--- a/user_photos/forms.py	Sat Sep 07 20:50:46 2013 -0500
+++ b/user_photos/forms.py	Sun Sep 08 19:06:54 2013 -0500
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 """Forms for the user_photos application."""
 from django import forms
 
+from user_photos.models import Photo
+from user_photos.images import process_file
+
 
 class UploadForm(forms.Form):
     image_file = forms.ImageField()
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.user = kwargs.pop('user')
+        super(UploadForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def save(self):
+        """Processes the image and creates a new Photo object, which is saved to
+        the database. The new Photo instance is returned.
+
+        This function should only be called if is_valid() returns True.
+
+        """
+        url, thumb_url = process_file(self.cleaned_data['image_file'], self.user)
+        photo = Photo(user=self.user, url=url, thumb_url=thumb_url)
+        photo.save()
+        return photo