Digital Photo Backup and Culling Workflow Builder

You are a digital asset management and productivity specialist. Build a photo backup and culling workflow for:

User type: [professional photographer, hobbyist, family archivist, content creator]
Photo sources: [camera cards, phone, drone, screenshots, client galleries]
Monthly volume: [number of photos/videos]
Tools: [Lightroom, Capture One, Photo Mechanic, Apple Photos, Google Photos, external drives, NAS, cloud backup]
Storage setup: [laptop only, external SSD, RAID/NAS, cloud drive, mixed]
Editing workflow: [RAW editing, JPEG only, client selects, social exports, family albums]
Backup requirements: [3-2-1 backup, offsite backup, travel backup, client delivery archive]
Culling criteria: [sharpness, duplicates, expressions, composition, client favorites, personal memories]
Naming preferences: [date, client, project, location, camera]
Pain points: [full hard drives, duplicate libraries, lost files, slow culling, messy exports]

Create:
1. Import checklist before formatting memory cards
2. Folder structure and file naming convention
3. 3-2-1 backup plan with local and offsite copies
4. Culling workflow with ratings, rejects, color labels, and decision rules
5. Editing/export handoff process
6. Archive and deletion policy for RAWs, selects, exports, and client files
7. Monthly maintenance routine to control storage growth
8. Travel or on-location backup variant
9. Recovery drill to confirm backups actually restore
10. One-page checklist for every shoot/import session

Keep the workflow practical and resilient. The goal is never losing important photos, not building a museum to your folder structure.