JavaScript: Image Loading by Remy Sharp

imageloading.js

// when the DOM is ready
$(function () {
  var img = new Image();

  // wrap our new image in jQuery, then:
  $(img)
    // once the image has loaded, execute this code
    .load(function () {
      // set the image hidden by default
      $(this).hide();

      // with the holding div #loader, apply:
      $('#loader')
        // remove the loading class (so no background spinner),
        .removeClass('loading')
        // then insert our image
        .append(this);

      // fade our image in to create a nice effect
      $(this).fadeIn();
    })

    // if there was an error loading the image, react accordingly
    .error(function () {
      // notify the user that the image could not be loaded
    })

    // *finally*, set the src attribute of the new image to our image
    .attr('src', 'images/headshot.jpg');
});