TL;DR
I developed a cross-platform application for film photo management.
Photon Museum
Product
HCI,UI/UX,Software
Motivation
I started to shoot film photos in 2023. As I take more and more film photos, I wonder if there is a tool to help me manage them. I sought help from my film photographer friends, but they told me they just let these film scans rot in their hard drives after posting some of them on social media.
Journey
06/2023
A backend for managing photo display on a website
Applied the technical knowledge gained from my previous class project to the real-world problem.
12/2024
People want an intuitive pipeline to archive their film photos. But how?
The target users are enthusiasts, not professional photographers. Many see shooting film photos as a way to document their life and express their unique style.
01/2025
How many users need such a tool?
"As long as users need this tool, I will keep developing it." I shared a beta version on GitHub as open source to gauge interest and received positive feedback and requests for a formal release of the application.
02/2025
How can I make the user experience more comfortable?
Essential 2 steps of archive after logging film types:
create roll info → import photos → (add info of them)
create roll info → import photos → (add info of them)
Browse experience:
Retrieve rolls by date/week or from the full library → hover to activate contact sheet for quick preview → more complete inspection of photos
Retrieve rolls by date/week or from the full library → hover to activate contact sheet for quick preview → more complete inspection of photos
Release!
03/2025
Research on its next generation...
Published on September 3, 2025