Get your photos off your phone…| Digital Scrapbooking Resources

I’ve heard it said that the best camera to use is the one you have with you.  Sometimes that is the phone on my camera.  I haven’t always taken photos with my phone.  Probably because the quality on my old phone wasn’t great.  But mostly because I didn’t know how to get the photos from my phone…to my computer.  I hated trying to track down the right cord….or just remembering to do it.

Recently when listening to an episode of The Digi Show, I learned I could do it with dropbox.

I’ve been using dropbox for a while, but I didn’t realize how simple it was to get my photos onto my computer:

• You need an account with Dropbox.  You can start with a free account.
• Download the correct app to your iPhone, blackberry, or android phone.
• Follow the instructions at Dropbox for automating the process.

Now after I take a photo with my phone (as soon as I am in wifi range) my photos are uploaded to my dropbox account.  With a quick click & drag I can move them to my Photos 2012 folder in the correct month…freeing up space in my dropbox for the next time I take photos.

It only takes a few minutes to set up the whole system.  You’ll be glad you did when, for example, your husband finds your phone in the toilet courtesy of your 18 month old.  Just saying’.