The document discusses how cloud computing provides photographers convenient access to their photo libraries from any device with an internet connection. It describes how photographers can backup all their images online, easily share photos, and access their data from anywhere. While cloud storage is useful for sharing and accessing photos from different locations, the document notes that it should not replace local backups due to limitations such as reliance on internet bandwidth for restoring large libraries, potential file size limits, and greater costs for large amounts of storage compared to local storage solutions. It provides examples of popular photo-sharing and cloud storage services for photographers.

1. CLOUD COMPUTING
A PHOTOGRAPHERS NEW BEST FRIEND
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2. What is Cloud
Computing
Cloud computing is a
model for enabling
convenient, on-demand
network access to a shared
pool of configurable
computing resources that
can be rapidly provisioned
and released with minimal
management effort or
service provider
interaction.
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4. Simply put...
It’s anytime, anywhere computing—
without the user ever having to know
much about the technology.
“The Cloud” is another term for the
internet. It’s primary purpose is to
store your data and make it accessible
from anywhere.
Prime examples of cloud service
would be Facebook, YouTube,
Google+, and Myspace.
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5. So what does this have
to do with
photography?
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6. Using Cloud Storage for Photography
• Backup all your images online. You will have access to
your files from any computer or mobile device with
internet connectivity.
• Easily share your photos with friends, family, or
clients.
Your data can now be available anywhere you can connect to
the internet. This means you can:
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7. Public/Community Web-Based Cloud Storage
• Upload your files to the cloud via your browser or other
software
• All your files are accessible through your browser.
• You can buy unlimited space and upload as many photographs
and videos as you want.
• Important to review the service carefully. There may be
certain limitations that make it unpractical backup purposes.
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8. PRO’S:
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By far the largest and most social of
all online photo-sharing sites. Many
professional photographers have a
Flickr account to create awareness
of their work as well as generate
feedback.
•
Huge online network of
professionals, amateurs, and
everyone else who has a camera
(which is now anyone with a phone).
•
Flickr makes tagging and sharing
your photos quite easy.
•
Displays image metadata.
CON’S:
• No desktop application
•
No watermarking option
•
Duplicate photographs in your
photostream if you upload photos
to different sets
Free:
• 1 Terabyte of photo and video storage
• Upload photos of up to 200MB per photo
• Upload 1080p HD videos of up to 1GB each
• Video playback of up to 3 minutes each
• Upload and download in full original quality
• Unlimited monthly bandwidth
Pro Account:
• $24.95 per year
• All the benefits of a free account
• No ads in your browsing experience
Public/Community Web-Based Cloud Storage
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9. PRO’S:
•
Spruce up your photos with colour
effects, filters, and basic editing tools
•
Add your own custom watermarks
(Pro only)
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Offers the potential to earn cash if
you want to sell your photos on
prints, mouse pads, coasters,T-
shirts, or other items (Pro only)
•
Set up your own custom domain for
your albums.
CON’S:
• More expensive than competitors
•
Interface is not as intuitive as
competitors services
•
No free account
Basic Account:
• Starting at $40/year
• Unlimited photos
• Safe backup
• Privacy & security controls
• Stunning themes
• Beautiful prints & gifts
• 365 days/year support
Pro Account:
• Starting at $150/year
• All the benefits of a basic account
• Sell your photos
• Set your own prices
Public/Community Web-Based Cloud Storage
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10. Public/Community Web-Based Cloud Storage
Picasa Web Albums lets you post
photos to the Web directly from Picasa on
Windows or iPhoto on Macs.
Free and paid accounts starting at $4.99/mth
http://www.picasaweb.google.com
Zenfolio is a user friendly photography
hosting site for professional photographers
to create and organize online photo galleries
easily.
Starting at $25/year
http://www.zenfolio.com/
Photo.net is a popular photo community
where you can showcase your portfolio to a
wide range of audiences.
Starting at $25/year
http://photo.net/
1x.com is another popular place for
photographers and photo enthusiasts.
Free and paid accounts
http://www.1x.com
Coroflot is another good place for
photographers to showcase creative works
for free.
Free
http://www.coroflot.com/
Snapixel is probably one of the best photo
sharing site for free members, as it offers
5GB storage for them.
Free
http://www.snapixel.com/
Viewbook is a beautiful site where you
will love to create a portfolio for your
photographs.
Starting at $4/mth
http://www.viewbook.com/
On Carbonmade, hundreds of
photographers and artists prefer to
showcase their works for its large audience,
unique design and easy-to-use features.
Free and paid accounts starting at $12/mth
http://carbonmade.com/
Ipernity is an awesome and free photo
sharing site.
Free
http://www.ipernity.com/
Red Bubble is a creative community and
marketplace for the creative minds, including
photographers.
Free
http://www.redbubble.com/
Krop offers an industry standard portfolio
hosting for your photographs.
Free and paid accounts starting at $9.99/mth
http://www.krop.com/
Pixdaus is a popular photo bookmarking
site for photographers and photo
enthusiasts.
Free
http://pixdaus.com/
Phombo
A creative photography community. Upload
your photos, make your portfolio and share
them with the world.
Free
http://www.phombo.com/
Phanfare is a useful photo hosting/
portfolio site for photographers to display
photos online.
Starting at $29/year
http://www.phanfare.com/home.aspx
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11. Cloud Storage Limitations
1.Cloud storage requires good upload bandwidth to back up
your large image files files.
2.Restoring your files from cloud storage will also require
good download bandwidth if you want to do it quick.
3.Although there is a very low risk of data loss on the cloud, I
highly recommend against using it as primary backup.
4.Cloud storage is typically much more expensive than local
storage for large amounts of data. If your photo library is
over 500 GB, it will probably be cheaper to keep it offsite
locally.
Before you get all excited, there are somethings you need to
know:
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12. Cloud Storage Limitations (continued...)
5.Some cloud storage providers limit the maximum size of
files you can upload to their system. For example, Flickr
limits image sizes to 20 MB for Pro accounts.
6.Access to files is sometimes restricted to a certain web
page. If you use public/community cloud storage, you can
only access your files through their website. Because of
this, you will probably see ads and the company and can
change photo presentation format and layout any time they
want.
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Thank you!
trent.haus@gmail.com
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