Guides
No-fluff guides for working photographers.
Practical workflows on culling, RAW editing, XMP sidecars, and keyboard-first selection — all from real shoots, not theory. Each guide is a complete walkthrough you can finish on a coffee break.
Wedding workflow
Cull 3,000 wedding photos in 90 minutes
A keyboard-first workflow that gets you to a 387-photo client gallery — without burnout, without second-guessing.
9 min read · ShotSelect, Lightroom
macOS setup
The fastest way to cull RAW files on macOS
Why Lightroom is slow on RAW, and three setups that make culling feel instant — including the embedded-JPEG trick most apps don't ship.
8 min read · Apple Silicon
Metadata · Lightroom
XMP sidecars: how ratings sync between apps
The Lightroom-compatible metadata format that lets you cull anywhere and edit anywhere — without re-rating the same 3,000 frames.
7 min read · Adobe ecosystem
Productivity
Keyboard-first photo culling: complete shortcuts guide
Every shortcut you need to never touch the mouse — across ShotSelect, Lightroom, and Photo Mechanic. Side-by-side cheatsheet.
6 min read · Cross-app
More guides coming: ingesting SD cards in-place, burst grouping for wildlife, the color-label system for client review, and a full XMP round-trip from ShotSelect → Lightroom → Capture One. Want one prioritised? Tell us what you'd find useful.