We all use cell phones to take photos, the problem is that these photos must then be kept in a safe place so that even if that smartphone is lost or replaced, the photos remain. Instead of wasting time and effort copying photos to your computer every time, it is worth using "cloud" applications that allow you to save all photos online by uploading them to the internet .
Keeping them online means staying safe from any problems and damage to the computer which, we know well, is not foolproof and can break at any time.
The question then is: which application is the best for storing and accessing media files and photos from any device "> Google Photos
The Google Photos app is the best there is to keep photos online securely, privately, forever and for free with no limitations.
If you have an Android smartphone or an iPhone, you can configure the application to upload photos taken with your mobile phone automatically (privately) online.
Google also accepts and displays RAW images and if you need more space you can buy it.
2) iCloud Photo Stream
Only users of Apple, iPhone, iPad and Mac devices can use the space made available by iCloud.
Photo Stream takes photos saved or taken with iPhone, iPad and Mac and syncs them so that they are available on all devices.
You can share photos with friends who have iOS devices or create an online photo gallery that anyone can watch.
iCloud accepts RAW images but does not support videos.
The limitation of iCloud is that it does not make any online backup of the photos, visible only from a Mac.
Photo Stream is the only way to instantly upload background photos from an iPhone without having to manually remind them of it.
Photo Stream works well, but unlike the others there is no online backup of photos and there is no way to view them from a PC or from non-Apple programs.
The iCloud Photostream limit is 1000 photos (with free account).
3) Photo Dropbox
The Android smartphone application of Dropbox allows you to automatically upload all the photos taken with the camera in a special folder.
All the images stored and stored on Dropbox can be seen in the photo card which is available on the website.
Dropbox uploads all the photos in full resolution and this, in addition to slowing down the operations a little, causes a rapid filling of the space available.
Dropbox also allows you to save videos that are only visible in streaming for 15 minutes.
4) Shutterfly
This application is perhaps the lightest and most immediate to use, capable of automatically grouping photos by date, time, and also by content.
ThisLife allows you to upload all photos to the cloud using the app for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, up to 1000 photos for free.
5) SmugMug is one of the most appreciated online services by photographers, which allows you to create a real personal web page, made with customizable graphic styles and with your own photos.
There are no free accounts from Smugmug and after 14 days of trial you have to pay the subscription of $ 40 a year by also buying an unlimited online space (for photos no larger than 50MB).
Smugmug also provides excellent applications for iPhone and Android phones.
6) Onedrive
Microsoft Onedrive, formerly SkyDrive is a bit like Windows Explorer, moved to the internet.
It offers 15GB of free space for all files, plus three more for photos.
Photos can be sorted into albums, viewed as a slideshow or even embedded on websites.
Microsoft has also released clients for Windows and Mac and no-frills but functional apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
On Windows Phone the OneDrive app allows you to auto-upload photos to the internet.
7) Flickr
The free space made available by Flickr, almost without limit, is 1 TB for photos .
In addition, Flickr maintains its professionalism as a photography site, with applications for iPhone and Android and also with customization filters and editing tools.
Flickr preserves images in multiple resolutions, offers very precise privacy controls and can be integrated into other third party applications.
See how to backup all PC photos on the internet with Flickr.
The video upload is limited to 1 GB and a more modern and more feature-rich PC client is expected soon.
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Although not perfect, Cloud Storage is finally a reality and with applications such as Google Photos and Flickr you can keep all the photos of your life online forever or almost, without the risk of losing them and visible from every PC or tablet or mobile phone .
