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# Portfolio Ideas
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## 🧑💻 Developer
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- **Internationalization (i18n)** — Multi-language UI support (DE/EN). Extend YAML config with locale files
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- **ISR / Stale-While-Revalidate** — Replace `force-dynamic` with Incremental Static Regeneration + on-demand revalidation
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## 📸 Photographer
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- **Photo stories / Essays** — Vertical scroll format with images + text interspersed, like a photo essay. Portfolio differentiator
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- **Map view** — Minimal world map from EXIF city/country data, each dot links to an album. Mapbox GL or Leaflet
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- **Collections by camera/lens** — Auto-generate virtual albums from EXIF data ("Shot on Leica Q3", "Summilux 35mm")
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## 👤 User / Visitor
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- **Slideshow mode** — Auto-advance through photos (3s/5s/10s). Great for exhibitions and ambient display
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- **Photo sharing** — "Copy link" button in lightbox with toast notification
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- **Keyboard shortcut hints** — `?` button revealing available shortcuts (arrows, Esc, F for fullscreen)
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- **Fullscreen API** — Chrome-free immersive viewing in lightbox
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- **Pinch-to-zoom** — Touch gesture zoom in lightbox for detail viewing
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- **Progressive loading animation** — Ken Burns zoom/pan on ThumbHash placeholders while loading
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## 🏆 Quick Wins (High Impact / Low Effort)
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| Idea | Effort | Impact |
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|------|--------|--------|
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| Slideshow mode | Low | High — exhibition ready |
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| Fullscreen API in lightbox | Low | Medium — immersive |
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| Monochrome toggle | Low | Medium — Leica vibes |
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| ISR caching | Medium | High — performance |
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| Photo stories/essays | High | Very high — differentiator |
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| Map view | Medium | High — wow factor |
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## ✅ Already Implemented
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| Feature | Notes |
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| Image CDN / Edge caching | `Cache-Control: immutable` on `/api/image` proxy |
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| OG image generation | Dynamic OG images via `/api/og` |
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| Hero image carousel | Crossfade carousel from `gallery.yaml` hero images |
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| EXIF metadata display | Print-style captions on photo grid hover |
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| Per-album password protection | Cookie-based auth gate per subpage |
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| Asset ID obfuscation | AES-encrypted tokens in public URLs |
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| Rate limiting | On image proxy endpoint |
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| YAML-based config | `gallery.yaml` replaces env-var config |
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| Playwright E2E tests | Basic test suite in `e2e/` |
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| Fade-in animations | Intersection Observer based |
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| Theme toggle (dark/light) | Persisted via cookie |
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| Scroll-to-top button | Appears on scroll |
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| Footer with social links | Configurable via `gallery.yaml` |
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| Image count badges | On subpage cover tiles |
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| Custom cursor (crosshair) | On photo grid items |
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| About page | Markdown-driven with portrait + gear |
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| Content Security Policy | CSP + security headers in `next.config.ts` |
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| Album descriptions | Uses Immich's built-in album description field |
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