Photo mechanic culling4/28/2023 When you see an image you want to keep, you can hit any number of keys to tag the image to fit whatever culling method you develop for yourself. You hit the left and right button to switch between images, and absolutely, instantaneously they pop up on the screen at full size with full pixel-perfect clarity. Even if you’re working with 22+ megapixel RAW images. There is absolutely ZERO render time to view each image. Photo Mechanic was built for photojournalists in the field. You’re not culling your images using Lightroom or Bridge or … anything that isn’t named “Photo Mechanic,” are you? Especially if you are a RAW shooter! 5 and continued forward, never hesitating on the first three images. Starting at the end you would have just edited in No. So you edit those in, meaning you have to go back and take No. 5 right after that, you realize that they are similar–only better. If you cull from the beginning, you might choose No. 5 are going to be better than the first three. You may have four or five images to look through later, but chances are that No. They let their guard down … real smiles–got it. Think about it … you’re shooting a couple, you’re trying to get them to smile–they aren’t quite comfortable yet, and you’re shooting as you work with them. Why?īecause your best images are usually at the end of a sequence and not the beginning. Rather than starting your cull from the beginning and moving to the end, start from the end and work back to the beginning. This is huge and something that my beautiful wife came up with. Start from the end and move to the beginning Getting rid of images feels negative instead of positive, so you linger … and if you are going through hundreds or thousands of images, even taking an extra second or two on each image adds up to hours of your life being wasted. It’s much easier to take decisive action when the question is “Do I want to put this image in an album?” or “Would I feel proud delivering this image?” instead of second guessing whether you should get rid of an image. When people start culling images, it seems to be the natural tendency to go through everything and choose what to ditch. For over a year, I actually switched from Canon DSLRs to Leica rangefinder cameras, and one of the reasons was because when shooting with a Leica, you have no choice but to be more intentional with each photo you take due to the mechanics of the camera.Īlso practice shooting when you aren’t on paid jobs try focusing on clicking the shutter at decisive moments to get a feel for paying attention to what’s about to happen and then getting that moment in a single click rather than treating your camera like you’re shooting video. Sometimes I turn off the high speed shooting modes so that the capability of my camera actually can’t shoot anywhere near its possible top speed anymore. Be more purposeful when you click the shutter. Here are a few quick tips that have helped create much more time for our family and hopefully will now do the same for you.īefore we get to any software tips or tricks, let’s back up. Spending more time by myself staring at a glowing screen = bad. Spending more time with my wife and kids = good. How to cull your photos at warp speed by Sean McLellanĬutting down the time that I have to sit in front of a computer is something I’m constantly trying to do.
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