Author: Alexander Svet

Hey! Two years ago, I moved to a new country and built a photography business here from scratch using my AI-powered image editing workflow. I’ve found a way to speed up and automate every aspect of image processing: from initial culling to auto-editing and AI-powered retouching. For this, I’ve tested almost every available AI app, so now you don’t have to do this. Then, I honed this workflow on dozens of actual clients. So it’s not some theoretical stuff; these tools have proven to generate income. On April 27, I will share all the details of this workflow in my…

Have you customized your Capture One workspace and shortcuts? I bet you did! But what about Session and Catalog templates? If you regularly create new sessions or catalogs, templates can save you a massive amount of time! This week, I’ll show you how to speed up your Capture One workflow using custom templates. You’ll learn: How session and catalog templates work How to duplicate albums and projects using templates What are the best practices for template creation Ok, let’s start with the basics! How Session and Catalog Templates Work Templates contain saved structures of Capture One sessions and catalogs. Thus, you can…

Capture One has just released the new Capture One 23 16.1, bringing a bunch of helpful updates: Apple ProRaw Support Quickly Move Background Adjustments to a New Layer Smart Adjustments Improvements Enhanced Cull and Importer Capture One Live Improvements Let’s see how all the new features work in practice! But, I have some exciting news to share! Ever since AI tools became available, my hobby has been learning about them. You may remember my post about writing Capture One scripts using ChatGPT. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about creating prompts (commands you pass to AI) and experimented with them.…

Recently, OpenAI has released a new AI tool, ChatGPT, that allows you to generate any text you can imagine: from marketing copywriting to programming code. ChatGPT is free, although you might need to use a bit of a queue to try it. ChatGPT was released just several days ago, but numerous use cases have already been published. People are building websites and creating apps just by using a code generated by ChatGPT. And that’s when I thought: How can Capture One users benefit from such a text-based AI tool? We can set up AI to write Capture One scripts for…

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,…

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…