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The Culling Time Calculator.

How many hours a year do you spend deciding which photos live? Three sliders. The number is usually worse than you think.

Photos per shoot 800

FAMILY WEEKEND ~150 · PORTRAIT SESSION ~500 · WEDDING 2,000+

Shoots per month 4

Seconds per decision 4

FAST + DECISIVE ~2s · CAREFUL FIRST PASS 4-6s · ZOOMING INTO EYES 8s+

1h PER SHOOT

4.1h PER MONTH

49h PER YEAR, AT THE DESK

That's 1 full work-week a year, sitting at the desk pressing X and P.

How the math works

Per shoot: photos × seconds per decision, plus 15% overhead for the zoom-ins, the compare views, and the "wait, go back" moments (if anything, that's generous). Monthly and yearly numbers multiply by your shoot count. Everything runs in your browser - nothing is sent or stored.