How to run a live event photo gallery
A gallery that fills while the event is still happening — for marketing teams, attendees and press.
Who wants photos during the event
Marketing and social teams want frames to post while the session is on, sponsors want proof of presence, PR wants speaker shots before the press release, and attendees want to find themselves before they've left the venue. Next-day delivery misses all of it.
Set up a live gallery
Create an album in CloudTether for the event and attach the destinations the client uses — a SmugMug or ShootProof gallery for attendees, a Dropbox or Google Drive folder for the marketing team, a Slack channel for the social team. Each photo is uploaded once and delivered to all of them.
Shoot as normal
Tether the camera to your phone over USB-C or Wi-Fi and keep shooting. Every frame reaches the phone in well under a second over USB and is in the client's gallery seconds later, over the phone's mobile data. Run a second body into its own album if you're covering two rooms.
Control what goes out
Use Quality Control to approve frames before they reach a public gallery, or deliver everything to a private folder and selects to the public one. Deliver JPEGs for speed; keep RAW for the edit.
FAQ
How do I share event photos live?
Tether your camera to your phone with CloudTether and point the album at a gallery or shared folder — each photo uploads seconds after capture, so the gallery fills during the event.
Can photos go to several places at once?
Yes — a gallery for attendees, a folder for the marketing team and a Slack channel, all from the same album.
Does it work without venue Wi-Fi?
Yes. Uploads go over your phone's mobile data.
Tether your camera to the cloud with CloudTether
Deliver every shot to the cloud or a client gallery, live as you shoot — no laptop.