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Chapter 5
Take, Sync, and Share Photos
Photography, AirPlay, and iCloud go hand in hand if you're using an iOS device.
At its most basic level, Photo Stream allows you to take a photo on one device, (let's say your
iPhone) and, assuming all is set up correctly, access that same photo a few seconds later on your com-
puter, your iPad, iPod Touch, or Apple TV. Once you get used to Photo Stream, it's likely you'll wonder
how you were able to live without it.
As a tech journalist, I use Photo Stream on a daily basis for adding screenshots of iOS devices to
articles I write. No need for iOS simulators on the desktop, connecting my device to my computer to
sync the screens, or sending screenshots by e-mail anymore. Once the shot is taken, it appears on my
computer a few seconds later.
That's just one very niche use of the technology. For the everyday consumer, there are huge bene-
fits. Photos of a day out snapped on your iPhone are ready and waiting to be gathered in an iPhoto gal-
lery on your iPad or computer when you get home. Creatives sharing inspiration with others can
quickly snap a photo or grab an image on their iPad's screen and send it to a shared Photo Stream for
others to see. Business users can send images from their iOS device or laptop to an Apple TV as part of
a presentation. The list goes on and on.
Beyond Photo Stream, there are many ways to share photos taken on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
Touch using built-in iOS features. Whether you want to fire photos to your friends via e-mail, upload
images to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, or print them out, you can do so with a
few taps on your iOS device's screen (see Figure 5-1) thanks to the Sharing pop-over supported in
many apps.
And there's more! You can set your Apple TV to show your most recent photos, apply images to
contacts, use photos as a screen saver, and giving great slideshows without spending hours with a pro-
jector and a box of negatives. Believe me, at least for the last tip, your friends and family will thank you
for it.
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