Author: Alexander Svet

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

Have you tried the new People Masking tool yet? At first I thought it was just a handy but not revolutionary tool. However, I can now say that it has completely transformed my portrait editing workflow. Today, I’m going to share my top five practical use cases for the new People Masking tool. You’ll learn how to: Recover facial shadows Enhance eyes Amplify facial shadows Increase lip volume Darken an overexposed face But first, a quick announcement: Black Friday is Already Here! This is your once-a-year chance to get the best Capture One styles, courses, and books at unbeatable discounts, up…

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Last week, Capture One released the new Match Look tool, which allows you to easily replicate color grading from any image. However, most of the Match Look examples you may have seen are about images of people: fashion photography, weddings, headshots, and so on. There is a good reason for this: Match Look works really well with portraits. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for other genres! Today, we’re going to discuss how to use the Match Look tool with landscapes and travel shots: You’ll learn two main rules for using Match Look in landscape photography. You’ll see how to inspire your travel…

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Capture One has just released a whole bunch of outstanding new features, making this the most impressive Capture One update ever. Today, you’ll see how to get the maximum out of these new tools!  You’ll learn the best practices for replicating color grading with the new Match Look tool. I’ll also show you my own technique for adapting color gradings from classic artworks. You’ll see how to batch adjust skin tone, eyes, and lips with a single click. We’ll discuss cloud syncing between Capture One apps and other practical enhancements. Finally, I’ve prepared a set of free Adaptive Styles designed to help…

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Capture One has just announced new features coming in the 16.5 release and they are just amazing. Seriously, I haven’t been this excited about a software release in years! The Match Look tool allows you to replicate the color grading from any image (including JPGs) with a single click: You can now create precise AI masks for facial skin, body skin, eyebrows, eyes, and lips: Capture One 16.5 will also include several other enhancements, such as the ability to replace backgrounds, improved tethered shooting, and the ProStandard profile for iPhone RAWs.Let’s take a look at everything we know about the…

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The wait is finally over! Capture One has just introduced Masks and Layers to Capture One Mobile, making this the most anticipated update to the iPad and iPhone apps yet! You can now draw masks, create gradients, adjust layer opacity, invert and duplicate masks, all right on your iPad or iPhone. And most exciting of all, you can apply layered styles and easily adjust the intensity of a style. At the end of this post, I’ve included 10 FREE layered styles for you to try out with Capture One Mobile! Let’s start with creating masks! Creating Masks There are four types of…

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This is a curated list of over 700 free Capture One tutorials from the best Capture One experts: Paul Reiffer, Image Alchemist, Walter Rowe, Studio Builder, Thomas Fitzgerald, Fstoppers, Capture One developers, and many more! All tutorials are organized into 41 sections, covering everything from beginner’s guides and essential adjustments to advanced color grading techniques and professional Capture One workflows. Free Styles for Capture One Download 40 free Film Styles for Capture One Download 5 free Smart White Balance and AI Color Grading styles Download 5 free ready looks for Capture One Download 5 free Creative styles for Capture One…

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