最近，我有一些朋友过来，他们告诉我他们如何将所有照片和视频存储在他们的计算机或手机(computer or phone)上，甚至不定期将本地备份到USB磁盘或外部硬盘驱动器。这绝对是有风险的，这就是为什么我认为在云中保留一组所有在线图片和视频至关重要的原因。
与将照片全部存储在本地相比，将照片上传到云端有两个优势：
1.您可以轻松与他人分享相册
2.只要您有互联网连接，您就可以随时访问(Internet connection)照片和视频，通常在其他设备上(photos and videos)
3.您有所有照片的备份，以防(case something)您的本地副本发生问题
我总是有我的照片的本地副本，然后有几个副本存储在云中。根据您当前使用的服务，最佳解决方案可能因人而异。在本文中，我将尝试介绍将照片和视频存储在云中的一些主要方法。
在我们详细介绍之前，我想谈谈所有这些照片和视频的来源。就我而言，我基本上有三种拍照方式：
1. 从我的智能手机
2.从我的数码单反相机
3. 从我的数码傻瓜相机
来自智能手机的照片和视频
将您从智能手机拍摄的照片和视频存储在云中非常简单，并且有很多选择。对于Android或 iOS 设备，您可以使用各种应用程序或内置功能(apps or built-in features)将照片和视频上传到云端，通常是自动的。
Apple有 iCloud照片库(Photo Library)，并且大部分时间都运行良好。我已经使用它好几年了，没有遇到任何重大问题。您所要做的就是购买一些额外的 iCloud 存储空间，一旦启用该功能，您的媒体就会自动上传。
对于非 Apple 用户，有很多选择。这里最受欢迎的选择是Google Photos、Dropbox、OneDrive 或 Flickr(OneDrive or Flickr)。Google Photos 应用程序(Google Photos app)是我的最爱，除了购买 iCloud 存储空间外，我还使用它。
如果您不使用 Google Photos 或 Picasa(t use Google Photos or Picasa)等，您也可以使用Dropbox。Dropbox是一项服务，基本上可以让您轻松地将文件“放入”存储桶中，然后在您安装了Dropbox的任何(Dropbox)设备或计算机(device or computer)上都可以使用该存储桶。Dropbox有一个适用于所有平台的应用程序，包括Linux、Blackberry、Kindle Fire等。
Dropbox还有一个名为Camera Upload的自动(Camera Upload)上传功能，它的功能与(upload feature)Google Photos应用完全相同。当您打开应用程序时，您拍摄的任何照片都会自动上传到您的Dropbox 帐户。(Dropbox account)OneDrive也以同样的方式工作。
因此，这些应用程序基本上可以处理您拥有的任何智能手机上的所有照片。它们也可以在平板电脑、智能手机、台式机和许多其他设备上工作。
如果您在Mac 或 PC(Mac or PC)上安装桌面程序(desktop program)，它也会自动将所有这些照片和视频同步到计算机，因此您可以在硬盘驱动器上进行额外备份以防万一。
Facebook等还有其他应用程序，但它不支持自动上传照片和视频。尽管如此，我确实一直将照片上传到Facebook，但我使用Google Photos 和 Dropbox(Google Photos and Dropbox)来存储我所有的照片，而我只将一些好的照片上传到Facebook。Facebook未设置为用作所有照片和视频的备份。
数码相机(Digital Cameras)中的照片和视频(Videos)
将照片从数码相机上传到云端有点不同，但也不是很复杂。您几乎拥有与上述相同的所有选项。单反相机(SLRs)的唯一问题是文件可能很大，尤其是对于 4K 视频之类的东西。
如果您有一个不按流量计费的高速Internet 连接(Internet connection)，那么您只需将所有文件放入您的云同步文件夹之一，所有内容都会被上传。如果您在Apple 生态系统(Apple ecosystem)中，则需要使用OS X中的照片应用程序(Photos app)将媒体导入您的 iCloud照片库(Photo Library)。但是，大型视频文件会很快耗尽您的存储空间(storage space)。
大型RAW(RAW)图像和超高清视频(definition video)的最佳选择是本地连接的外部或网络存储(network storage)。我之前写过关于使用NAS 设备(NAS device)设置自己的云存储(cloud storage)的文章。使用此设置，您无需上传任何内容，但您可以从任何地方访问您的媒体。
就个人而言，我发现结合使用其中一些服务效果最好。在我的手机上，我使用Google Photos和 iCloud Photo Library上传我的照片和视频。
对于来自我的数码相机的RAW图像和 4K 素材，我通常会备份到大型外部硬盘驱动器并备份(drive and backup)到我的Synology NAS 设备(Synology NAS device)。但是，这两个副本都是本地的，如果房子被烧毁，我会失去一切。为了解决这个问题，我设置了一个Amazon AWS 帐户(Amazon AWS account)并将非常大的文件备份到Amazon Glacier，这真的很便宜。我在那里存储了超过 2 TB 的数据，每月只需支付 10 美元。这对我来说是值得的。
Amazon Glacier等服务的另一个有用功能是，您可以将数 TB 的数据保存到外部硬盘驱动器上并将其发送到 Amazon(ship it to Amazon)。他们会将数据复制到本地服务器，这样您就不必通过家庭Internet 连接(Internet connection)上传所有数据。
总体而言，将照片和视频存储在云中并拥有本地备份副本(backup copy)是一个好主意。如果您仍然对某事感到困惑或需要任何其他帮助，请随时发表评论，我会尽力提供帮助。享受！
How to Store All Your Photos and Videos in the Cloud
Recently, I had some friends over and they were telling me about how they store all of their photos аnd videоs on their computer or phone and don’t even make regular local backups to USB diѕks or еxternal hard drives. This is definitely risky, which is why I consider it essential to keep a sеt of all your pictυres and νideos onlіne in the cloud.
