In the Library module, select Import.
Last updated on
Jun. 18, 2026
Learn how to select the best photos with Assisted Culling when you import a folder.
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The AI-powered Assisted Culling feature in Lightroom Classic lets you efficiently organize photo collections and folders by identifying the best images, rejecting low-quality photos, and making editing adjustments. You can cull your pictures at the time of import and use the feature for albums already available in Lightroom Classic.
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Select a folder from the Source menu, and then select Assisted Culling. Lightroom will run an analysis in the background for the selected folder.
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Once the analysis is completed, in the Assisted Culling panel, select the following from the Select section:
- Subject Focus: Selects photos with the subject in focus. Drag the slider to adjust the subject focus threshold.
- Eye Focus: Selects photos with the eyes in focus. Drag the slider to adjust the eye focus threshold.
- Select only photos with people's eyes detected: Selects photos where Lightroom Classic detects one or more people's eyes.
- Eyes Open: Selects photos with open eyes.
- Select only photos with people's eyes detected: Selects photos where Lightroom Classic detects one or more people's eyes.
- Select Can't Tell photos: Selects photos where it's unclear whether the eyes are open or closed.
Assisted Culling options in the Import window.
Assisted Culling options in the Import window. -
Choose from the following Reject options to define what to exclude photos from the collection:
- Documents and receipts: Choose this to reject all images of documents and receipts.
- Misfires: Choose this to reject images captured accidentally.
- Exposure issues: Choose this to reject images with exposure problems.
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Select Auto Stack to organize your images based on time and visual similarity.
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In the Review section, select the following buttons to view photos from each category:
- Selects: Displays photos that Lightroom identified as the best shots based on the selected filters, marked with a Select badge.
- Rejects: Displays photos that Lightroom identified as low quality based on the selected filters, marked with a Reject badge.
- All: Displays all photos with Select and Reject badges.
You can also hover over the Select or Reject badge on the image to view the criteria used to select or reject a photo based on the Assisted Culling options you selected.
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To view the criteria used to select or reject a photo and its score, do the following:
- Select Assisted Culling Info.
- In the Photo section, view the score and information for Subject Sharpness, Eye Sharpness, Eye Open, and more.
- In the Faces section, select each face to view the Eye Sharpness and Eye Open scores.
You can also hover over the Select or Reject badge on the image to view the criteria used to select or reject a photo based on the Assisted Culling options you selected.
Evaluate Subject Focus, Eye Focus, and Eyes Open scores and faces before importing photos
Evaluate Subject Focus, Eye Focus, and Eyes Open scores and faces before importing photos -
To mark a photo selected or rejected regardless of its Assisted Culling score, do the following:
- Right-click the Select or Reject badge on the image in Grid view, Library Grid, or in the Filmstrip.
- Select Mark as Reject or Mark as Select accordingly.
Tip
- In the File Handling panel, select Don't Import Rejected Images to exclude the rejected images from getting imported.
- Select Import Auto Stacks to Collections to import the auto-stacks to the selected collection.
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