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Photo Selection Workflow / Notion import + kit
Photo culling & selection workflow template
Select a coherent final set without repeatedly reviewing the same images aimlessly.
Made for photographers reviewing a large shoot.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $19 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition, and optional Notion import files (not a configured workspace). A worked example is included.
To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files. A Notion account is needed only for the optional import; set database properties and relations yourself.
LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
A consistent selection process preserving originals and delivery coverage.
Gather before you start
Verified originals
Delivery brief
Selection criteria
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook, plus Notion import files you configure yourself.
You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
01Backup first
02Technical pass
03Story pass
04Redundancy pass
05Delivery review
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
Your completion check
The selection meets the brief and avoids redundant images while preserving important moments.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
Early culling deletes the only recoverable copy of a valuable image.
Verify protected originals before making a separate working selection.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Worksheet 1 of 5. Backup first
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Verify copies before beginning selection or deleting files.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer returns with six hundred event images and needs a balanced delivery.
Completed response: Sample images open correctly from the backup drive.
Your decision
Where is the verified backup before selection starts?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Technical pass.
Before you start
Verified originals: [Source or notes]
Delivery brief: [Source or notes]
Selection criteria: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A consistent selection process preserving originals and delivery coverage.
View plain worksheet text
Worksheet 1 of 5. Backup first
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Verify copies before beginning selection or deleting files.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer returns with six hundred event images and needs a balanced delivery.
Completed response: Sample images open correctly from the backup drive.
Your decision
Where is the verified backup before selection starts?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Technical pass.
Before you start
- Verified originals: [Source or notes]
- Delivery brief: [Source or notes]
- Selection criteria: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A consistent selection process preserving originals and delivery coverage.
This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook, plus an optional Notion import ZIP with Markdown pages and CSV databases.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring verified originals, delivery brief, selection criteria. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A consistent selection process preserving originals and delivery coverage. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
What is in the Notion import pack?
The download includes an optional NOTION-IMPORT.zip with authored Markdown page templates and sample-filled CSV databases. Import the files in Notion, then set field types and any database relations yourself. Alongside those files, you receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. Set up the imported pages and tables yourself. These are not native Excel, Canva, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
Included Notion import files · fictional preview data
Photo Culling Decision Desk
3 Notion page templates and 3 sample-filled CSV databases. Extract the product download, then import NOTION-IMPORT.zip in Notion desktop or web.
04-Culling-Protocol.md
# Culling protocol · [shoot ID]
- Delivery purpose, count range, and client brief reference: [ ]
- Working catalog reference and original protection check: [ ]
- Required moments, people, scenes, or coverage from the brief: [ ]
- Pass 1: mark obvious technical failures without deleting files: [ ]
- Pass 2: shortlist frames that answer the brief: [ ]
- Pass 3: compare similar frames and keep the strongest useful variation: [ ]
- Pass 4: check story order, expressions, transitions, and required context: [ ]
- Pass 5: check permissions, requested exclusions, and intended crop: [ ]
- Uncertain frames and who resolves them: [ ]
- Final count, review owner, and date: [ ]
Do not use sharpness, expressions, or style as universal ranking rules. Apply the client's agreed purpose and retain frames that carry necessary context.
01-Shoots · sample database
Shoot ID
Client alias or project
Brief reference
Source folder reference
Originals protected
Image count at import
Delivery target
Selection owner
Review status
Next review
Sample: S-104
Sample event A
Approved event coverage brief
Private storage / S-104 / originals
Yes; separate copy checked
612
48-image narrative set
Editor A
Pass 1 complete
10/21/2026
Example rows are fictional. The import creates pages and databases; set property types and any relations inside Notion. You configure the tables after import.