Uploading photos to the cloud has a couple of advantages over storing them all locally:
1. You can easily share the albums with others
2. You can access the photos and videos at any time and usually on other devices as long as you have an Internet connection
3. You have a backup of all your photos in case something happens to your local copy
I always have a local copy of my pictures and then have several copies stored in the cloud. Depending on what services you currently use, the best solution may be different for different people. In this article, I’ll try to cover some of the main ways to store your photos and videos in the cloud.
Before we get into details, I wanted to talk about the source for all these photos and videos. In my case, there are basically three ways I take photos:
1. From my smartphone
2. From my digital SLR camera
3. From my digital point-and-shoot camera
Photos and Videos from Smartphones
Storing photos and videos you take from a smartphone in the cloud is pretty straight-forward and there are a lot of options. For Android or iOS devices, you can use a variety of apps or built-in features to upload your photos and videos to the cloud, usually automatically.
Apple has iCloud Photo Library and it works fairly well most of the time. I’ve been using it for several years now and haven’t run into any major issues. All you have to do is purchase some extra iCloud storage and your media will be uploaded automatically once the feature is enabled.
For non-Apple users, there are quite a few options. The most popular choices here are Google Photos, Dropbox, OneDrive or Flickr. The Google Photos app is my favorite and I use it in addition to purchasing iCloud storage.
If you don’t use Google Photos or Picasa , etc., you can also use Dropbox. Dropbox is a service that basically lets you easily “drop” files into a bucket that is then available on any device or computer you have Dropbox installed on. And Dropbox has an app for every platform out there, including Linux, Blackberry, Kindle Fire, etc.
Dropbox also has an automatic upload feature called Camera Upload, which does the exact same thing as the Google Photos app. Any picture you take will be automatically uploaded to your Dropbox account when you open the app. OneDrive also works in the same way.
So these apps can basically take care of all your photos from any smartphone you own. They work on tablets, smartphones, desktops and on many other devices too.
If you install the desktop program on your Mac or PC, it will then automatically sync all those photos and videos to the computer too, so you have an extra backup on your hard drive just in case.
There are other apps like Facebook, but it doesn’t support automatic uploading of photos and videos. Still, I do upload photos to Facebook all the time, but I use Google Photos and Dropbox to store all my photos whereas I upload only a few good ones to Facebook. Facebook is not setup to be used as a backup of all your photos and videos.
Photos and Videos from Digital Cameras
Getting photos from your digital camera to the cloud is a little different, but not very complicated either. You pretty much have all the same options as mentioned above. The only issue with SLRs is that the files can be huge, especially for things like 4K video.
If you have a high-speed Internet connection that isn’t metered, then you can just drop all the files into one of your cloud synced folders and everything will be uploaded. If you are in the Apple ecosystem, you will need to use the Photos app in OS X to import the media into your iCloud Photo Library. However, large video files will quickly eat up your storage space.
The best option for large RAW images and super high definition video is external or network storage that is attached locally. I previously wrote about setting up your own cloud storage using a NAS device. With this setup, you don’t have to upload anything, but you can access your media from anywhere.
Personally, I have found that using some of these services in combination works out best. On my phone, I use Google Photos and iCloud Photo Library to upload my photos and videos.
For RAW images and 4K footage from my digital cameras, I normally backup to a large external hard drive and backup to my Synology NAS device. However, both of these copies are local and I would lose everything if the house burned down. To counter that, I setup an Amazon AWS account and backed up the really huge files to Amazon Glacier, which is really cheap. I have over 2 TB of data stored there and only pay like $10 a month. It’s worth it for me.
The other useful feature of a service like Amazon Glacier is that you can save several terabytes of data onto an external hard drive and ship it to Amazon. They will copy the data to their server locally, which prevents you from having to upload all that data over your home Internet connection.
Overall, it’s a good idea to store your photos and videos in the cloud along with having a local backup copy. If you still are confused about something or need any other help, feel free to post a comment and I’ll try to help. Enjoy!
