What we use

“I use this on almost every event and wildlife shoot. The auto mode is fast enough for batch processing, and the noise reduction regularly saves shots from ISO 6400+ that I'd otherwise bin. Worth every cent of the $199.”

“My daily driver for 15+ years. Everything goes through Lightroom Classic — import, cull, edit, export. I've tried every alternative and keep coming back. The Photography Plan with Photoshop at $9.99/mo is the best value in creative software. The catalogue gets sluggish at 100k+ images but Smart Previews solve most speed issues.”

“Part of the Photography Plan I've used for 15+ years. I use maybe 10% of Photoshop — content-aware fill, frequency separation, luminosity masking, and now Generative Fill. That 10% is irreplaceable.”

“My ingestion and culling tool for every shoot. Nothing matches the speed. I ingest with dual backup, cull in Photo Mechanic, then hand off selects to Lightroom. Saves 30+ minutes on any shoot over 500 images.”

“Running on my Mac backing up everything including all connected external drives. At $99/year for unlimited storage there is genuinely no excuse not to have offsite backup. It has saved colleagues from total data loss.”

“What I use to run Kess Media. Handles all our quoting, contracts, invoicing, and client workflows. The automated workflows save me hours every week. Australian-made, which is a bonus for local support and timezone-friendly updates.”

“On both my iPhone and my Android devices. It's the tool I use for quick edits in the field when I need to send a client a preview or post to social media from a shoot. Free, fast, and more capable than most paid mobile editors.”

“On my iPhone at all times. Use it whenever I want manual control or ProRAW capture on the phone. The gesture interface is brilliant — feels natural after 10 minutes. Process Zero mode gives the cleanest possible files.”