If you have a Google account you can create your own custom maps and add photos. This is a great way to record locations where you’ve taken photos.
The first step, of course, is to log into my Google account.
I go to Google Maps and search for my location. The photo I am going to add is in Frenchtown.
When the map takes me to Frenchown I click the “hamburger” in the upper left corner to display the map menu.
When the menu pops up I click on the little paddle that says “Places.”
The Places link takes me to another screen where there are four choices at the top of the menu. I want to create a map, so naturally I click on the word “Map.”
This will bring up maps I’ve created. I have a lot of maps I’ve already made. To create my new map I click on “CREATE MAP” at the bottom of the menu.
Now I need to search again for my location. (To tell the truth I didn’t really need to search for it the first time but it made a good way to start the blog post.)
When Google Map displays my location I can start adding points or polygons to it by clicking on one of the icons at the top of the screen. I want to create a point so I click on the little blue paddle icon.
The next step is to click on the location of my photograph. To be precise I need to zoom in and click on the location of my photo. Here I am prompted to name my point.
To add a photo I click on the little camera icon which will prompt me to upload a photo.
You can add a photo from your computer, Google Drive, your web camera a website or even YouTube. …