Keepers, ranked by story
Expression, pose, composition and light — weighed against the rest of the set, so the grandmother’s tears beat the technically perfect blank stare. You get the best frame of each moment, ranked.
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4,000 frames in.
The keepers out
in 90 seconds.
BestShots.AI reads every frame like a second shooter with perfect memory — scoring sharpness, eyes and emotion, grouping duplicate bursts, and surfacing your best shots before the memory card is cool.
42k4.9 from 2,300+ pros · no card required
bestshots — live cull
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Compatibility
Built for the files and tools you already use
Works with your RAW files (CR3 · NEF · ARW · RAF · DNG · JPEG)Export ratings & labels as non-destructive XMP for Lightroom, Capture One, Photo Mechanic
- Hours reclaimed
- per wedding, spent growing your business instead of culling
- Same-day sneak peeks
- deliver teasers while the couple is still celebrating
- Full control
- you make every final call before exporting to Lightroom
WHAT THE MODEL JUDGES
Every frame scored like a second shooter would.
Trained on 40 million professionally rated frames — not stock-photo likes. It sees what you see, at a thousand frames a minute.
98618744Sharpness you can trust
Per-frame AF accuracy measured at the subject’s eye, with motion blur and high-ISO degradation scored separately.
AF lock at eye98%
Motion blur4%
Usable noise12%
Bursts grouped, best kept
Fourteen near-identical frames become one decision. The stack keeps the sharpest, best-timed frame and folds the rest away.
+14 burst1 keeper keptFace-aware expression picks
Every face, every frame: closed eyes flagged, half-blinks rejected, and the best expression per person surfaced for group shots.
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JRlaughing
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One-way XMP sidecar export
Stars and color labels write straight to Lightroom, Capture One, or Photo Mechanic — keeping your originals untouched and non-destructive.
LightroomCapture OnePhoto Mechanic
Keyboard-first review
Rate with keys your hands already know. Accept, bump, reject — a 4,000-frame review without touching the mouse, at your own reading speed.
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Ppick
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Live demo — try it
Watch a session get culled in real time.
Eight frames from a real burst. Press Run AI cull and watch the model score each one — then click any star to override it. You're always the editor.
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Tip: click any star to override a pick — BestShots treats your edits as ground truth and adapts to your taste.
HOW IT FITS YOUR DAY
Four steps from card to delivery
- 01
Import RAWs
Drag and drop your RAW folders (CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG). Uploads and storage are completely free — you only spend credits on analysis.
- 02
AI analyzes & ranks
Our model scores focus, expressions, eyes, and composition, grouping bursts and flagging cuts automatically.
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You make it yours
Review the shortlist, override our picks, and lock in your selects with lightning-fast keyboard shortcuts.
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Export XMP sidecars
Export standard XMP sidecars straight to Lightroom, Capture One, or Photo Mechanic without touching your original RAWs.
WHY IT MATTERS
Time saved becomes the business you grow
Beat your delivery deadlines
Turn a weekend wedding around in days, not weeks. Delight clients while their excitement is still high.
Save your creative energy
Stop burning out on the tedious first pass. Save your focus for the actual color grade and edit.
Never cull exhausted again
A machine doesn't get tired at 2 AM. Every shoot gets judged against the exact same high standard.
Scale your business
When culling takes minutes instead of hours, you can say yes to more shoots without sacrificing your weekends.
PROS WHO SWITCHED
The shortlist comes back with the good reviews.
“I culled a 5,400-image wedding on the flight home. Landed with a 312-frame shortlist and a clear head. My second shooter genuinely thought I was joking.”
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Elena Marchetti
Award-winning wedding photographer · Lake Como
“The blink detection alone pays for the credit pack. Every group shot, every eye open. I stopped dreading the 300-guest conference gala.”
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Dario Vela
Event & corporate photographer · Mexico City
“Clients get a same-night sneak peek now. Referral bookings are up 38% this year and I can draw a straight line to faster galleries.”
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June Okafor
June & Ash Collective · London
“It groups my 14-frame bursts and hands me the one sharp frame. I just press yes. It's like having an assistant who never gets tired or opinionated.”
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Mikkel Sørensen
Wildlife & sports photographer · Copenhagen
“I was the skeptic. 'AI can't pick emotion,' I said. Then it ranked the grandmother-crying frame above 40 technically perfect ones. I shut up.”
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Priya Nair
Family & maternity photographer · Toronto
PRICING
Cheaper than one all-night cull.
1 credit = 1 photo analyzed · uploads & storage always free · no monthly subscription
100 free credits when you sign up — Granted on email verification — enough to cull a full shoot before you pay a cent.
Starter Pack
$10one-time
500 credits · 500 photos
$0.020 / photo
- 1 credit = 1 photo analyzed
- Uploads & storage 100% free
- Export XMP to Lightroom & Capture One
- Credits never expire
Most popular
Pro Pack
25% OFF$30one-time
2,000 credits · 2,000 photos
$0.015 / photo
- 1 credit = 1 photo analyzed
- Uploads & storage 100% free
- Export XMP to Lightroom & Capture One
- Credits never expire
Studio Pack
40% OFF$60one-time
5,000 credits · 5,000 photos
$0.012 / photo
- 1 credit = 1 photo analyzed
- Uploads & storage 100% free
- Export XMP to Lightroom & Capture One
- Credits never expire
Top up anytime inside the app. Start with 100 free credits →
FAQ
The questions photographers ask
How does a credit work?
1 credit analyzes 1 photo. Uploading and storing your photos is always free — you only spend a credit when a frame is scored. New accounts get 100 free credits on email verification.
Does it work with my RAW files?
Yes. BestShots works with the RAW files pros shoot — CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF, DNG and more — alongside JPEG.
Will it change my photos or my edits?
No. BestShots scores and shortlists; it never edits your originals. You make every final call, and it exports ratings and labels as standard non-destructive XMP sidecars.
Does it sync with Lightroom or Capture One?
It exports one-way: ratings and labels as XMP sidecars that Lightroom, Capture One and Photo Mechanic read seamlessly. There is no two-way sync back into BestShots.
Do I have to pay a subscription?
No. Credit packs are one-time top-ups — buy what you need, when you need it. There is no monthly fee or recurring subscription.
What happens to my data?
Your photos are encrypted in transit and at rest, and we don’t train our models on your work.
START FREE TONIGHT — 100 CREDITS
Your next shoot deserves a same-day shortlist.
Import a 4,000-frame shoot tonight. See if the shortlist matches your best before deciding to pay a cent. You set list. Nothing lost but the scrolling.
Free 100 credits · No card required · Works with all RAW files and formats