Culling
Cull your photos in minutes
Rate with stars, archive or delete without leaving the gallery, and send photos from your camera straight to Picstome. All in the browser or on your phone, with nothing to install.
Every feature included in the free plan.
1–5 stars with a single key
A · DEL archive and delete
0 apps to install
100% in the browser or on your phone
Sort fast, without switching apps
Your photos are already in Picstome. Culling happens right there, with a keyboard or a thumb.
No exporting, re-importing or duplicating the gallery.
Stars from the keyboard
Press 1–5 on each photo and move on. The rating is saved automatically and stays visible on the thumbnail. Five stars also mark the photo as a favourite.
Archive and delete
A archives, DEL deletes. Archived photos disappear from the client’s view, the portfolio, downloads and the ZIP, but you can restore them. Deleting asks for confirmation.
Closeup with a quality score
Zoom into the face and check the quality score: sharpness, open eyes and exposure. A hint, not an automatic decision.
Camera to gallery
Upload while you shoot from a compatible camera, with no laptop in between. Pick the destination gallery from your phone.
From your phone
Rate and archive with your thumb. By the time you are back at the desk, the selection is already done.
Nothing to install
No plugins, no desktop apps. Everything happens in the Picstome web app, on any device you are signed in to.
How culling works in Picstome
Two ways to work, one gallery: at the desk with shortcuts or on your phone while you wait.
Keyboard
Rate without lifting your hands off the keyboard
Open a photo, decide, move on. With one shortcut per action, a 300-photo session takes a fraction of the time it takes with a mouse.
- 1–5 stars and 0 to clear the rating
- F favourite, A archive, DEL delete
- C opens the face closeup
- Filter by rating to see only what you have marked
- Five stars mark a favourite; removing the heart clears the rating
- Clients only see hearts: the stars are yours
- Sort by rating, date, name, size or versions
Phone
The same culling from your phone
Open the gallery on your phone, rate with your thumb and archive what does not work. Changes show up on the desktop right away, with no folder syncing.
- Rate, favourite, archive and delete
- Changes appear instantly on your computer
- No app: it opens in your phone browser
The closeup tells you where to look
Before you decide, zoom into the face and check the score Picstome calculates.
Sharpness
Checks whether the photo is focused where it matters: the eyes, not the background.
Open eyes
Flags the frame where someone blinked, without zooming in one by one.
Exposure
Points out a blown or too-dark face before you keep the shot.
The closeup enlarges the face and shows the quality score: sharpness, exposure and eyes.
The score is calculated in your browser: the photo is not uploaded and the score is not saved. Only you see it. It is a hint to help you sort; the final call on what stays is still yours.
How it works
From camera to selection, with no extra steps.
01 / UPLOAD
Upload your photos
From the card, your computer or straight from a compatible camera while you shoot.
02 / RATE
Sort fast
Stars, archive and delete from the keyboard or your phone. The closeup helps with the doubtful ones.
03 / DELIVER
Share the selection
Send the client the gallery with what you picked, with no folders or loose links.
Frequently asked questions
No. Culling runs in the browser, on desktop and phone, with the same gallery.
Yes, with a compatible camera (FTP, FTPS or SFTP) and a destination gallery. You set the connection once and then pick the gallery from your phone.
Sharpness, open eyes and face exposure. It is a hint to help you sort; the final decision stays with you.
No. Stars (1–5) are your own rating for sorting and culling the session. Favourites are the selection your client makes in the gallery. You can use both: you filter by stars and the client sends back their favourites. Five stars also mark the photo as a favourite.
Yes. Filter by rating (1–5) to see only the photos you have marked or the ones still to review.
You can clear the rating with 0 and restore archived photos from the gallery. Deleting asks for confirmation.
It disappears from the client’s view, the portfolio, downloads and the ZIP, but the file stays there. The Archived tab only appears when there are archived photos, and you can restore them instantly.
No. It is calculated in your browser, the photo is not uploaded and the score is not saved. Only you see it.
Yes. Culling is included in every plan, including the free one. The limit is storage: 1 GB.
Start with your next session
Upload the photos, rate them and deliver only the ones you like. All inside Picstome.
Free. No card required.