>Is there any known risk, other than file size, associated with embedding photos into the general field.
Lab tests have shown a higher risk of cancer in lab rats with photos embedded in their general field...< g >
But seriously, I think it is more flexible to only store the file names in the database tables, with the photos themselves stored as JPGs or whatever on the disk. You can get to the photos from other applications (or HTML) much easier that way.
Steve Gibson