HG
Hailey G.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Cuts culling time in half!"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

I love that photo mechanic has made the culling process easier and more efficient. I like that I am able to star photos and rate them and then easily move them/sort them to new locations. When sorting through thousands of photos as a wedding photographer this has made that job far easier and faster! I also use this program for importing my photos and can see previews right away even from RAW files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

The program is limited and mostly has one sole function. I wish there was a way to rename files within the program. However, I do prefer the simplicity of the program and that it doesn't have many functions because it's perfect for the job I need it for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"If you edit photos professionally, you NEED Photo Mechanic"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

The speed. It's a very customizable photo viewer, manager, and inject system. It was designed with photojournalists in mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

Roadmap on the future with the software. It does 98% of I want it to do, but no one knows what features are coming in the future. I've been on version 5 for several years -- all with bug fixes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Marius S.
MS
Marius S.
Fullstack Developer, Photo/Videographer
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Photographer's invaluable support application"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

Memory card ingestion, with user variables for folder and image naming, meta-tags automated editing, image categorization and culling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

Interface could be polished a little more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Samantha W.
SW
Samantha W.
Photographer
Photography
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Photo Mechanic is Awesome!"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

The short amount of time it takes for raw files to load. Culling is a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

There is nothing I dislike about the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Photo Mechanics has help my higher ed institution work more efficiently!"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

Photo mechanics allows us to view and mark pictures very efficiently. It helps us choose photos for certain publications and our graphics department can easily find them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

Occasionally I have difficulty learning how to do something in Photo Mechanics. It's harder to find the questions by googling, but I eventually figure it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trung H.
TH
Trung H.
Owner/Photographer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A game changer for viewing/culling high volumes of photographs"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

Being able to flip through hundreds or thousands of RAW images with zero delay between images, regardless of resolution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

Software is slightly dated looking, but it gets the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great program and very easy to use "
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

The easy of use makes this program invaluable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

I don't like that it doesn't transfer over when I have to do a Time Machine backup. It adds another activation when I reinstall it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Julie H.
JH
Julie H.
Owner
Events Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Game Changer"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

For a long time I heard other photographers raving about Photo Mechanic. I finally downloaded the free trial and culled a wedding using the program. I must have been doing it wrong, because I didn't feel it really saved me any time. Previously I had been culling as I edited in Adobe Lightroom rather than culling the photos and then importing them for editing. It was pretty hard to determine how much time I was spending on culling since it was mixed in with editing. After a friend finally showed me her method of tagging the photos to keep and deleting the rest, I finally realized how amazing Photo Mechanic is. I can now cull a portrait session in 10 minutes or less, and cull an all day wedding in 30 minutes to an hour. Plus, if I need to zoom in on an image to check its sharpness, I don't have to wait for the full image to load. So great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

I do feel like the images look less crisp than in Adobe Lightroom. I also felt like it wasn't very intuitive to use the first few times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Photography
UP
Verified User in Photography
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Changed Culling Forever"
5/5
What do you like best about Photo Mechanic?

I love that instead of going through all my photos and deleting some, I'm now choosing what to keep in the first place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Photo Mechanic?

There is nothing I would change about this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.