How to Choose Photos for an Album

This is a second, smaller cull

The gallery selection answers is this frame a keeper? The album pick answers a different question: does this moment belong in the book? Most weddings produce more good frames than a 20-spread album can hold, so this pass is about representation — every function, both families, the rituals the couple named — rather than quality. Starting from the client's picks keeps the book aligned with what they already chose, and the picker's filters make that a one-click view instead of a scroll.

Step by step: build the set

1. 1

   Open the picker in the album

   In the AI flow this is Photos for the AI album; in the automatic flow it is 1. Booking gallery. The picker has three tabs: Album photos (N) (what the project already holds), Booking gallery and From computer.

2. 2

   Start from the client's picks

   Use the Client selection: filter — All, Selected (N), Not Selected (N). With Selected active the hint reads Photos your client picked — choose the ones for this album (e.g. 7–8 for a sheet), and each of those frames carries a Client pick badge.

3. 3

   Add photos in bulk or one by one

   Click a photo to stage it. Select shown takes everything visible, Select all in folder takes the current folder, and Select entire gallery takes the whole booking (a toast reports N photos selected from the whole booking). Clear resets the staging.

4. 4

   Find strays with search and sort

   The search box (Search filename or number…) needs the whole gallery loaded — it loads automatically while you type. Sort by Sequence to work in shooting order, or Filename, Newest upload and Oldest upload when you are looking for a specific frame.

5. 5

   Watch the count

   The line under the toolbar reads N chosen for the album plus M of N loaded in folder. Confirm with Add N Photos (or Add Selected Photos); the dialog footer shows the same count before you commit.

6. 6

   Set the order

   In the automatic flow the side panel Sequence & album order appears as soon as photos are chosen: reorder there, and the mapping step fills slots in exactly that order.

How many photos is enough

• Multiply planned sheets by your usual density: sheets × photos per sheet. Twenty sheets at seven photos is about 140 frames.
• Count functions first: give the ceremony its share before filling the rest with portraits.
• Prefer one strong frame per moment over three near-identical ones — duplicates consume slots without adding story.
• If the set is larger than the album holds, the automatic flow warns you and offers Repeat the design (N sheets) or Use only the first N photos; both are better than cramming.