Workflow
Cull Me uP separates the cull into two lighter decisions: first Pick / Reject, then Sort Me uP — five progressive star passes to reveal the strongest images. Add Cull Me uP Studio for the full editing session, and Nala for heavy shoots.
Questions photographers ask first
Where does Cull Me uP fit in a real workflow?
Before features, photographers want to know whether the tool belongs in their day. The answer is simple: Cull Me uP sits after the shoot and before the heavy editor.
01 · BEFORE THE EDIT
Does it replace Lightroom or Capture One?
No. Cull Me uP is the app between your memory card and Lightroom, Capture One, DxO or Photoshop. It helps you reach a clean selection before the editing work begins.
02 · FIRST PASS
What do I do with 1,000 RAW files?
Open the folder, move quickly, reject the obvious noes, protect the obvious yeses, then use Sort Me uP to let the Heroes emerge without one endless pass.
03 · DEVICES
Can I start away from the studio?
Yes. Cull Me uP is designed for the Apple workflow: first look on iPhone, comfortable review on iPad, and serious continuation on Mac.
04 · NEXT STEP
What happens after the selection?
That is where Cull Me uP Studio begins: the return-to-studio session, with deeper review, structured exports and smarter preparation before your editor opens.
The five steps
From open folder to the next editing session, in 60 seconds.
Open the shoot.
No catalog import. No heavy setup. Cull Me uP opens directly on your folder — local drive, external SSD, or supported file locations — and starts showing the RAW files as fast as your hardware can decode them. Your folder structure stays exactly as it was. There is nothing to migrate, nothing to revert.
Pick / Reject.
The first pass is binary on purpose. Reject what is obviously gone. Pick what you clearly want. Leave the doubts unmarked. Less pressure on each click, more frames covered per minute.
Sort Me uP — the 5-pass rating mode.
Sort Me uP is the rating mode inside Cull Me uP. It filters to the Picked images only, and walks you through five star passes: promote what survives, leave the rest. After five passes, your 5★ are the Heroes of the shoot.
Find your Heroes.
The 5-pass mode walks you toward the strongest images. At the end, your Heroes are visible — no spreadsheet, no second guessing.
Keep your selection with your files.
Your choices stay portable. Stars and color labels live in XMP sidecars next to your RAWs. DxO-aware sidecar behavior is handled carefully where supported and validated. Whatever your next step is, the work you have already done travels with the files.
With Cull Me uP, your first pass is done.
With Cull Me uP Studio, your editing session is ready.
What's next
Nala will help Cull Me uP Studio users organize heavy shoots before they begin.
For seasonal photographers facing 5,000+ RAW files, Nala is the planned next layer inside Cull Me uP Studio. It will group large shoots by moment, gear, burst candidates and near-duplicates — so the review starts from order, not chaos. See the Nala page →
Try the full flow on a real shoot.
The fastest way to know if Cull Me uP fits your workflow is to test it on the next folder you would normally avoid opening.