Stop Photos from Launching

How do I stop Photos from launching when I connect a drive with pictures?
There use to be a setting to Launch or not Launch iPhoto. Have not been able to find it since Mavericks upgrade. I don't use Photos much as I edit in Photoshop and save to different folders. I don't want to delete it either. I currently insert drive, wait for Photos to open then have to quit Photos. I can continue to do that, but it would be nice if it didn't open in the first place. Thank you

You can disable this in Image Capture (in the Applications Folder). Connect the Drive and then you'll be able to chose to open nothing at all or whatever app you prefer.

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