Do you have favorite image editing techniques? I bet you have! Today, I’ll share my top five image editing tricks in Capture One. Curve Mix One of the simplest yet effective techniques with Curves is to apply a slightly S-shaped curve to every color channel. The key trick is to make every channel correction a bit different. Together, such Curve adjustments increase contrast and accurately shift color in the unique way: I’ve used this technique in the Gentle Touch style from Pro Color Grading Style Set to create a delicate and versatile portrait style. Smart Desaturation Reducing the saturation of the whole image gives…
Author: Alexander Svet
Alexander Svet
Alexander Svet – Professional photographer and photography instructor. Phase One Certified Professional and Capture One beta tester.
This post contains affiliate links and/or codes, so if you purchase a product through such a link or with such a code, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This week we’ll talk about AI skin retouching, and I’ll share a chapter from my new book Capture One Hidden Features with you! AI-Powered Skin Retouching I’ve been looking for a reliable AI retouching software for years. There is a whole bunch of apps available for auto-retouching, but somehow none of them have fit my workflow. I’m sure you are familiar with this typical blurry and…
Capture One has finally released Capture One for iPad, and, to be honest, this is the most controversial release of Capture One. Ever. I just love this app; for the new, ultra-convenient interface, for the same processing engine as in the desktop Capture One. It’s just fantastic to have the natural and realistic color rendering on iPad. And this app is so fast! At the same time, the very first version of Capture One for iPad lacks Layers, Curves, and many other advanced tools. Fortunately, there is a way to apply the missing adjustments using styles, making the Capture One…
Capture One has released the 15.3.1 update that brings new camera and lens profiles: New Camera Support Canon EOS Ra New Lens Support Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN | C Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN | C Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN | C Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN | C Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN | C Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | C Fujifilm Fujinon XF18-120mmF4 LM PZ WR Also, you can now change the aspect ratio behavior in Capture One preferences: The variant aspect ratio has been introduced in the Capture One 15.3 update. It always shows…
Here are hints on working with Luma Range from my new book Capture One Hidden Features: 1. Luma Range takes all image adjustments into account Say, you have a bright sky on an image, and you wish to darken it. You can easily create a Luma Range mask for it and decrease exposure to fix the highlighted areas. And here is the thing: if you create a new layer after that, Luma Range will act differently on that layer. You would not be able to select the same highlighted area with Luma Range because it’s not so bright anymore. But you can…
Today we’ll talk about hidden features of layers in Capture One, and I’ll share with you a chapter from my new book Capture One Hidden Features. You’ll learn how to create two gradients on a single layer, speed up editing with brush shortcuts, skip copying layers, and more! Feel free to download this one and three other free chapters here. Hidden Features of Layers In recent years, the Layers tool in Capture One has drastically evolved. You can now create complex masks in a couple of clicks and perform all the editing in layers. Here are my favorite unobvious features…