Aftershoot Unveils AI-Assisted Culling: A New Way To Cull

In the world of photography post-production, one name consistently stands out as a beacon of support, innovation, and commitment to photographers’ needs: Aftershoot. 

As an AI-powered culling and editing software created by photographers, for photographers, Aftershoot makes the photography workflow smoother and more efficient.

However, not everyone prefers to let AI cull their images because of the subjectivity involved in culling.

The art of culling involves meticulously selecting the best shots from a sea of images, and it can be a deeply personal aspect of a photographer’s craft. 

Many photographers grapple with the idea of letting artificial intelligence take the reins in this critical stage of post-production.

This leaves photographers divided into two distinct camps: the staunch advocates of manual culling as an art form and those who embrace AI culling as a huge time saver. 

Aftershoot is bridging this divide with their highly-anticipated new feature that gives photographers extreme culling control while still speeding up their workflows with some AI assistance. 

Introducing AI-Assisted Culling For Total Culling Control

Aftershoot has introduced a new way to cull called “AI-Assisted Culling” alongside their “AI-automated Culling” method. 

That means users can now choose from two culling types:

• Automated AI Culling
• AI-Assisted Culling

Automated AI Culling is where Aftershoot’s AI culls for you, picking the best photos based on your preferences. 

AI-Assisted Culling allows you to make selections yourself with some AI assistance.

It helps you speed up the selection process by:

• Grouping duplicate photos so you can choose the best ones more easily.
• Letting you inspect photos up close with the Key Faces feature.
• Assigning Image Scores based on their quality, helping you rate them more easily and quickly.

In the Key Faces panel, you can use a slider to adjust the size of the key face thumbnails. 

The key faces algorithm sorts key faces in order of Sharpest to Most Blur. 

When using AI-Assisted Culling, Aftershoot will group duplicate images, but it won’t make selections based on stars or colors and it won’t sort images into “blur” or “closed eyes” categories (which it will do when you use Automated AI Cull). 

Instead, you’ll receive Image Scores. 

Image Scores Reflect the Quality of Your Images

You can use Image Scores to help you decide which images you want to keep. 

Essentially, these scores give you some AI-assisted feedback on the quality of an image while still keeping the control of rating your images in your hands. 

These are the two Image Scores you’ll see:

1. Blur Score
2. Closed Eyes Score

Every score has three states. They are as follows:

Blur Score

Good: The highest rating, implying the image is sharp
Soft: A medium rating, implying that you may want to review the image
Blur: The lowest score that Aftershoot believes is technically blurry

Closed Eyes Score

Open: Eyes are fully open
Partial: Eyes are only partially open
Closed: Eyes are closed

You can turn the Image Scores on/off by clicking on the new score icon or by using the keyboard shortcut, Q.

The Aftershoot Culling Workflow

It’s great that Aftershoot gives you two culling methods, but how does the actual culling workflow in Aftershoot work?

Here’s a quick rundown of the four-step process:

1. Have the folder of JPEG or RAW images you want to cull ready. Create a new album in Aftershoot and drag and drop your images into it. Aftershoot will start importing your images, but you can proceed to the next step while that’s happening. 
2. Click “Start Culling” and you’ll see a pop-up where you must select your culling type (Automated AI Culling or AI-Assisted Culling) and set your culling preferences.
3. Once you’ve customized your culling settings, click “Start Culling” and let Aftershoot work its magic (or start your manual cull if you opted for AI-Assisted Culling).
4. View and change your selections as needed, then click “Save Changes” and after that, “Export Changes.” Aftershoot will prompt you to choose where you’d like to export your selections to: either Lightroom, Capture One, or a folder of your choice.

Aftershoot Offers More Than A Faster Workflow

Using Aftershoot comes with a multitude of benefits that revolutionise the post-production process for photographers of all levels. 

Firstly, their commitment to 24/7 support ensures you’re never alone on your creative journey, with live expert assistance just a message away. 

Aftershoot is the most positively reviewed AI software of its kind on Trustpilot and for good reasons! Take a look at one of the raving reviews Aftershoot’s Support team has received.

Aftershoot aims to harmonise innovation, accessibility, and creativity in everything they do. 

With unlimited AI culling and editing, Aftershoot empowers you to focus on what you do best – capturing moments through your lens – without ever worrying about image limits. 

No internet? No problem. Aftershoot allows you to work offline, providing flexibility in various shooting environments. 

The company’s dedication to constant updates, driven by community feedback, ensures that you always have access to cutting-edge features and improvements. 

Created by passionate experts and photographers (Aftershoot’s co-founder, Justin Benson, is still a full-time wedding photographer), they understand the unique needs and challenges photographers face, making it a tool designed with your success in mind. 

And perhaps best of all, you can dive right in with a 30-day free trial sign-up – no credit card required!

Aftershoot is not just a post-processing tool; it’s a partner in your creative journey, simplifying your workflow, enhancing your efficiency, and empowering you to reach new heights in photography.

Ready To Supercharge Culling With Aftershoot?

Aftershoot’s new culling method not only allows photographers to cull the way they want to, but it also cements the company’s unwavering dedication to photographers no matter where they are in their photography journeys.

This introduction of AI-Assisted Culling in Aftershoot is part of a larger app update, which includes a host of improvements and additional features.

Read about Aftershoot’s October update to find out more about all the exciting changes they’ve made.

Are you ready to take your culling workflow to the next level? 

Aftershoot is offering a 10% discount on their Pro plan for a limited time.

Use the code EPhotozine10 to take advantage of this deal. 

Embrace the power of AI in your post-production process with Aftershoot.