An example of image uploading using Firebase with AngularFire.

fp-image-upload.js

angular.module('app')
.directive('fbImageUpload', [function() {
	return {
		link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
			// Modified from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader
			var fileReader = new FileReader();
			var fileFilter = /^(?:image\/bmp|image\/cis\-cod|image\/gif|image\/ief|image\/jpeg|image\/jpeg|image\/jpeg|image\/pipeg|image\/png|image\/svg\+xml|image\/tiff|image\/x\-cmu\-raster|image\/x\-cmx|image\/x\-icon|image\/x\-portable\-anymap|image\/x\-portable\-bitmap|image\/x\-portable\-graymap|image\/x\-portable\-pixmap|image\/x\-rgb|image\/x\-xbitmap|image\/x\-xpixmap|image\/x\-xwindowdump)$/i;
			var wasUploading = false;

			scope.image = {valid: false};

			scope.$watch('image.isUploading', function () {
				var isUploading = scope.image.isUploading;
				if (isUploading && !wasUploading) {
					wasUploading = true;
				}else if (!isUploading && wasUploading) {
					wasUploading = false;
					element.parent().parent()[0].reset();
				}
			});

			fileReader.onload = function (fileReaderEvent) {
				scope.$apply(function () {
					scope.image.data = fileReaderEvent.target.result;
				});
			};

			var load_image = function(imageInput) {
				if (imageInput.files.length === 0) { 
					return;
				}

				var file = imageInput.files[0];

				scope.image.filename = file.name;

				if (!fileFilter.test(file.type)) { 
					scope.error = 'You must select a valid image!';
					scope.image.valid = false;
					scope.$apply();
					return; 
				}else{
					scope.error = '';
					scope.image.valid = true;
				}

				fileReader.readAsDataURL(file);
				scope.$apply();
			};

			element[0].onchange = function() {
				load_image(element[0]);
			};
		},
		restrict: 'A'
	};
}]);

fp-src.js

angular.module('app')
.directive('fbSrc', ['$log', function ($log) {
	// Used to embed images stored in Firebase
	
	/*
	Required attributes:
		fp-src (The name of an image stored in Firebase)
	*/
	return {
		link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
			var safename = attrs.fpSrc.replace(/\.|\#|\$|\[|\]|-|\//g, "");
			var dataRef = new Firebase( [scope.firebaseUrl, 'images', safename].join('/') );
			elem.attr('alt', attrs.fpSrc);
			dataRef.once('value', function (snapshot) {
				var image = snapshot.val();
				if (!image) {
					$log.log('It appears the image ' + attrs.fpSrc + ' does not exist.');
				}else{
					elem.attr('src', image.data);
				}
			});
		},
		restrict: 'A'
	};
}]);

ImageUpload.js

angular.module('app')
.controller('ImageUpload', ['$scope', '$log',
	function ImageUpload($scope, $log) {
		$scope.upload_image = function (image) {
			if (!image.valid) return;

			var imagesRef, safename, imageUpload;
			
			image.isUploading = true;
			imageUpload = {
				isUploading: true,
				data: image.data,
				thumbnail: image.thumbnail,
				name: image.filename,
				author: {
					provider: $scope.auth.user.provider,
					id: $scope.auth.user.id
				}
			};

			safename = imageUpload.name.replace(/\.|\#|\$|\[|\]|-|\//g, "");
			imagesRef = new Firebase($scope.firebaseUrl + '/images');

			imagesRef.child(safename).set(imageUpload, function (err) {
				if (!err) {
					imagesRef.child(safename).child('isUploading').remove();
					$scope.$apply(function () {
						$scope.status = 'Your image "' + image.filename + '" has been successfully uploaded!';
						if ($scope.uploaded_callback !== undefined) {
							$scope.uploaded_callback(angular.copy(imageUpload));
						}
						image.isUploading = false;
						image.data = undefined;
						image.filename = undefined;
					});
				}else{
					$scope.error = 'There was an error while uploading your image: ' + err;
				}
			});
		};
	}
]);

template.html

<div ng-controller="ImageUpload" class="fb-image-upload">
	<form ng-submit="upload_image(image)">
		<div class="fb-error" ng-show="error">{{error}}</div>
		<div class="fb-inputs" ng-hide="image.isUploading">
			<input class="fb-image-upload" fb-image-upload class="fb-input" type="file" name="image"/>
			<input class="fb-submit" type="submit" value="Upload Image" ng-show="image.valid"/>
		</div>
		<div class="fb-uploading" ng-show="image.isUploading">
			Uploading...
		</div>
	</form>
</div>

I noticed you fileFilter.. However, how can I add pdf files to this filter? or Where did you get this filter from?

for newbies like me: what do the firebase rules for this look like?

How can I make it work? I have downloaded it but I have no idea how to make it work.

Thanks for posting this! Is there a new updated version that works with the new firebase api? When you call new Firebase, for example should that be creating a firebaseObject instead?

Hi, was anyone able to make this work, I tried but no resuts...

Ahh okay! It works...
But need to pay some attention. For me, I'm using Ionic Framework, so I had to add install ng-file-upload to it and create a input at the template to the fields "author" and also eliminate the "thumbnail" field, if you dont want to use it (is optional).
1 - npm or bower install ng-file-upload --save
2 - inject it in the html code <script src="ng-file-upload.js"></script>
3 - exclude the "thumbnail" field (line 13) thumbnail: image.thumbnail,
4 - add info to the author fields <input type="text" placeholder="Author name" name="authorProvider" ng-model="image.author.provider" size="31" required> and pay attemption to id: $scope.auth.user.id
And so enjoy!