Looking for the best AI culling software or a faster way to edit galleries without losing your personal style? Here’s how professional photographer Ely Roberts transformed his workflow using Narrative—photo culling and editing software built specifically for creatives like you.

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Hey, Ely here. It’s summer 2025, and I’m deep in the thick of wedding season, with family sessions in full swing too. As a working photographer, my time is my most valuable resource. I want to give every client beautiful, consistent photos—and I want to deliver them fast. That’s why it became necessary for me to implement Narrative Select and Narrative Edit into my workflow.

Why Narrative?

There’s no shortage of AI photo editing tools or photo culling software out there, but Narrative is the one that clicked for me. I’ve tried others, but Narrative Select + Edit stands out because it’s built specifically for photographers like us: fast-paced, creative, and focused on delivering professional work that stays true to our unique editing style.

Weddings? I can edit a full gallery in a day.
Families? About two hours.

That kind of turnaround wasn’t possible for me before using Narrative. It’s become my not-so-secret weapon.

Seamless Integration & Style Matching

One of the biggest strengths of Narrative is how seamlessly it plugs into my existing Lightroom workflow. After I cull in Narrative Select—which helps me choose the best images fast—editing in Narrative Edit is just a couple of extra clicks. The AI takes it from there.

It analyzes my past edits, learns my style, and applies that look across the entire gallery. Then it sends everything straight into Lightroom with those edits already applied. No need to switch software. Just faster editing, consistent results.

Better still, it handles changing lighting conditions with ease. Outdoor ceremonies, indoor receptions, golden hour portraits—Narrative keeps the look and feel consistent throughout. That’s huge when I want to deliver polished galleries that feel intentional from start to finish.

Speed That Doesn’t Sacrifice Quality

What really sold me was how fast and accurate it is. Narrative’s AI scans your Lightroom catalog and studies how you edit—contrast, tone curves, color grading, the whole thing. It nails my style about 95% of the time.

I still go in to make final tweaks (because I’m picky), but the base edit is that good.

For example, it takes around 30 minutes to process a full wedding and maybe 10 minutes for a family session. That’s real, measurable time saved—time I can use to be with my family, shoot more, or simply rest.

Smart Culling That Cuts the Fat

Narrative Select’s AI-powered culling features are just as impressive. It groups similar images, highlights the sharpest ones with focused faces, and flags likely picks. I can filter by focus, skip the throwaways, and make fast, confident culling decisions—especially when I’ve shot hundreds or thousands of frames.

Tools like the Face Module let me scan facial expressions across a group shot to quickly find the best frame where everyone looks good. Total game-changer for wedding parties or large families.

Affordable, Too

Narrative allows for unlimited use on their annual and monthly plans, no need to calculate the cost per image like other tools. You can easily train and tweak your own AI editing presets as often as you want.

Final Thoughts

Narrative Edit doesn’t just make editing faster—it helps me deliver better work, more consistently. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with your editing queue or just want to streamline your post-production workflow, I can’t recommend it enough.

Whether you’re a wedding or portrait photographer, editing one photo session a month or ten a week, Narrative can make your life easier. It’s not about replacing your creativity—it’s about amplifying it.

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Thousands of photographers like Ely use Narrative to save hours on culling and editing while keeping their personal style intact. Try the best AI culling software built for photographers—because your time should be spent shooting, not sorting.

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