How to compress photo for website

Hi,
I have a website, but the loading is quite slow. So I am trying to compress the photos to reduce the loading time. Which method would you recommend to compress my photos so that they still look good but at the same time light in size?
Thank you

The standard technic is to save your photos for the web!!!!!
What Makes a Graphic “Web-Ready?”
Resolution is 72 dpi
Color mode is RGB
Generally reduced in file size for faster loading web pages
I suggest read this tutorial for detailed explanation:
How to Use the Photoshop Save for Web Tool
http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/howto/ss/save_for_web.htm
G/L

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