Retard question I know but can you not just upload pics on here from say, a data stick ?? Seems to me like I have to load them on a photo hosting site ??
I use tinypic - you don't have to register and it's quick and easy.
Otherwise I'd suggest you to open a flickr account which allows you to upload photos and keep your own library of pictures.
The category of the prosumer commodity does not signify a democratization of the media towards participatory systems, but the total commodification of human creativity