PhotoMentor turns one
One year of honest critique — and a pricing experiment
We built PhotoMentor to be a photographic sparring partner, not a fan. It points out what weakens a frame, explains why, and suggests what to try next.
What the first year taught us
Photography does not run on a monthly schedule
A monthly subscription assumes a regular habit. Photography is rarely that predictable. People return after a shoot, during an editing session, before a trip, or when they want a second opinion on a photograph that matters.
That is why we are testing a different rhythm: access for a full year, without pressure to use PhotoMentor every month.
The experiment
First-year Pro annual for $18.99
We are opening 50 first-year Pro annual plans at $18.99. After the first year, the subscription renews at the standard $40/year unless cancelled.
There is no countdown and no artificial deadline. The experiment ends when the 50 plans have been redeemed.
Prefer to try PhotoMentor first? Start with Free, then enter promo code OneYearOff in the paywall while anniversary plans remain.
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First year $18.99. Renews at $40/year unless cancelled.
What PhotoMentor kept noticing
The most common critique themes
Across analyses measured over 90 days, these critique categories appeared most often.
16.3%
Subject
14.5%
Visual Clutter
10.3%
Flat Lighting
In its first year, PhotoMentor analyzed more than 23,000 photographs.
What changed
A more grounded critic, built for real workflows
Guard V2 + YOLO geometry pass
Scene and geometry checks help PhotoMentor avoid unsupported references to objects and spatial relationships that are not actually in the photograph.
Bulk Culling beta
Photographers can review a shoot as a set, narrow it down, and compare stronger frames instead of judging every photograph in isolation.
PhotoMentor for Android
The Android app has been submitted to Google Play, bringing the critique workflow closer to the camera roll.
The experiment is about rhythm, not urgency
We want to learn whether annual access fits photographers better than another monthly obligation. If it does, it will influence how PhotoMentor develops from here.
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