In older version of IOS you need photos app to email pictures and videos, iOS 6 adds the ability to insert them directly in to an email. Let me show you how to insert pictures and videos to emails(not documents or anything else)
→Launch the mail app on your iphone or ipad
→Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right hand corner just as you normally would to send an email.

→Fill out the sender info like subject and body
→Now Double tap where you'd like to insert the image
→You'll see a menu come up. Tap the arrow to the right of the menu to view more options
→Here you'll see the options to insert photo or video. Tap on it
→You'll be taken to your Photos so you can Select the image you'd like to insert

→You'll see a preview of the image . Just tap on choose to confirm it's the right one

→The image will automaticlly be inserted in to your Email.

→After filling out your email,just tap the send button in the upper right hand corner and your email,will be on the way.
→Launch the mail app on your iphone or ipad
→Tap on the Compose button in the bottom right hand corner just as you normally would to send an email.
→Fill out the sender info like subject and body
→Now Double tap where you'd like to insert the image
→You'll see a menu come up. Tap the arrow to the right of the menu to view more options
→Here you'll see the options to insert photo or video. Tap on it
→You'll be taken to your Photos so you can Select the image you'd like to insert
→You'll see a preview of the image . Just tap on choose to confirm it's the right one
→The image will automaticlly be inserted in to your Email.
→After filling out your email,just tap the send button in the upper right hand corner and your email,will be on the way.