🔥 Welcome to Part 14 of the AI Image Analyzer Development series! In this tutorial, we’ll implement the interactive image upload and preview system—the heart of the user-AI interaction flow. Users will be able to upload images through a sleek drag-and-drop interface, preview them instantly, and prepare the files for AI processing.

We’ll use ShadCN UI, React state management, and Next.js best practices to build a responsive, clean, and intuitive component that fits seamlessly into the Home Screen layout.

✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:

✔️ Creating an image upload component with drag-and-drop support
✔️ Previewing uploaded files before submission using React state
✔️ Adding file type/size validation and helpful UX feedback
✔️ Structuring the UI with ShadCN components and Tailwind styling
✔️ Preparing the upload for backend/AI processing in future parts

💡 Why This Step Matters:

🔹 Enables the core input mechanism for AI-powered image analysis
🔹 Improves user confidence with real-time feedback and previews
🔹 Serves as the gateway to future features like OCR, tagging, and classification