You look at a photo and decide almost instantly whether it works

Photographer Simon Booth proposes a simple method for culling photos: name your immediate reaction to the image. Booth uses positive words like 'beautiful' or 'atmospheric' to identify keepers, and negative words like 'cluttered' or 'messy' to discard shots. The most insidious category is 'ordinary,' which describes technically sound but forgettable images. This technique helps photographers make faster, more effective decisions in the field, especially when shooting large volumes of images.