Choose the best photos with Assisted Culling

Open an album and select Assisted Culling > Cull. Assisted Culling starts analyzing images when you select an option in the Select or Reject section. 

In the Select section, select any of the preferred options to analyze the images:

• Subject Sharpness: Selects photos with the subject in focus. Drag the slider to adjust the subject focus threshold.
• Eyes Sharpness: 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 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 detects one or more people's eyes.
  • Select Can't tell images: Selects photos where it's unclear whether the eyes are open or closed.

In the Reject section, select the following options to exclude the photos from the collection:

• Exposure issues: Rejects photos with exposure problems.
• Misfires: Rejects photos captured accidentally.
• Documents and receipts: Rejects photos of documents or receipts.

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.

In the Organize Results section, select Apply Batch Actions and then select any of the preset metadata to apply it to the selected and rejected images instead of sorting through each photo:

• Apply Flag: Marks selected or rejected photos as Pick, Unflagged, or Reject.
• Apply Rating: Applies star ratings for the selected or rejected images.
• Apply label: Tags specific colors to your images for visual organization.
• Add to Album: Selects an album from the dropdown menu to add the images. 
• Remove from Album: Removes all the rejected images from your album.
• Delete: Deletes all the rejected images from your catalog permanently.

If you are using Assisted Culling in your Local folders, you can also copy all the selected images to the cloud using Copy to Cloud button.

To view the criteria used to select or reject a photo and its score, do the following:

• Select Culling Info from the Info   icon in the lower-right corner of the workspace.
• 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 and information.

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.

To mark a photo selected or rejected regardless of its Assisted Culling score, do the following:

• Select the Select   or Reject   badge on the image in Photo Grid, Square Grid view, or in the Filmstrip of the Detail view.
• Select Mark as Reject or Mark as Select accordingly.