Depending on the type of photoshoot you're culling, you might not want all of your blurry photos to be filtered out. Maybe your style is softer, maybe you just took some sports photos that include motion blur, or it's just the artistic look you were going for.

That's why Aftershoot’s AI-Automated Culling has customizable Blurry Photos Detection.

To access it, upload your images and click on the Start Culling button, after which select AI-Automated Culling. From there click on Customized AI Cull and then on the Customize button to the right of Blurry Photos Detection.

From here you can select between three settings.

This is the perfect mode when you have images that might not have the perfect focus. This can happen for many reasons - such as when you’re dragging the shutter or panning, as can be done with sports images.

You still need to use the images, because you don't have any others with a sharper focus, but Aftershoot will still shorten the manual review process, by identifying unusable images.

This mode is also useful for those situations when even though you might have had the perfect composition and light, but couldn’t quite get the focus or were shooting with a longer exposure.

This is the default setting and it can handle any situation it's presented with, perfect for shoots with mixed conditions. If you're not sure which setting is the right one, it's always a safe choice to go with Moderate, since it's the ideal all-around mode.

This setting is for shoots where you only need "picture-perfect" results or have shot in a controlled situation - engagement shoots, studio photography, school photos, portraits, headshots, corporate, etc. Aftershoot won't select anything with the slightest amount of blur.

These modes were created to fit specific qualities and conditions, so Aftershoot can deliver more accurate and useful results.

If you're still unsure which mode to use for a certain shoot, start with the default Moderate setting and see the results. If Aftershoot didn’t select enough images, click on the Restart Culling button, and cull with the Lenient setting. If that included too many blurry images, restart the cull again and choose Strict.

At the same, while Moderate or Lenient might give you more images compared to Strict, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will increase your manual review time. After all, the quality of the selections according to the task or shoot type is more important than their quantity.

These modes were created for a single purpose - to reduce the manual review time in different situations and shooting conditions.

We recommend experimenting with them since the same mode won't always produce the same results - just like the same type of shoot won't always have the same conditions.

Try them all to find which one suits your individual photography style in different conditions! If you have any questions or issues don't hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected] or through in-app support!