HT201317 Transferring files between apple products

How does my iphone take pictures and it transfer to my macbook pro on icloud? I have an ipad, iphone and macbook. I cannot figure out how to make them all talk to each other on icloud even though they are all connected to the same account.

First, make sure you meet the requirements for icloud on those devices.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759
If they do, and you're signed in with the same apple ID, turn on photo stream.  On the macbook, in iPhoto, there is a photostream entry on the left side you can click.

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