ASP.NET MVC with Scaffolding and Razor template engine are great to get your LOB web application up and running shortly. But every once in a while, you find you need to do some extra work to add some features. Having a photo upload template was one of them.

My goals

• To be able to edit user profile (name, email, etc.) as well as photo
• To be able to view the uploaded photo before submit (similar to profile image upload of all social media apps)
• To be built in compliance with ASP.NET MVC (i.e. no server-side controls)
• To avoid writing extra code unless needed (no need for overkill)

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