Fill the Gallery While the Event Is Still On
Connect your phone to your camera over USB cable or Wi-Fi tethering and upload event coverage to Dropbox, Google Drive, SmugMug or any cloud destination — guests, clients and social teams see photos in real time.
Live delivery is the new standard
At a festival, a gala, a conference or a launch party, the value of a photo decays by the hour. The shot everyone wants to repost is the one from twenty minutes ago, not next week. CloudTether keeps your gallery filling in real time: each frame moves from camera to phone over USB or Wi-Fi and uploads to the cloud as you shoot, so organisers, sponsors and guests are looking at photos while the event is still happening.
One pass, many places. Upload each image once and CloudTether fans it out — a public SmugMug gallery for guests, a Dropbox folder for the client, a Google Drive for the sponsor — without re-uploading from your phone three times. Because the uplink is your phone's mobile data, you're not fighting the venue's congested guest Wi-Fi to get work out the door.
Run multiple cameras into one session on Pro for multi-stage or multi-room coverage, ingest RAW + JPEG, and let everything land in organised destinations as it happens. By the time the closing act finishes, your full take is already in the cloud and the same-day gallery is live.
The Problem We Solve
Photos Age in Minutes
Event photos are most valuable while the event is live. CloudTether uploads to your gallery within seconds of capture, so the social moment isn't missed.
Everyone Needs the Shots
Organisers, sponsors, press and guests all want photos. Send each frame to a public SmugMug gallery, a client Dropbox and a sponsor Google Drive at the same time.
Skip the Venue Wi-Fi Fight
Guest Wi-Fi is always saturated. CloudTether uploads over your phone's mobile data, so your delivery doesn't compete with a thousand attendees' phones.
One Shoot, Many Destinations
Upload each photo once — we fan it out to every destination on the session. No duplicate uploads, no waiting, no draining your battery.
Same-Day Turnaround
By the time the event wraps, your raw take is already in the cloud. Final delivery is a quick edit pass, not a multi-day backlog.
Organised as You Shoot
Auto-upload into structured folders by stage, room or session, so the gallery is sorted the moment it lands — no end-of-night dump of unsorted images.
How It Works
Set Up Before Doors
Connect your phone to your camera over USB cable or Wi-Fi tethering. Pick your destinations — a public SmugMug gallery, a client Dropbox folder, a Google Drive or an FTP server.
Cover the Event
Shoot the stages, the crowd and the key moments. With CloudTether open, every photo transfers and uploads to your destinations as you capture it.
Everyone Gets Photos Live
Guests browse the public gallery, the social team posts highlights, and the client pulls selects from Dropbox — all while the event is still on.
Full Take Ready at Wrap
By the closing act your complete take is already in the cloud. Same-day delivery without a late-night upload session.
Great cameras for event photography
CloudTether tethers these bodies over USB or Wi-Fi — see the setup for yours.
Event Photography FAQ
How fast do event photos appear in the gallery?
Within seconds of capture, network permitting. Each frame transfers to your phone and uploads immediately, so the gallery fills in near real time as you shoot.
Can guests see photos during the event?
Yes. Point a session at a public gallery destination (such as SmugMug) and share the link — guests watch photos appear live and can favourite or share them straight away.
What if the venue Wi-Fi is overloaded?
CloudTether uploads over your phone's mobile data by default, so saturated guest Wi-Fi doesn't slow your delivery. You can still use venue Wi-Fi if it's reliable.
Can I cover multiple stages or rooms at once?
On Pro you can run more than one camera into the same session in parallel — ideal for multi-stage festivals, multi-room conferences and second-shooter coverage.
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