Culling workflows, just like editing styles, are something personal and unique to each photographer. There is rarely one solution that fits all when it comes to Culling. That's why we offer two ways to address your Culling needs inside of Aftershoot.
So, what are the differences between the two, and which one is the best for you?
AI-Automated Culling
This Culling mode takes care of most of the work for you. The AI will take into consideration the preferences that you set, the photoshoot genre, and your previous culls to select all the winning photos for you.
All that's left for you to do is review its selections and make some tweaks if those are necessary.
Benefits:
Quick, efficient, minimum input necessary
Good for high-volume shoots
The AI looks at the photos you keep in the end and learns from it, becoming better with each cull
Good for the Culling-In method
AI-Assisted Culling
This mode gives you complete control over the photo curation and the whole process. You make the selections while benefiting from features that help speed up and optimize the culling session. Among them are Key Faces Detection, Duplicate Grouping, and Image Scores.
You get to maintain control while benefiting from Aftershoot's AI.
Benefits:
Complete creative control
Good for low-volume and more artistic shots
Perfect for the Culling-Out method
In Conclusion
Both Culling modes are great and useful options since there is no right or wrong way to cull. You just have to experiment and see what works best for you.
You can find out more about both Aftershoot AI-Powered Culling Modes in this article.