Keep the workflow simple
Viewing your photographs as small thumbnails is the ultimate way to decide what is a “keeper.” The photos should hold up at the small size and still have impact in the frame. When I import my photographs to the iPad photos app, I just look at them as a 3×3 grid and tap on them individually. It not only speeds the process up, but is just a way more efficient way to look at the contact sheet and make selections.
Print small
The first prints you should make are small thumbnails. I like printing 8 photos on a single 4×6 sheet using the Canon Selphy CP1500 printer. I can then lay everything out on my table and shuffle things around much easier than using the full size 4×6 prints. This workflow is best for me since I have so many photographs to cull through. Also, I find that taping the small prints into a sketchbook to be a great way to carry the work around with me.
Take your time
I am currently sitting on a huge archive of work. I am making it a point to take my time with the photographs and not rush the process. It requires lots of time detached from the time you spent photographing to actually view the work with an objective perspective. There’s no reason to rush to get the work out there. Just delete your Instagram and keep culling offline.
I set up a wall of prints against my squat rack so I can just hang from my pull up bar, workout, and actively look at the photographs. This seems to be a great way to knock out two birds with one stone!
