“AI should help photographers save time, not take away their creative decisions.”
This live training featured Taylor from Narrative, who introduced how photographers can use AI-powered tools to speed up their culling workflow while keeping full creative control over their final image selection. The session explored how Narrative differs from fully automated culling platforms by assisting photographers with image analysis, organisation, and workflow efficiency without replacing the photographer’s judgement.
Taylor demonstrated how Narrative analyses focus, facial expressions, posing, and image quality to help photographers quickly identify strong images, while still allowing them to make the final creative decisions. The session also covered features like scene grouping, people filters, AI editing styles, and how Narrative can support family, newborn, and wedding photographers with large galleries.
How can photographers use AI for faster photo culling without losing creative control?
Culling is one of the most time-consuming parts of photography. Using AI as an assistant can reduce the hours spent sorting through images while allowing photographers to keep control over the moments that matter most.
Key Insight
AI should remove the repetitive work, not replace the photographer’s creative eye.
Key Takeaways
- Save Time Without Losing Creative Control – Narrative helps identify technically strong images, but photographers still choose the final photos based on emotion, storytelling, and client experience.
- AI Helps Find the Best Moments Faster – Features like scene ranking, focus checks, and facial analysis help photographers quickly review large galleries and find stronger selections.
- Context Still Matters – AI cannot understand every emotional moment. Photographers still need to decide which images hold meaning, even if they are not technically perfect.
- Build a Faster Editing Workflow – Narrative can support faster culling, Lightroom integration, AI editing styles, and consistent workflows across different types of photography.
Action Steps
- Test Narrative with your own galleries through the PBBN 14-day trial.
- Use AI ranking as a starting point, then apply your own creative judgement.
- Experiment with features like scene grouping, focus checks, and people filters.
- Find where AI can remove repetitive tasks from your current workflow.
The goal is not to let AI choose your photos. The goal is to let AI handle the heavy lifting so you can spend more time creating and serving your clients.