Arto Liukkonen
Hate organising your photos? Try it with 5 Terabytes
#1about 3 minutes
Defining the challenge of managing terabytes of photos
A freelance photographer's 5-terabyte collection requires a cheap, durable, and user-friendly backup and browsing solution.
#2about 3 minutes
Comparing costs of commercial cloud storage solutions
Standard cloud storage options like Google Drive, Dropbox, and AWS S3 are too expensive for multi-terabyte personal photo archives.
#3about 4 minutes
Leveraging AWS S3 Glacier for affordable long-term storage
AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive offers a cost-effective solution for archiving large volumes of raw photos at just a few dollars per month.
#4about 5 minutes
Processing raw images locally with a Raspberry Pi
A Raspberry Pi running exiftool and imagemagick generates preview JPEGs from raw files locally to overcome limitations with AWS Lambda.
#5about 6 minutes
Using AWS Rekognition for automated photo analysis
AWS Rekognition automatically analyzes photos to detect faces, objects, and scenes, storing the resulting metadata in DynamoDB for search.
#6about 3 minutes
Demonstrating the final serverless photo browser application
A live demonstration showcases the final application, including browsing by folder, searching by detected labels, and finding people across photo shoots.
#7about 3 minutes
Breaking down the final costs and future project goals
The complete serverless photo management solution costs under $10 per month, with future plans to open-source the code and add e-commerce features.
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