Author: Alexander Svet

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

Recently, I’ve been to a shopping mall, and there were advent calendars of all kinds and types: sweets, beauty products, toys, drinks, basically anything… except for photography stuff! I mean, I’m a photographer, and I want to receive some nice things every day during the Christmas season! This utter unfairness gave me an idea for Santa Alex this year. So, kids, meet the Capture One Advent Calendar!  Capture One Advent Calendar is a free Christmas newsletter that delivers emails with helpful Capture One tools every day from December 1 to 24! Simply open my daily email, and you’ll get a surprise,…

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Capture One has just released the new Capture One 23. It introduces an entirely new tool – Smart Adjustments and brings several long-awaited features, such as Layers in Styles and the ability to change capture time. Also, Capture One 23 makes image culling way faster and easier. Plus, the new version offers better performance and adds some nice updates to Capture One Live. As always, I’ve prepared for you a detailed video overview! Faster Image Culling In Capture One 23, the Import workflow has been completely redesigned. First of all, you can now set ratings and color tags right in…

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This week we’ll talk about skin color correction in Capture One! I’ll show you my favorite hints to even out skin color, and you’ll learn how to uniform skin tone with Lightness and Saturation sliders. But first, I have some exciting news for you! Several years ago, I released Original Film Styles for Capture One. Since then, these styles have been approved by thousands of Capture One photographers worldwide. Today, these legendary film styles are back with advanced layered versions and additional remastered looks: ✅ Layered versions of all film styles. Film styles now store all the adjustments in layers, allowing you…

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Capture One has just revealed the new features of the upcoming Capture One 23: Smart Adjustments Faster Culling Layers in Styles Change capture time Variants in albums Reviewer Management in Live Let’s see what we already know about the new tools and how they can improve your Capture One workflow! But first, an exciting announcement! Save 95% on a Bundle of Premium Photography Tutorials and Tools Once a year, folks from 5DayDeal, offer a bundle full of excellent photography tutorials and tools at a 95% reduction of retail cost:The bundle is available for five days only, and you can get…

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Capture One has just released the 15.4.0 service update containing new lens profiles, bug fixes, and wireless tethering support for Nikon Z9 and D6 (WT-6 wireless transmitter or ethernet cable required). New lens support Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 12-32mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | C Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | C Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | C Fujifilm Fujinon GF45-100mm F4 R LM OIS WR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III  Also, Capture One for iPad has received a major update that brings: Tethered shooting (USB or Wi-Fi) Shutter button for remote capture…

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My mobile shooting setup is pretty simple: iPhone 12 Pro with Halide as the shooting app. Besides excellent control over the camera, Halide can capture ProRAW DNG + HEIC files. HEIC quality is fine enough for all the regular images, and ProRAW allows you to get maximum out of the shot when you need it. Usually, I process most of the images right on the phone, but some shots deserve development in Capture One. Here are my top 5 tips on how to edit mobile photos quickly and efficiently with Capture One! Apply Looks with Styles Styles allow you to…

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