Pic-Time live upload from your camera: what works
Short answer: CloudTether doesn't connect to Pic-Time, so photos can't flow from your camera into a Pic-Time gallery on their own while you shoot. What you can do is get every frame off the camera and into a synced Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive folder as you shoot, then add your selects to Pic-Time with its own uploader or its Lightroom Classic plug-in — no card reader, no import step, and a backup of the whole shoot before you leave.
Why there's no direct live upload to Pic-Time
Live upload needs two pieces: something that pulls each photo off the camera the moment it's taken, and a connection that puts it into the gallery. CloudTether does the first for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm over USB or Wi-Fi. For the second, it delivers to the services in its destinations list — and Pic-Time isn't one of them. Pic-Time's own tools are the way in: drag-and-drop in the browser, the Pic-Time Uploader app for Mac and PC, and a publish plug-in for Lightroom Classic.
That doesn't make same-day Pic-Time delivery slow. The time-consuming part of a traditional workflow is everything before the upload — pulling cards, importing, copying to a backup drive. If the files are already sitting in a folder on your laptop by the time you sit down, the Pic-Time step is a drag and a click.
The workflow that gets closest
Point the shoot at Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. Each full-resolution photo uploads from your phone once, seconds after the shutter, and lands in a folder named after the shoot. On your laptop the provider's desktop app syncs that folder down, so by the end of the ceremony — or the end of the day — the files are local and ready.
From there you have two Pic-Time routes. In the browser, drag the folder into the gallery: Pic-Time's help says each uploaded folder becomes a scene named after it, so a shoot folder per part of the day (“Ceremony”, “Reception”) maps neatly onto scenes. The Pic-Time Uploader app sends web-size versions first so your client can start viewing, then uploads the high-resolution files in the background, and picks up where it left off if the laptop sleeps. Or, if you edit in Lightroom Classic, import the synced folder and publish to the gallery with Pic-Time's plug-in, which works with Client Galleries and needs the Uploader running.
Settings that suit Pic-Time
Send full-size files to the folder Pic-Time will pull from. Pic-Time's uploader accepts photos up to 100 MB and 12,000 × 10,000 pixels, and warns “Please Upload High-Res Photos” when an image is under 2,000 px on a side — so CloudTether's 1,024 or 1,080 px preview sizes are the wrong choice here. Pic-Time recommends the sRGB colour profile, which is what most cameras use for JPEGs by default.
Shooting RAW+JPEG? Turn on JPEG only and the RAW files stay on the card for the edit while the JPEGs travel — the fastest option over mobile data. Or keep RAW flowing to Dropbox as a backup and choose JPEGs for clients per destination. On Canon and Nikon, send only rated shots means the folder only ever holds the frames you starred on the camera — a ready-made selects folder for Pic-Time.
Need clients to see photos during the event?
If the client wants to see images while you're still shooting, give them a live view of the day somewhere that accepts uploads as you shoot — a shared Dropbox or Google Drive folder link, a SmugMug gallery or a ShootProof event — then deliver the finished, edited collection in Pic-Time as usual. The live link is the sneak peek; Pic-Time stays the keepsake gallery, store and album.
How to get camera photos into Pic-Time with a phone tether
Connect the camera to your phone
Open CloudTether and tap “Connect a camera”. Plug in a USB-C cable (Sony: USB mode PC Remote; Fujifilm: USB tether shooting) or choose Wi-Fi for guided wireless set-up. Take a test shot and wait for “Test shot delivered”.
Send the shoot to a synced folder
When the camera connects, choose Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive in “Send its shots to…”. Keep the default size (full size) and, for RAW+JPEG, turn on “JPEG only — leave RAW files on the camera” if you only want JPEGs in Pic-Time.
Let the folder sync to your computer
Install the provider's desktop app on the laptop you'll upload from and make sure the folder is kept on the computer, not online-only.
Upload to the Pic-Time gallery
Drag the folder into the Pic-Time gallery in your browser (each folder becomes a scene), or import it into Lightroom Classic and publish with the Pic-Time plug-in. Keep the Pic-Time Uploader running until the high-resolution files finish.
FAQ
Does CloudTether support Pic-Time?
No. CloudTether doesn't connect to Pic-Time. It delivers live to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SmugMug, ShootProof, Lightroom, FTP/SFTP and more; from a synced folder you add photos to Pic-Time with its own uploader or Lightroom Classic plug-in.
Can I upload to Pic-Time while I'm still shooting?
Not automatically from the camera. You can upload from the synced folder between sets — the files are already off the camera and on your laptop — but nothing fills the Pic-Time gallery by itself.
What size should I send for Pic-Time?
Full size. Pic-Time warns about images under 2,000 px on a side and accepts up to 100 MB and 12,000 × 10,000 pixels per photo.
Do my folders become Pic-Time scenes?
When you drag folders into a gallery in the browser, Pic-Time's help says each folder becomes a scene named after it.
Can clients see photos during the event?
Yes, through a destination that takes live uploads — a shared Dropbox or Google Drive folder, a SmugMug gallery or a ShootProof event. Deliver the final edit in Pic-Time afterwards.
Get every shot off the camera as you shoot
CloudTether tethers Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm cameras to your iPhone, iPad or Android phone and delivers every photo to Dropbox, Google Drive, client galleries, your own server or the phone itself — live, no laptop.
Sources
Facts about Pic-Time come from these pages (checked November 2026). Products change — check them for the latest.