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Taking a trip? Don’t leave home without Google Photos on your phone.
Chris Guld December 6, 2017
“I’m going on a 3 week cruise starting tomorrow and I’m afraid my phone will run out of space for taking photos.” Don’t let…
Black and White Photos with Google Photos
Chris Guld October 31, 2017
“Tag, you’re IT!” That’s what it’s like in today’s world on Facebook. Its called a “Challenge” and the latest one is about Black and…
How to show your phone’s photos on the big screen TV
Chris Guld October 7, 2017
We had company over for dinner last night and, invariably, there came a time where they started showing us pictures from their last trip.…
Google Photos and the New iOS 11 HEIC Photo Format
Chris Guld September 23, 2017
If you upgraded your iPhone or iPad to iOS 11, you now have a new photo file format called HEIC and a new video…
Save a Picture from Google Photos to your Device
Chris Guld September 2, 2017
I have a beautiful photo of a waterfall in Pennsylvania. It’s in my Google Photos library. I took it with my Canon camera. How…
Can’t take a good picture from a moving vehicle? Sure you can.
Chris Guld August 12, 2017
It is difficult to take a good picture while in a moving vehicle. You can’t take the time to properly frame the shot, and…
Google Photos Quick Tip: Vignette to Frame your Photos
Chris Guld July 22, 2017
What’s a vignette, you ask? It’s where you just darken the outside edge of a picture so that it stands out. It’s a very…
Make Albums and Print a Photo Book from an Album
Chris Guld July 9, 2017
We just returned from a month-long trip to Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, and Berlin. How many pictures do you think we took? I used my…
My iPhone is full of photos, can Google Photos help?
Chris Guld June 23, 2017
Peggy asks: I’ve been taking photos with my iPhone for quite some time and have taken several hundred photos. The other day, I connected…
Google Photos: Don’t assume your photos are getting backed up
Chris Guld June 7, 2017
*Updated March 2020 It is Google Photos’ job to back up your device’s photos to your Google Account online. It’s your job to verify that…
Google Photos Makes Mothers’ Day Videos from Your PIctures
Chris Guld May 8, 2017
Google wants us to have more fun with our photos. That’s why they give us a place to be the forever home for ALL…
Take Videos and Google Photos can make Movies
Chris Guld April 27, 2017
Do you ever use your smartphone to take videos? … on purpose? 🙂 You should! These smartphone cameras are excellent video cameras. Just take…
Cool! One click on your Google Photo Takes you to Google Maps and Reviews
Chris Guld April 14, 2017
This is where we had dinner last night. Why? Because our motorhome broke down while traveling I-40 thru Arizona and we had to be…
How Many Photos are in your Google Photos Account?
Chris Guld April 7, 2017
Have you ever wondered what the count is of all your photos in your Google Photos account? I have a ton of photos going…
It’s So Easy to Send Photos Using Google Photos
Chris Guld April 1, 2017
We’ve been parked in the Arizona desert for several days. I prefer the humidity and ocean views of my home state of Florida ……
Deleting Bunches of Photos with Google Photos
Chris Guld March 28, 2017
Have you ever mistakenly taken lots of pictures of the inside of your pocket? or your thumb over the lens of your phone? Using…