Managing Pictures Remotely on the iPad

Yesterday, I received an email from my nephew, Brett, while he was on his way back from a vacation in Key West, Florida. He traveled with a few college friends and decided prior to the trip that he would only take an iPad, his iPhone and a camera; the goal was to manage the entire photo taking and management process with those devices. I have provided below most of his email, which highlights just how easy certain tasks have become in the new Apple environment.

Just wanted to share my vacation photo experience with the iPad, iPhone and accessories.

For the vacation, our group had:
4 iPhones
1 iPad
1 panasonic lumix point and shoot camera

The sd card reader for iPad was awesome. At the end of every day I would transfer all of the pictures I had taken that day onto the iPad. The import could figure out which pictures had not been imported so I didn't delete any pictures off the camera card during the entire trip. It would create a separate event for each day so it was easy to keep track of what pictures were where. The only thing I wish it would add is the GPS location - similar to how the iPhone does.

The USB reader was great for collecting photos from everyone's iPhones. I'm guessing we took around 100 pictures and 10 videos with the iPhone. The videos came out really well since the iPhone records hd video. GPS info was imported with each video and picture. Thanks to HDR most of the pictures looked great, especially if taken outside.

The ability to sit in the lobby before leaving for the airport and look at every picture from the trip was awesome. It was so seamless and easy that it was something to do during free time instead of a planned event.

Depending on the volume of pictures you take, I'm not sure this would be the best option for every vacation...but it is awesome to sit around each night with the capability to review that day's pictures.

It's amazing how fast a picture becomes a memory.

It truly is amazing the opportunities that open up simply by applying a little thought to the tools at your disposal! I am hearing more and more stories similar to this. Fascinating, to say the least! Thanks for the email Brett, and for allowing me to share your thoughts.