Finding yourself in event photos: questions and answers

Updated November 9, 2026

Short answers to what people ask most about finding their own photos after a wedding, a bar or bat mitzvah, a school trip, a conference or a race.

Finding your photos

How do I find photos of myself in a shared Google Drive folder?

Paste the folder's link into That’s Me (thatsme.photos) and take a selfie. It compares your face with every face in the folder and shows only the photos you're in, best ones first. It's free, with no app and no sign-up, and the folder has to be shared with "anyone with the link".

Is there an app that finds me in wedding photos?

Yes. That’s Me works in the phone's browser, so there's nothing to install: paste the link to the wedding photos (a Google Drive folder, a Google Photos album or an iCloud shared album), take a selfie, and get only the photos you're in. You can save them all to your phone at once.

How can wedding guests find their own photos?

The couple or the photographer sends one That’s Me link, or prints its QR code on the tables or the thank-you card. Each guest opens it, takes a selfie and gets only their own photos from the folder, without scrolling through all of them and without asking the couple.

Can I search a Google Photos shared album by face?

Inside Google Photos, only if you're signed in, have joined the album, turned on face groups and labeled a face as you; then its search can include shared albums, where the feature is available. Without all that, paste the album's link (photos.app.goo.gl or photos.google.com/share) into That’s Me and take a selfie, with no account needed.

Does it work with iCloud shared albums?

Yes. Paste the link of an iCloud shared album that was shared as a public website or link (icloud.com/sharedalbum or photos.icloud.com). Videos in the album are skipped.

How do I find my child in photos from a school trip or a party?

Paste the link to the photos and, instead of a selfie, upload a clear and recent photo of your child's face. You get only the photos your child is in. Search only for your own children.

Can I look for my whole family in one search?

Yes. Add up to four people, with up to three photos of each, and then filter the results by person. The names you type stay in your browser.

How accurate is it? Will it find me in group photos?

It finds the photos where your face is visible, in group photos too. A face that is mostly hidden, very small or cut off at the edge can be missed, and a second selfie from another angle helps. If a photo of someone else shows up, tap "Not me".

How long does it take?

If someone already searched the same folder, the answer comes in seconds. The first search of a new folder scans every photo, so a few hundred photos take a few minutes, and the photos you're in appear while it scans.

How many photos can it search?

Up to 3,000 photos in one folder or album. Bigger events are usually split into several folders; paste the one you need.

What if the folder is private?

That’s Me can only open folders shared with "anyone with the link". For a private folder you get a ready-made WhatsApp message asking whoever shared it to open the link.

Privacy and cost

Is it safe to upload a selfie? What happens to it?

The selfie is never stored. The server turns it into a numeric face signature in memory, compares it with the photos and discards both. Copies of the event photos and their face signatures are deleted automatically within 24 hours.

Is That’s Me free?

Yes, for guests, for hosts and for photographers. There is no account and no sign-up.

Can I search for someone else?

Only for yourself, for people who gave you permission, or for your own children under 18. Searching for anyone else is not allowed.

For photographers and hosts

I'm a photographer. How do I let guests find their own photos?

Deliver the gallery as usual in Google Drive or Google Photos, then make a That’s Me link and QR code from it and send them with the gallery. The originals stay in your folder, and "Download original" opens the full-quality file from there.

We don't have a shared folder. Can we upload the photos?

Yes. Upload the photos straight to That’s Me and get a link and a QR code for the guests. That’s Me keeps them for 7 days, and you can delete the album earlier with your private link.