Richard, I would try again with your free one first. If you can find details of how to set up an ftp session then on Windows, uploading pictures can be done as simply as copying files to another folder via Windows Explorer. The AOL help should give you this information. All you should need is an ftp address, your user name and password and
windows help tells you how to set up a new ftp connection. There are many freeware utilities that can also handle the ftp connection and allow simple drag and drop. You'll have to do something similar if you buy webspace anyway. Wiser hosting are good - my little boy has his own site with them and it's pocket money prices though he's had over 100,000 hits a month - (
www.cncvengeance.co.uk). Let me know if you get stuck. You can also ftp from the ms-dos prompt.