Go Mobile with Online Photo Services

When we talk about phone cameras, it’s usually in the context of having capable—and in some cases quite powerful—photo-creation tools always at the ready. It’s rare to chide ourselves for leaving a camera at home when one is always in a pocket or bag. And the technological achievements to make great images from those tiny lenses and sensors is truly stunning.

But the cameras are only half of the story. What we often take for granted is the rest of the device, which is nearly always connected to a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Photos we capture on our phones can be immediately shared and synchronized. That works the other way, too: our photos don’t have to be locked inside a computer at home or a tablet in ...

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