I can figure out what to do with it. If the file exists I have the technology to handle and deliver it, so that's not the challenge.

The part I'm curious about is the uploading part.

[jatar_k]

what about sending it to an address that can process it via procmail, or something, and that can the uploading?

[httpwebwitch]

Can a phone send a photo via e-mail?

as an attachment?

if so, what is the "from" address? can the phoner add a subject line?

y'know, I think I need to get a fancy camera phone and an unlimited weekend plan and experiment for myself

[jatar_k]

I know my sister sends me pics someitmes

they come via email, they are sent sms I would guess

it usually comes from

phone#@provider

[eyezshine]

>Can a phone send a photo via e-mail?

Yes

>as an attachment?

Yes

>if so, what is the "from" address? can the phoner add a subject line?

The from address is usually your phone number@Your provider

e.g. [e-mail]

Here is more information on the different providers and what you can do. [tinywords.com...]

It doesn't say anything about emailing pictures but I have a camera phone and it allows you to add anything as an attachment before you send the email or text message.

[httpwebwitch]

I have an idea!

See my WebmasterWorld profile? there's a website there. That's my personal site. Please don't tease me, I have had very little time to spend making it pretty.

my domain name is made of my first and last name.
my email address is:
{my_first_name}@{full_domain_name}

This is an open invitation:
If you happen to have a camera phone with email, take a photo of yourself. Send it to me using nothing but your phone. If you can include text with the email, send your WebmasterWorld alias so I know who you are. I'll report back here with the results.

Any takers?

[Key_Master]

E-mail on the way. :)

[httpwebwitch]

One e-mail received from Key_Master... is that a chocolate frog?

The image arrived as an attachment, with the file name: "picture(26).jpg" 10.9 KB. Subject: Key master
body of message: "It works"

below is the source, with identifying info removed as {{double-curly snips}}:

Return-path: <{{sender's addr}}>
Envelope-to: {{my address}}
Delivery-date: Thu, 11 May 2006 19:42:47 -0700
Received: from [{{IP address}}] (helo={{sender's domain}})
by {{ISP}} with esmtps ({{esmtps}})
(Exim 4.52)
id {{hashy}}
for {{my address}}; Thu, 11 May 2006 19:42:47 -0700
Received: from [243.24.201.10] (wirelessdata-{{id}}-{{id}}.mycingular.net [{{IP address}}])
(authenticated bits=0)
by {{sender's domain}} (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id {{random looking characters}}
for <{{my address}}>; Thu, 11 May 2006 22:27:16 -0400
Message-Id: <200605120227.k4C2RAjU019042@{{sender's domain}}>
From: {{sender's address}}
To: {{my address}}
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Key_master?=
Date: 11 May 2006 22:42:46 -0400
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED;
boundary="--_MULTIPART_BOUNDARY_00003B4500006428"
X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus

----_MULTIPART_BOUNDARY_00003B4500006428
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN;
charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64

SXQgd29ya3M=
----_MULTIPART_BOUNDARY_00003B4500006428
Content-Type: IMAGE/JPEG;
name="picture(26).jpg"
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="picture(26).jpg"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAUDBAQEAwUEBAQFBQUGBwwIBwcHBw8LCwkMEQ8SEhEP
ERETFhwXExQaFRERGCEYGh0dHx8fExciJCIeJBweHx4BBQUFBwYHDggIDh4UERQeHh4eHh4eHh4e
Hh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eHv/EAaIAAAEFAQEBAQEBAAAA
AAAAAAABAgMEBQYHCAk
...
...
----_MULTIPART_BOUNDARY_00003B4500006428--

[httpwebwitch]

thanks Key Master!
I'm satisfied that the phone/camera/email thing works. This will be a nice way to handle photo uploads...

has anyone here (besides Flickr) ever tried this personally? Any advice setting up an image uploading service for their own blog?

[Key_Master]

Your welcome. That's Ms. Momma, my pet Australian Dumpy White's tree frog.

Also, any good cell phone/service will allow you to set up and use your own pop3 accounts on your phone. If you use a carrier provided email addy they might reduce the photo size. I sent that pic using a medium resolution setting but I could have sent it hi-res.

My phone has Internet and I'm sure I could upload pics directly to a server if I needed to, so that could also be a possibility for you.