Find the bottleneck in your editing workflow.
Most wedding photographers feel slow in post-production without knowing exactly where the time goes. Use the calculator to estimate which stage is your real bottleneck, then decide where attention is worth it.
Estimate it with the calculator
All fields estimate-onlyThe bottleneck is rarely where it feels
Editing can feel slow everywhere, but the time usually concentrates in one or two stages. Without measuring, photographers often optimize the part that feels annoying rather than the part that actually costs the most hours.
The calculator helps you estimate time per stage so the bottleneck shows up as a number, not a hunch.
Common places time disappears
Different photographers stall at different points. Seeing the candidates listed makes it easier to estimate honestly.
- Culling thousands of frames down to a gallery
- First pass color and exposure across every image
- Detailed retouching on a subset of images
- Revision rounds and back and forth with clients
From bottleneck to a decision
Once the slowest stage is clear, the options get specific. You might reduce first pass manual work, tighten culling, set revision limits, or explore an AI-assisted workflow at the single stage that costs the most.
The tool does not pick for you. It estimates where your hours go so the next move is informed by your own data.
Common questions
How does it find my bottleneck?
Does identifying a bottleneck guarantee faster delivery?
What if first pass is my bottleneck?
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