How does Scott Kivowitz recommend optimizing image quality for photography websites?

I focus on two big pieces: how you prepare the files and where you host them.

For image prep, I recommend:

1. Exporting at the actual display size needed on your site (not 6000px when you only show 1600px)
2. Using JPEG for most photos, with sensible quality (usually around 70–80% in Lightroom/Photoshop)
3. Running images through an optimizer like JPEGmini to shrink file size without visible loss

Hosting matters too. A solid, photography‑friendly web host and/or CDN will serve images faster and more reliably, which is just as important as compression settings.

What tools are you currently using to export and upload your images?