Photography Applications for Cloud Computing

Matthew Bamberg

ISBN 10: 1133788750 / ISBN 13: 9781133788751

Published by Cengage Learning EMEA, Delmar, 2012

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Neu Neuware, Importqualität, auf Lager, , Sofortversand - Cloud computing is here to stay. Every day, millions of Internet users rely on the convenience, safety, and generous space available on remote servers for storing and backing up every conceivable kind of digital data. Photographers, too, enjoy the cloud's advantages, including the ability to store, access, edit, and print photographs from anywhere in the world instead of relying on potentially vulnerable storage on just one or two local hard drives. Whether you're new to the concept or an old hand, PHOTOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING can help you make the most of what cloud computing has to offer for photographers. Explore your many choices (Carbonite, Mozy, Amazon, Google, and many more), learn up-to-date cloud terminology, options, and limitations, and get your questions answered--from concerns about security and access, to file degradation, storage of large-format Raw files, and more. PHOTOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING brings you up to speed on this popular and powerful storage option.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Photography Applications for Cloud Computing
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, Delmar
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1133788750
• ISBN 13: 9781133788751
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 189H x 20D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 189 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 701 grams

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Synopsis

The cloud has opened up a world of image collection possibilities for both professional and casual photographers, making it simple and inexpensive to store and work with photographs online. PHOTOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING explores the pros and cons of storing, organizing, editing, and sharing images with the cloud so that you can make an informed decision about cloud platforms, costs, access, and security. The book takes you step-by-step through the cloud's hardware and software infrastructure, including its components and cloud terminology, showing you how to manage a large photography collection online from any computer or mobile device. The various available cloud platforms are explored and evaluated, including Dropbox, Adobe Revel, Photo Stream in iCloud, Mozy, Amazon Cloud Drive, and more. Special attention is paid to identifying how the platforms handle Raw, TIF, and JPEG photos for optimal access and security, including the maintenance of resolution throughout the uploading, editing, and saving process. PHOTOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING will help you tailor the cloud to your specific needs as a photographer and will have you up and running and maximizing this expansive tool in no time.

About the Author

Matthew Bamberg began his career in the arts as a graduate student at San Francisco State University in 1992. He completed his Master's in Creative Arts in 1997. His catalog of photographs consists of thousands of images from his travels in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Argentina, Uruguay, Canada, Morocco, Russia, the Baltic states and countries throughout Europe. In 1999, Bamberg began photographing mid-century architecture and signage. His prints began selling locally and, later, all over Southern California. In 2005, Bamberg's book Digital Art Photography for Dummies was published. In 2008 Bamberg authored many books for Thomson Learning. His book The 50 Greatest Photo Opportunities in San Francisco, published in 2008, is still popular today. In 2009, his three books from the series 101 Quick and Easy Photography Secrets were published. In 2010, Bamberg authored New Image Frontiers--Defining the Future of Photography. In 2011, he authored Beginning HDR Photography and Photography Applications for Cloud Computing.