what you described is probably the procedure that is in place. report followed by the attached pics. no problems there.
the thing about putting an RA on your pictures, you need to be a conqueror or above in order
to put the desired RA on them. for members and newbies, you would need to ask a moderator
to help you edit your RA for the pictures. no way around that i'm afraid.
so if you are going to be posting a HK report with pics, contact a moderator of the HK section
and i'm sure they will help you out.
have fun with your camera!