diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
index 5cb71ad..5dc94e5 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/VisitorEntryResource/Pages/CreateVisitorEntry.php
@@ -85,21 +85,45 @@ class CreateVisitorEntry extends CreateRecord
             \Log::info('WEBCAM: photo-captured event received, length: ' . strlen($photo));
         }
 
+        // protected function mutateFormDataBeforeCreate(array $data): array
+        // {
+        //     \Log::info('WEBCAM: mutateFormDataBeforeCreate called, photo value: ' . substr($data['photo'] ?? 'NULL', 0, 50));
+
+        //     if (
+        //         !empty($data['photo']) &&
+        //         str_starts_with($data['photo'], 'data:image')
+        //     ) {
+        //         $imageData = explode(',', $data['photo'])[1];
+        //         $filename  = 'visitor_' . time() . '_' . uniqid() . '.jpg';
+        //         $path      = 'visitor-photos/' . $filename;
+        //         Storage::disk('public')->put($path, base64_decode($imageData));
+        //         $data['photo'] = $path;
+
+        //         \Log::info('WEBCAM: photo saved to ' . $path);
+        //     }
+
+        //     return $data;
+        // }
+
         protected function mutateFormDataBeforeCreate(array $data): array
         {
-            \Log::info('WEBCAM: mutateFormDataBeforeCreate called, photo value: ' . substr($data['photo'] ?? 'NULL', 0, 50));
-
             if (
                 !empty($data['photo']) &&
                 str_starts_with($data['photo'], 'data:image')
             ) {
                 $imageData = explode(',', $data['photo'])[1];
-                $filename  = 'visitor_' . time() . '_' . uniqid() . '.jpg';
-                $path      = 'visitor-photos/' . $filename;
-                Storage::disk('public')->put($path, base64_decode($imageData));
-                $data['photo'] = $path;
 
-                \Log::info('WEBCAM: photo saved to ' . $path);
+                $filename = 'visitor_' . time() . '_' . uniqid() . '.jpg';
+
+                $path = 'visitor-photos/' . $filename;
+
+                // Stores in storage/app/private/visitor-photos
+                Storage::put(
+                    'private/' . $path,
+                    base64_decode($imageData)
+                );
+
+                $data['photo'] = 'private/' . $path;
             }
 
             return $data;