Sortfolio by Robert Karapetian

Sortfolio is a web-based photography portfolio application designed to automate image classification using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). It allows photographers to upload, organise, and share their work effortlessly using AI-generated hashtags and semantic album grouping.

Key Features

• Batch image uploads
• Automatic hashtag generation using CNNs
• Dynamic album creation with vector embeddings
• Public profiles and album sharing
• Explore page to discover other portfolios
• Secure user authentication

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Django
• ML/AI: Amazon Rekognition API, Sentence-BERT (all-MiniLM-L6-v2)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cloud Storage: AWS S3

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Getting Started

To run the application locally, follow the steps below for both backend and frontend setup.

1. Enter the repository

cd sortfolio

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
python -m venv venv # Or: python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Set environment variables by creating a .env file in the sortfolio root: See Supporting Material.pdf for the variables to copy paste in the env. file

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
AWS_REGION=
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=

PostgreSQL Setup

psql -U postgres

Then in the psql shell

CREATE USER myuser WITH PASSWORD 'gRepstosql';
CREATE DATABASE mydb OWNER myuser;
ALTER ROLE myuser CREATEDB;

Then exit with:

\q

This creates:

• A user myuser with password gRepstosql.
• A database mydb owned by that user.

Then, apply migrations and start the backend server:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

3. Frontend Setup

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm start

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:3000 and will proxy requests to the backend at http://localhost:8000.

You will have to make your own logins using the register tab, use images from https://unsplash.com to populate albums.