As mentioned in the Gnome bug: the ~/Pictures folder isn't created by default, and programs like F-Spot use ~/Photos. It also isn't documented anywhere, making it hard to discover how to add pictures.
Please apply some more pressure to upstream, of provide SOME hint of how to fix it. -- "Pictures Folder" isn't configurable https://launchpad.net/bugs/47604 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs