Have downloaded & attached images as both attachment & photos on Skydrive photo album to message & only get black image downloaded & not picture. What’s wrong?

Have had trouble recently w/email.  I can send text email message, bu cannot send images attached at either "attachment" or image on photo album.  Each time I select image folder from my pc hard drive storage & try to attach image, it suceessfully downloads the information, but only a black picture appears & not the actual digital picture I selected.  Is their possibly some security issue blocking the images fm. being viewed, even though they show they've been successfully downloaded & attached?