Author: Alexander Svet

Now that all the photography brands have rolled out their Black Friday deals, let’s take a look at the best ones for Capture One photographers. First up, Capture One is offering 30% off their annual All-in-One subscription, bringing the monthly cost down to around $16. That gets you year-round access to the latest version of Capture One, the mobile app for iPad and iPhone, online collaboration tools, and cloud-synced settings. Retouch4me, my go-to AI retouching tool, is offering 45% off everything. While Capture One’s latest updates have started to replace some of what Retouch4me does, I still haven’t found anything that beats their…

Capture One 16.7 is officially out this week, and I’ve been testing the beta version extensively all October. I think this is the most transformational update of Capture One yet, as the new layer features are truly revolutionary. Today, I want to share three practical use cases showing how Capture One 16.7 changes real-life tasks: Relighting Subject Only Changing the Color of Clothes Quickly Adjusting Target Eye Video Tutorial  Relighting Subject Only Capture One 16.7 lets you combine masks in different ways, opening up plenty of applications for this. One of the things you can use it for is to relight…

Capture One has started an open beta test of their upcoming major release, Capture One 16.7. I’ve only just tried it out, but it’s a really impressive update that gives you a whole new level of layer control. I’ll be publishing the in-depth review when Capture One 16.7 is released, but for now, let’s go through the main new features. Combine Masks Firstly, you can now combine any masks. Literally any, including classic and AI masks. For example, you can subtract a subject mask from a gradient, which will remain active so that you can resize it if necessary. Moreover, if…

Capture One recently released an update that adds a bunch of handy features, allowing you to: Prevent retouching of birthmarks, moles, and other sensitive areas of the face. Exclude the Output folder from the Capture One library Automatically apply XMP crop metadata. There are also useful additions to cloud settings, scripts, and new camera support. Let’s explore how these new features can enhance your Capture One workflow! First, a quick announcement! On September 11, I’m starting a new autumn cohort of the Become an AI-Native Photographer course and the next 3 students can join with a $250 discount. This four-week transformative course covers all aspects of an AI-powered photography…

It might seem that AI tools are pretty pricey, and they are, especially for things like video generation or top-tier LLMs such as o3 Pro. But there are a bunch of workarounds that can let you use top AI tools free of charge! I’ve prepared a list of services that you can use to gain free access to: Top-tier LLMs like Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek (US hosted) Leading image generation models, such as Flux Kontext Frontier video generation models, like the Runaway Gen-4, The thing is that we’re living in a time of a subsidized AI, when AI companies…

Capture One has just announced the new 16.6 update with AI-powered retouching tools, an improved Library, and other enhancements. You can now retouch portraits with AI directly in Capture One using a bunch of new tools: Blemish Removal Even Skin Dark Circle Reduction Contouring The new AI retouching automatically detects faces, works with individual and group portraits, and doesn’t require an internet connection. Capture One developers have also added a new Session Builder to simplify studio workflows, and the Library tool has received several useful updates. The update is coming to Capture One at the end of May, but you…