#import "UIImageView+AFNetworking.h"

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    return posts.count;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"cell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }

    NSDictionary *post           = [posts objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    NSString     *postpictureUrl = [post objectForKey:@"picture"];

    [cell.imageView setImageWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:postpictureUrl]];

    cell.textLabel.text       = [post objectForKey:@"post_text"];
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = [post objectForKey:@"post_author_name"];
    return cell;
}

// ...
NSDictionary *post           = [posts objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSString     *postpictureUrl = [post objectForKey:@"picture"];

// find a place in your model, or add one, to cache an actual downloaded image
UIImage      *postImage      = [post objectForKey:@"picture_image"];

if (postImage) {
    cell.imageView.image = postImage;   // this is the best scenario: cached image
} else {
    // notice how we don't pass the cell - we don't trust its value past this turn of the run loop
    [self asynchLoad:postpictureUrl forIndexPath:indexPath];
    cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"default"];
}
// ...

- (void)asynchLoad:(NSString *)urlString forIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    NSURL *url = [NSURL urlWithString:urlString];
    NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];

    [NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:request queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error) {
        if (!error) {

            // create the image
            UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:data];

            // cache the image
            NSDictionary *post = [posts objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
            [post setObject:image forKey:@"picture_image"];

            // important part - we make no assumption about the state of the table at this point
            // find out if our original index path is visible, then update it, taking
            // advantage of the cached image (and a bonus option row animation)

            NSArray *visiblePaths = [self.tableView indexPathsForVisibleRows];
            if ([visiblePaths containsObject:indexPath]) {
                NSArray *indexPaths = [NSArray arrayWithObject:indexPath];
                [self.tableView reloadRowsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths withRowAnimation: UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
                // because we cached the image, cellForRow... will see it and run fast
            }
        }
    }];
}

// someplace in your code you add a post to the posts array.  do this instead.

NSDictionary *postData = // however you get a new post
[posts addObject:[NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:postData]];

@property (nonatomic,strong) NSMutableDictionary *imageCache;
@synthesize imageCache=_imageCache;

// lazy init on the getter...

- (NSMutableDictionary *)imageCache {
    if (!_imageCache) {
        _imageCache = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
    }
    return _imageCache;
}

// change to the cellForRowAtIndexPath method
NSString *postpictureUrl = [post objectForKey:@"picture"];
UIImage  *postImage = [self.imageCache valueForKey:postpictureUrl];

// change to the asynchLoad: method I suggested
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:data];
[self.imageCache setValue:image forKey:urlString];

...
[cell.imageView setImageWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:postpictureUrl] placeholderImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"default"]];
....