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Overall, Capture One is a critical part of my studio workflow. I find that the photo editing software processes RAW files unlike any other RAW editor. And it improves with every new version! I’ve compared files processed in other software programs to the results in Capture One, and the result is very different. Capture One Pro lets you edit files from all major camera brands. Or save with a Capture One version that's just for Fujifilm, Sony or Nikon cameras. Plus, get solutions for business and multi-user teams.
As a fashion and beauty photographer, I shoot in the studio 70% of the time. I rarely shoot by myself but rely on a creative team – a fashion stylist, makeup artist, hair stylist, set designer, etc., and often there’s also a client. Shooting directly to Capture One on my computer using tethered capture means the team and client can make adjustments as we go – and I can focus on directing the model.
I shoot with Fujifilm GFX 50S, which is a mirrorless medium format camera. As opposed to a typical DSLR, I can see the result of every single shot right after I snap it – in my camera’s viewfinder. It’s really convenient that I don’t have to look constantly back at the screen.
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Ccleaner mac. Meanwhile, Capture One’s photo editing software isn’t just for post-production – it also makes the shooting process easier with tethered capture. This feature lets you connect your camera to your computer and customize the settings directly in Capture One – with lots of customizable options for your capture and detailed camera settings right in the software.
I’ve been using Capture One for about 7 or 8 years now, and I love the wide range of adjustments this photo editing software provides. I’m especially happy that it supports Fujifilm, as my camera has a really wide dynamic range and range of colors captured in RAW format, and Capture One has Fuji specific ICC profiles and Curves corresponding to film styles of Fujifilm cameras. A lot of photographers love Fuji for its Fujifilm Film Simulations, and you can select from several film options as you shoot (even if you shoot RAW!), that really helps with an overall color and contrast direction for the shoot. But if you didn’t choose any or you have changed your mind, you can select another Fujifilm Film Simulation directly in Capture One!
Because my camera is medium format, this means large files and lots of data. I’ve never had issues with Capture One processing and applying adjustments to files as I shoot. It has never slowed me down, which is really critical when you are working with other people and to a strict schedule on-set. And what I love about my GFX 50S is how much I can do to the RAW files in post production. Even if you severely underexpose or overexpose an image, there is so much information in the file so it can easily be recovered!
Left – After, Right – Before
Creating colors
I do a lot of color correction and color grading in my work. I plan out a color palette before the shoot, of course, but often you can’t get the exact colors you want in-camera.
Sometimes I shoot with color gels to create different effects, knowing what I will do to this or that color in post production using my photo editor. For example, the above image on the right-hand side was shot with a 1/4 magenta gel on a tungsten light. When I added cyan and green to the image in Capture One, it helped me get closer to natural, slightly vintage skin tone look I was after, while making the background green.
Temperature and Tint adjustments. Color Balance adjustments.
The Color Balance tool is probably my favorite tool in Capture One. It allows me create a certain mood and add a personal touch to an image. I usually do my tonal range adjustments and color grading on two separate layers. That allows me to turn them OFF one at a time and see if I want to adjust them further.
Left – After, Right – Before the color grading, see the layer on the left is OFF.
To save time on color grading with Luminosity masks in Photoshop, I often do additional layers in Capture One and use the Luma Range tool for a precise selection of tones. For example, in the image below I wanted the highlights and the background to be a bit cooler to add more depth to the image. So I used the Luma range tool to select the lightest areas in the image and apply Color Balance specifically to them. If not all the selected areas (shown in red below) are needed, it is easy to erase parts of the mask with the eraser tool.
Left – applying mask to lighter tones only. Middle – part of the face, neck and shirt erased from the mask.
Using the same principle I can make a separate layer with the Luma Range Mask just for the hair which is the darkest part of this image. Here is the image before and after the Luma Range layer is applied.
Left – After, Right – Before
The difference is subtle, but that’s what you need the Luma Range tool for – subtle color grading to achieve more depth in an image, and overall more finished look.
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Overall, Capture One is a critical part of my studio workflow. I find that the photo editing software processes RAW files unlike any other RAW editor. And it improves with every new version! I’ve compared files processed in other software programs to the results in Capture One, and the result is very different. Capture One just sees more nuances in color in different parts of dynamic range.
It’s also crucial for editing skin tones and for fashion photography. Because you’re dealing with designer clothes, professional models and creative lighting – you need to get the most out of your capture!
