Hybrid Ai

Welcome to HybridAI

HybridAI (called Express Ai on our order form) is a system developed by Wildernis to utilize the best of humans and AI, in a way that streamlines processes and results in the highest quality end result for photographers.

We use real, live humans for key parts of the editing process (culling/curating), AI to do the time-intensive elements (grading, exposure), and then use humans again for a final review and edit, for quality-control.

Using this process we can deliver a beautiful curated catelog of images extremely quickly, and at minimal cost.

Below is the process in diagram form:

HUMAN

1. Prepare Gallery (review, camera sync, collection names)

2. Select (“flag”) the best images.

AI

Edit Images. White Balance, Exposure, Grading.

HUMAN

1. Crop/Straighten/Transform

2. Adjust Exposure, White Balance, Tint, Contrast (where required)

3. Custom edit according to client notes

4. Apply Noise Reduction

5. Review & Deliver

YOUR STYLE OR OUR STYLE

We have several pre-created looks you can choose from if you’d like to order an edit “off-the-shelf”.

Currently we offer a “classic” look and an “art” look. Both these looks can be seen here, with links to sample galleries.

Alternatively, we can set you up with your own custom profile, which we will use to edit in your own personal style.

For this second option, get in touch and we’ll set you up!

FAQ

Price?

$120 USD for 0-7000 images.
+$20 for 7000-10000 images
+$30 for 10000-15000 images

Turnaround time?

3 working days

Why not just use Humans? Or just AI? Why both?

Humans and AI both have strengths and weaknesses. A human is still a far better editor than a machine, but they take a long time to edit, and cost more money. AI is fast and cheap (and surprisingly good), but has some key weaknesses and inconsistencies, and requires work to review and make adjustments. Humans are particularly good at selecting the correct images, and understanding story arcs. They can read notes and adjust their style to different shoots and individual styles. But they plod when it comes to the more structured tasks of color grading and exposure.

The beauty of a hybrid system is that we can get the best out of both humans and the AI network to get the best possible outcome, fast and affordably.

Speed, price, quality.

How much time do your editors spend on each gallery?

This depends on the quality of the profile, but generally we find our editors take about 2-3 hours to cull (“flag”) the images, and about 3-4 hours to review, straighten, crop and make adjustments to the Ai edits to make sure they’re ready. Our humans never spend less than 5 hours on a wedding.

Can I check the culling work when I get my catelog back?

Of course. We flag the images we have chosen and put them in a collection called “Basic Edit”. We also include a collection called “All Images” that contains both the flagged and edited images and the ones that were left out. This way it’s very easy for our clients to review the selections.

What if I have special instructions for my weddings? Notes to pass on?

You can leave notes about each job in the order form. Our editors will read these notes and make sure to follow the instructions. You might also want to leave permanent notes in your editing profile – our editors will read these too.

Can I use my own Ai profile from a third-party provider?

Yes. Several of the larger Ai options on the market allow you to send your Ai profile to other users. You may wish to send us your ai profile and we can use this – but there may be an additional fee (4c/image), for this, since we need to pay this cost at our end. You will also need to specify the exact number of images you want edited so we can calculate this for checkout.

I'm worried about your cullers leaving out an important image. How can this be avoided?

A few points:

1. Our cullers are all experienced editors, and all have shooting experience as well. They will do a very good job at choosing images that will appeal to you and your clients.

2. There is the option to request a target number for us to aim for, or ask for low-threshold culling. In other words, if you anticipate you will deliver 600 images to your client, you might want us to cull to 750 images. This allows are cullers to include images they are not sure about. Then, when you go through and review your curated edits, you can “unflag” more images. This workflow is still fast, but is a “safer” option for those who worry about the selection process.

3. If you’re still worried, consider introducing a technique to your shooting process. Some of our photographers “star” shots they take during the day that they like, or that they worry might be lost during the culling process. This also helps them find key photos later during the review & editing process. These sort of photos might be more artistic, subjective images which personally appeal to the photographer, images that are important for other reasons, or they might be hero shots. Whatever the case, starring shots through the wedding day by assigning a button on the camera can be a great way of “pre-curating” a selection of images before they’ve even been uploaded to the computer. A simple note to us to include starred images will mean that we will include them in your final gallery.

4. Lastly, advice from our founder, Van Middleton:

“At a certain point, a photographer must also treat their craft as a business. This means making business decisions that will help them streamline their processes and workflow. Good business people get help to do low-value tasks (culling, basic editing) so they can focus on high-value tasks (social media, branding, visibility, blogging). This also prevents burnout, which is a big problem in the wedding industry. Shoot more, work less! Let go so you can hang on!”

How do I get started?

Contact us! We’ll help you get onboard.

To begin with, unless we have edited for you in the past, we’ll need a bunch of finished edits from you to build you Ai profile. This is a pretty simple process, and we’ll handle all the backend stuff to make this as smooth as possible. You’ll need to export some edited weddings you’ve done in lightroom and then upload to dropbox or some other sharing app. We’ll take it from there.

After that you can put through your first job!

What to get onboard? Contact us using the form below.

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