Can I transfer photos from my iMac to my iPad via wi-fi or Bluetooth?

I have a PDF reader on my iPad that can fetch files from my iMac via wi-fi: All I do is open the PDF reader on the iPad, then open a browser on the computer and type in the URL the PDF reader gives me. (Or I can have that URL bookmarked, even easier.) A web page opens up that allows me to select any PDF file on the computer and upload it to the iPad. Easy and simple.
But to get a photo from the iMac into iPhoto on the iPad, I have to first open iPhoto on the computer, which takes a LONG time, as it has to load its whole list of photos. Then I have to plug the iPad into the computer, and wait while iTunes does the completely unnecessary backup. Only then can I import the one photo I want.
Is there any way to get a photo from a random folder on the computer directly to iPhoto on the iPad, via my home wi-fi network that both the computer and the iPad are already on, without all the rigamarole described above? The fact that the PDF reader can do this suggests to me that it should be possible.
Any help???
iMac 5.1
OS X 10.6.8
iPad Air
iOS 7.0.3
Thanks in advance.

There are apps such as Simple Transfer which allow you to transfer photos to/from your iPad and your computer via your wifi network - they will copy into the Camera Roll album in the Photos app on your iPad

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