Any image editing tool like mspaint or similar. Just copy paste the pixels into a new image file. Though, the program youre using will probably still add it's own metadata to the new file, but all the original metadata from the camera won't be there.
The lifetime is usually about 1 week. I can leave all my other pans soaking in the sink for a day without rusting.... I don't have the time or energy to do dishes every day.
Well i was a software dev. If you can do that, they might not've backfilled my role yet lol.
Edit: ahh i just realized you said curriculum development. That is not the company for you then. They are pivoting to fully AI generated lesson plans and material. One the reasons i stopped putting in any effort until they finally fired me.
Sadly it doesnt work for everyone. All I got was a sore ass and felt like I needed to shit the whole time.