Mattsmom4 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi there, my name is Sarah... I am venturing out from traditional scrap booking to digital, and wanted to know the best way to get your photos from phone to laptop. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nica Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Sarah! I have no idea (I still have a "dumb" phone), but I wanted to say welcome to Scrap Girls! Someone will be along soon that can answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Sarah, welcome to ScrapGirls! I don't have a camera phone, but I've heard that you can email them to yourself. Someone else will come along with a better answer but until then I'll say glad to meet you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnBK Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I have a camera in my phone, but the quality is so low I would not even think of exporting to a computer. Yep, I'm out of date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jode2771 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I usually email if there are just a couple or open my phone as a storage device, ie I do not sync it to iTunes. I open up the storage part of my phone and download a large amount of photos at once. Let me know if you need help on iPhone, I am no help with other phones sorry :-( And welcome to scrapgirls, you will LOVE digital!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannieEv Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I haven't a clue .. sorry ... I'm just popping in to say hi and welcome ... hope you love it here. Might be handy if you'd say what kind of phone you've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Just plug the phone in. Open the photo folder DCIM on your phone and drag to a folder on your desktop. Sort the photos into any folders where you need them. After that you just drag and drop into PS or PSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatlady Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Sarah and welcome to the wonderful world of digital scrapping..I have an Apple iPhone ....I use the charging cord and plug into my computer's usb port. and they load right on. A screen pops up on my phone asking if you trust the devise..yes, then on the computer a screen pops up asking if you want to import....again yes. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieT Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Sarah, welcome to Scrap Girls. I have a Windows phone, mine plugs into the computer like an external hardrive would. When I had an Android phone I used to email them to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Christine Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I just transfer the images from my phone to my computer, much the same as Valerie does. (note comment above). When i purchased my phone (Samsung) it came with software so that i can easily transfer files etc to my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisha Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I use Dropbox. I have the app installed on my phone, and I have it set to automatically upload photos I take with my phone to my dropbox folder "in the cloud" which automatically sync with the Dropbox folder on my pc. It works with a smartphone, Dropbox account, and a wireless network in my home. If you have those, you're set. There are no extra steps - the photos magically appear on my pc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc72 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Welcome to ScrapGirls! I email them to myself, but if you have lots of photos I would use the cord method, it would probably be faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becster Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Sarah! I do the same as Elisha, I use Dropbox. It's such a time saver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Welcome to Scrap Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiza126 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I use Dropbox. They have an app for smartphones, so I can just save my pictures into the Dropbox gallery and sync it to my computer. Then I can access them from my desktop or my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 While I have done it the way Belle mentioned, I use dropbox too. It shows up there without me having to plug my phone into the computer. I also have a shared dropbox for my daughter's phone so I can use her photos in my weekly pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 FYI - Since there were two of the same topic, I merged them. It still sorts the posts by time, so they show in the order they appeared on both threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 And welcome to Scrap Girls Sarah! We're happy to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 FYI - Since there were two of the same topic, I merged them. It still sorts the posts by time, so they show in the order they appeared on both threads. Thanks April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Just adding my Welcome to Scrap Girls! And don't hesitate to ask questions. We all learn from them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieGrace Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Adding my welcome too! You are going to love digital scrapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhbren Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hi, Sarah! Welcome to ScrapGirls. You seem to have received lots of helpful answers. What will work probably depends on what type of phone and computer you're using. Like Debby (Boatlady), I usually connect my iPhone to my Mac with the charging cord. The photos download almost automatically, with some prompts, into iPhoto. As mentioned, email works well for small numbers of pictures. Good luck, and happy scrapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLo1103 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just adding my welcome! I think you'll enjoy hanging out at ScrapGirls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryveale Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Welcome to Scrap Girls! I am sure glad you asked that question... I have been needing to do this, as I carried my phone on vacation last month more than my regular camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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