Author: Alexander Svet

Alexander Svet – Professional photographer and photography instructor. Phase One Certified Professional and Capture One beta tester.

Recently, Capture One 23 16.2 has introduced style shortcuts to apply pre-made looks and adjustments quickly. However, this feature offers way more than just a few additional hotkeys. Style shortcuts allow you to access new features previously unavailable in Capture One. I’ve already shown you how to change Crop aspect ratios with new hotkeys. This week, I’ve prepared for you five more ideas for style shortcuts: Set Ratings and Color Tags Simultaneously Make Sky Vibrant Create New Layers with Custom Opacity Change Film Simulations with Hot Keys Quickly Apply Color Ranges Set Ratings and Color Tags Simultaneously Sometimes, you might…

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Today we continue to solve your annoying Capture One problems! From the first part, you’ve learned how to reset everything except crop, what camera profile is best to choose, why your cropping settings change, and other practical hints. You have sent me a bunch of new questions, and today we’ll discover how to: Set crop to ‘Unconstrained’ and quickly control crop ratios. Arrange shortcut keys for all color ratings. Add styles to Favourites. But first, I invite you to join me on my new live stream Color Grading Techniques in Capture One on June 15, 7 PM CEST / 1 PM EDT / 10 AM PDT On the…

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Capture One has just released an upgrade for Capture One 23  that brings a whole bunch of awesome new features: Auto Dust Removal Face Focus in Cull & Importer Styles & ‘Edit With’ Shortcuts Wireless tethering for Fujifilm cameras Integration with Frame.io Improved Smart Adjustments consistency Faster preview generation Wow, I can’t ever recall seeing so many new and highly anticipated features in any free upgrade of Capture One! Well, the upgrade is free if you have bought Capture One 23 license before February 14 2023, or have a subscription. As always, I have prepared a detailed overview of all the…

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Hey! What annoys you the most about Capture One? Is there a tool that works counterintuitively for you? Or you can’t bear some interface features? Share your pain with me! In many cases, such problems can be easily resolved! I regularly receive Capture One questions from my subscribers, and this week, I’ll share with you quick and simple solutions to five annoying Capture One problems: How to reset everything except crop? How to set a rating to a single image? Why can’t I copy cropping? What camera profile is best to choose? Why do my cropping settings always change? How…

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Do you use custom workspaces in Capture One? They allow you to quickly switch interface setups and easily access tools for your current task. This week I’ve prepared five ideas for custom Capture One workspaces: Speed Edit Workspace Batch Editing Workspace Color Grading Workspace Studio Workspace Travel Workspace Let’s see how we can build every workspace and speed up your editing! How Custom Workspaces Work Capture One allows you to customize all interface areas, including every tool tab and the toolbar. Then, you can save it as a new workspace for a quick access: I’ve prepared five ideas of various…

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Previously, I shared my favorite tricks for adjusting skin tone in Capture One. Check them out to learn how to set a color sample and even out Lightness and Saturation in Color Editor Skin Tone. This week, I’ll show you how to apply the best practices for skin tone correction using Color Editor styles. You’ll learn: How to create your default skin correction styles How to shift skin hue using styles How to use styles to adjust skin saturation and lightness quickly But first, I have some exciting news for you! Several years ago, I released Original Film Styles for…

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