Recommend photo storage/display service

[FrankS]

Now that I'm dabbling in digital and working with just the limited memory space of an ipad, I'm looking for a service to upload my photos to. Something like Flickr I guess, although Joe's experience with them isn't a good one. Looking for something free. Any recommendations?

I've recently become aware of an apple wifi router with storage. Can anyone speak to that as a hardware solution instead of a service?

 

[back alley]

blogs are good...i also use a couple of external hard drives just for storage...

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I'm finding Apple's new Photos app and iCloud sync to be just about perfect, and it will let you choose to store only thumbnails on a storage-challenged device. It's costly, though, if you have a lot of pictures.

Google just introduced a new free service today, Google Photos, with unlimited storage: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/picture-this-fresh-approach-to-photos.html

That might be the way to go!

 

[Darthfeeble]

Take a look at 500px. I think the presentation is really good.

 

[Scope79]

I heard that today google launched a new service called google photos, with free storage space for up to 16mpx and 1080 videos , for web ,android and ios, worth checking out.

 

[FrankS]

Trying to sign up for google photos but can only find articles and blogs about it!

 

[bence8810]

You just need a google account. If you use Chrome and you are logged into Google / Gmail, then there's a button on the top right corner of your screen next to your +Name which if you press will give you the options - one being photos.

Ben

 

[FrankS]

Thanks Ben.

 

[Bill Clark]

I use USB powered external hard drives to store my photos with an iMac. I think they are safer that way.

With an iPad I believe the best way to store photos would be with a wi-fi enabled external hard drive. There are some routers that have an installed hard drive or have a USB port that would work with a USB hard drive.

Check out an Apple store and see what they recommend.

My wife and I both have iPads but I don't do any photo processing with them.

Spots I found:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4054508?tstart=0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KSHEY4mwMV0

 

[FrankS]

Thanks Bill!

 

[Godfrey]

Here's a third party review/summary of iPad compatible WiFi hard drives:
http://ipad.about.com/../The-Best-External-Hard-Drives-for-the-iPad

 

[FrankS]

Here's a third party review/summary of iPad compatible WiFi hard drives:
http://ipad.about.com/../The-Best-External-Hard-Drives-for-the-iPad

That first one looks like the ticket! Thank you.

 

[f16sunshine]

1 free terra of full size jpegs at Flickr for free. Private auto sync for your jpegs from your iPad.
Even if you use something else it's as easy as free gets for a back up or back up to your back up 😉

 

[BillBingham2]

Here's a third party review/summary of iPad compatible WiFi hard drives:
http://ipad.about.com/../The-Best-External-Hard-Drives-for-the-iPad

Second best thing about this approach is that you can share them with family when they come over. USB 3 makes moving data a LOT easier, even if you don't have it today.

B2