Lightroom Cloud: Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the...

wmcy Loc: Charlotte

Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the repository of my photos and editing all on my iPad?

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

Costly storage, and the cloud-based software (non-Classic) has far fewer functions than Classic.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

wmcy wrote:

Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the repository of my photos and editing all on my iPad?

As a "working" repository, it requires an internet connection to work on your files and whatever download/upload time involved.
I would never use any on-line storage as "working" storage.

As a "backup", none.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

wmcy wrote:

Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the repository of my photos and editing all on my iPad?

The disadvantage in CA is we have a lot sunny cloudless days. Lol

I think you can keep a local copy on the Idevices so that should cover those sunny days.

For me the disadvantages of the iPad for retouching are (1) can’t be color calibrated (2) screen is smaller Making it harder to see detail and (3) I think it’s more efficient to be able to have multiple windows and tools available I can’t do that with the iPad (4) no mouse I’m not very good with a pencil

I’m not saying it can’t work but for me those are some of the disadvantages.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I wouldn’t have my working copy remote unless I had a Gbit (symmetrical) internet connection and low latency. Great for DR, but uploading/downloading 160MB TIFF files in real-time could get tedious.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

wmcy wrote:

Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the repository of my photos and editing all on my iPad?

I call it death by a thousand cuts. $9/mo for iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Music, etc. This stuff adds up. One key decision would be how accessible your files would be and does the cloud storage do any compression/modification to save space.

Personally, I've always used Dropbox Professional and am very, very pleased.

wmcy Loc: Charlotte

Thanks to all for the advice. I have an adequate sized external drive, however, given the focus on digital and portability, the cloud as a repository seemed to be a reasonable option to explore. Given none of you pros?experienced enthusiasts have gone that route, I will heed your caution.

Thanks again to all for your perspective.

Wm.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

wmcy wrote:

Thanks to all for the advice. I have an adequate sized external drive, however, given the focus on digital and portability, the cloud as a repository seemed to be a reasonable option to explore. Given none of you pros?experienced enthusiasts have gone that route, I will heed your caution.

Thanks again to all for your perspective.

Wm.

Actually pros do use "he cloud" because uploading after a shoot provides immediate backup, its easy to take mobile devices to customers to show proofs or make sales pitches, editing on the road are all things that are facilitated by the "cloud" storage.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

wmcy wrote:

Other than trusting Apple to maintain my photos, and considering that I am willing to pay for the storage, what’s the biggest disadvantage to using iCloud as the repository of my photos and editing all on my iPad?

I just noticed the title was Lightroom Cloud and the text above mentions Apple. Which are you considering? Adobe or Apple?

wmcy Loc: Charlotte

JD750 wrote:

I just noticed the title was Lightroom Cloud and the text above mentions Apple. Which are you considering? Adobe or Apple?

I am open to either. The cost is not the issue. Workflow and Hogs’ experiences are what I am interested in. All suggestions are appreciated.

BJW

I have opted in favor of editing my images on my iPad Pro, but doing more advanced touch ups and storing in LR CC. To me, the portability and easier organization system of LR CC far outweighs what I have found to be the obsolete and frequently quirky LR Classic catalogue system housed on external hard drives that most pros are stuck on. The latest version of the iPad Pro allows you to upload directly to LR CC thus bypassing Apple’s own post processing software called Photos (which is very good and getting better, but not yet as advanced as LR CC.) Bottom line, you got to believe in the cloud and be prepared to abandon doing it the old fashioned way. I did. No regrets. Yet.

BJW

I have opted in favor of editing my images on my iPad Pro, but doing more advanced touch ups and storing in LR CC. To me, the portability and easier organization system of LR CC far outweighs what I have found to be the obsolete and frequently quirky LR Classic catalogue system housed on external hard drives that most pros are stuck on. The latest version of the iPad Pro allows you to upload directly to LR CC thus bypassing Apple’s own post processing software called Photos (which is very good and getting better, but not yet as advanced as LR CC.) Bottom line, you got to believe in the cloud and be prepared to abandon doing it the old fashioned way. I did. No regrets. Yet.

BJW

As to storing and organizing photos on iCloud, I’d rather go with LR CC.

wmcy Loc: Charlotte

BJW wrote:

I have opted in favor of editing my images on my i... (show quote)

BJW, I think I am going to try your approach. Two questions: a) do you use a non-Apple, USB-C card reader or do you use the Apple adapter to import your photos, b) did you opt for additional Apple iCloud storage or did you go the Adobe route?

Thanks in advance.

BJW

1) I use the Apple “dongle” into which I slip my memory card and then insert that into the lightening port of the iPad. The images upload automatically into Photos. (On the new iPad Pro I am told it can go right into LR CC).

b) i prefer the Adobe cloud which comes with LR CC.