The reason I haven't uploaded the majority of those photos... is because I don't want them online. If I want to mass edit/transfer in bulk, I'll plug my phone in and transfer them to my computer.
I'm like that too, but the occasional transferring does require a lot of steps: I (1) dig out my phone cable, (2) plug it in, (3) wait for my phone to sync while waiting for iPhoto to launch, (4) wait for the photos to import, (5) export the photos, (6) open Facebook and find the spot for uploading an album, (7) wait for Facebook's latest iteration of their bulk-uploading widget to load, (8) and then upload the photos. (I know I could theoretically use wireless sync and iCloud to cut a couple steps, but user inertia is a powerful force.)
I don't mind my process because I want my photos backed up in iPhoto anyway, and I find it useful to rearrange the photos once they're on Facebook, etc., but I can see Batch being pleasant for other people who upload lots of event photos and would prefer a simpler process.
> I'm like that too, but the occasional transferring does require a lot of steps: I (1) dig out my phone cable, (2) plug it in, (3) wait for my phone to sync while waiting for iPhoto to launch, (4) wait for the photos to import
None of this is true any more with Photostream.
While in Corsica last week, photos shot with my iPhone showed up on my iPad, simply by having logged into hotel WiFi. Upon return to the US, I found them also already available to iPhoto and Aperture.
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The reason I haven't uploaded the majority of those photos... is because I don't want them online. If I want to mass edit/transfer in bulk, I'll plug my phone in and transfer them to my computer.
I'm like that too, but the occasional transferring does require a lot of steps: I (1) dig out my phone cable, (2) plug it in, (3) wait for my phone to sync while waiting for iPhoto to launch, (4) wait for the photos to import, (5) export the photos, (6) open Facebook and find the spot for uploading an album, (7) wait for Facebook's latest iteration of their bulk-uploading widget to load, (8) and then upload the photos. (I know I could theoretically use wireless sync and iCloud to cut a couple steps, but user inertia is a powerful force.)
I don't mind my process because I want my photos backed up in iPhoto anyway, and I find it useful to rearrange the photos once they're on Facebook, etc., but I can see Batch being pleasant for other people who upload lots of event photos and would prefer a simpler process.
> I'm like that too, but the occasional transferring does require a lot of steps: I (1) dig out my phone cable, (2) plug it in, (3) wait for my phone to sync while waiting for iPhoto to launch, (4) wait for the photos to import
None of this is true any more with Photostream.
While in Corsica last week, photos shot with my iPhone showed up on my iPad, simply by having logged into hotel WiFi. Upon return to the US, I found them also already available to iPhoto and Aperture.