Describe and frame the photograph
Open Media and select the photograph used in your first journal article. The image's details include Alternative text, Focal point and Where used.
Write alternative text that describes what matters in the photograph. “Ferns growing beside a stone path through a shaded garden” is more useful than “Garden image”. Do not repeat the article title unless it actually describes the scene. A deliberately decorative image can have an empty description; a meaningful photograph usually needs one.
Check Where used. It should let you identify the entry or page that uses this image before making a wider change. Then adjust Focal point so the important subject remains visible when the image is cropped to fit. You can use Horizontal and Vertical for a precise position. Finish entering each value and leave the field so the edit is applied.
Return to the article's Preview and inspect the photograph. Check its listing card too: a crop that works on the article page may cut off the subject in a smaller card. Aim for a focal point that serves both. Use the mobile canvas when reviewing the Home photograph, where the shape of the image may change again.
Image descriptions can also belong to an individual placement. The Home introduction has its own Image description field. Keep that description accurate after changing its photo. An article image using its automatic description can use the alternative text from Media; an explicitly empty placement description remains empty.
Organise and replace images
Use New folder to create a folder such as “Garden photographs”, then assign relevant uploads to it through Folder. Search by filename when your library grows.
Choose image in a page or entry swaps that placement to another asset. Replace in Media changes the existing asset while preserving its references, so review Where used first. Use Crop to change the image itself, then choose Apply crop. Use Focal point when you only need to guide how it fits.