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This feed lists the guide's materials on handling images safely, by date. Each entry has a short description, a note on how it can help and a topic tag. New pages appear at the top, and changes to pages already published are marked with a new date.
We are in no hurry to fill this feed: a page appears here only when it can be read from start to finish and put to use straight away.
Guide sections
A map of topics: privacy, formats, rights and storage of photos.
Why it helps: Shows where to look for the answer to your question.
GIF: how an animated image works (in Russian)
The palette, the history of the format and cases when animation is better replaced.
Why it helps: Explains why a short animation can be so heavy.
Reference
A glossary of thirteen terms about files, privacy and rights.
Why it helps: Explains words that come up in settings and licences.
Questions and answers
Twelve short answers about geotags, image quality, formats and rights to photos.
Why it helps: Quickly clears up the most frequently asked questions.
Someone else's image: can you use it? (in Russian)
Photos as works, the term of the exclusive right and consent of the people in the frame.
Why it helps: Helps you avoid infringing others' rights when taking a picture from search.
Which format to choose (in Russian)
How four common formats differ and how to prepare an image for sending.
Why it helps: Helps you send pictures that are light and sharp.
How to share family photos safely
Eight steps with hypothetical examples, common mistakes, other options and a checklist.
Why it helps: Helps you show photos to family without revealing too much.
What a photo file tells others about you (in Russian)
EXIF metadata, how to check it and details that slip into the frame by accident.
Why it helps: Shows how to avoid giving away your address along with a photo.
Collections
Three reading paths: checking before posting, photos of children and an archive without losses.
Why it helps: Lets you work through a topic step by step instead of reading everything.
See also
- Collections
Reading paths: checking a photo before posting, photos of children and a home archive without losses.
- Archive
All materials by date and topic, plus a note about old addresses on this domain.
- Guides
How to share family photos safely: preparation, steps with hypothetical examples, mistakes and a checklist. Plus the article catalogue.
- Sections
The guide's four topics: photo privacy, file formats and size, image rights and keeping a photo archive.
Sources
- Picsafe guide materials
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