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Kristina Varaksina
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Russian-born Kristina Varaksina has resided in the USA since 2010 and currently lives and works in New York.
Kristina is recipient of multiple prestigious photography awards, like Prix de la Photographie, Communications Arts Photography Annual, Int’l Photography Awards, PDN Faces, and many more.
Kristina is recipient of multiple prestigious photography awards, like Prix de la Photographie, Communications Arts Photography Annual, Int’l Photography Awards, PDN Faces, and many more.
Varaksina’s focus is to capture human emotions and the psychological impressions of her subjects’ mind – permitting the characters to project their internal reality. Kristina Varaksina’s personal works are etherial, projecting the psyche onto the corners of a room. Through a conscientious attention to light and a soft palette these allegories come to life and absorb the viewer into their microcosm.
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You will have to be more specific about your workflow. CaptureOne has a few different ways to pass image files to another application.
1) Edit with ..
2) Open with ..
'Edit with..' will render the raw file into an RGB image file (like a TIFF or JPEG) with the CaptureOne settings applied and pass that rendered file to the application of your choice.
'Open with..' will simply pass the raw file to the application of your choice, without any CaptureOne edits applied.
When you bring your images into CaptureOne, it will render the previews that you see according to whatever the default settings are (for example, it will choose the camera's ICC profile and the Auto curve type, the As Shot white balance, etc.). It will then create a preview of the raw file according to these settings.
If you 'Edit with..' then CaptureOne will apply these settings and make a TIFF or JPEG that looks like the CaptureOne preview and pass it to DxO.
If you 'Open with..' then CaptureOne just passes the raw file to DxO, with no edits applied.
When the passed file comes into DxO:
The 'Edit with..' TIFF or JPEG will look like the CaptureOne preview because CaptureOne made the TIFF or JPEG with the CaptureOne settings.
The 'Open with..' image will be DxO's raw preview rendering, according to all of the default settings and automagic stuff that it does to a raw file from your camera.
This is probably where your difference is coming from, but without more info, it is not possible to pinpoint the root of what you are describing.
See this thread:
https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19004952
for a workflow description related to CaptureOne and DxO and using CaptureOne to pass the raw file to DxO for NR and lens correction and then passing the resulting DNG from DxO back to CaptureOne. If you really like the CaptureOne colors or editing tools, but require the DxO NR, then you probably want to choose files in CaptureOne, use the 'Open with..' command to send the raw files to DxO, do the NR there, and export DNGs (they will be linear DNGs [demosaicked] so that the pixel operations of NR can be applied to the data) back to CaptureOne for further editing.
Kirk
1) Edit with ..
2) Open with ..
'Edit with..' will render the raw file into an RGB image file (like a TIFF or JPEG) with the CaptureOne settings applied and pass that rendered file to the application of your choice.
'Open with..' will simply pass the raw file to the application of your choice, without any CaptureOne edits applied.
When you bring your images into CaptureOne, it will render the previews that you see according to whatever the default settings are (for example, it will choose the camera's ICC profile and the Auto curve type, the As Shot white balance, etc.). It will then create a preview of the raw file according to these settings.
If you 'Edit with..' then CaptureOne will apply these settings and make a TIFF or JPEG that looks like the CaptureOne preview and pass it to DxO.
If you 'Open with..' then CaptureOne just passes the raw file to DxO, with no edits applied.
When the passed file comes into DxO:
The 'Edit with..' TIFF or JPEG will look like the CaptureOne preview because CaptureOne made the TIFF or JPEG with the CaptureOne settings.
The 'Open with..' image will be DxO's raw preview rendering, according to all of the default settings and automagic stuff that it does to a raw file from your camera.
This is probably where your difference is coming from, but without more info, it is not possible to pinpoint the root of what you are describing.
See this thread:
https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19004952
for a workflow description related to CaptureOne and DxO and using CaptureOne to pass the raw file to DxO for NR and lens correction and then passing the resulting DNG from DxO back to CaptureOne. If you really like the CaptureOne colors or editing tools, but require the DxO NR, then you probably want to choose files in CaptureOne, use the 'Open with..' command to send the raw files to DxO, do the NR there, and export DNGs (they will be linear DNGs [demosaicked] so that the pixel operations of NR can be applied to the data) back to CaptureOne for further editing.
Kirk
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