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I don’t give a JPEG!

You’ve finessed your images to the point of delicious visual perfection……..
Now what?

Now you need to process them. And as you’ll see, I actually sometimes give a JPEG.

This seldom talked about part of the workflow can save you a ton of time with just a few minutes planning. But there are so many options……..

6bit or 8bit? TIFF or JPEG?

The client wants low-res JPEG’s and full-res TIFF’s in different folder. Sure thing, easy.

All the images need to be exactly 23.5cm in length on the short edge? EASY PEASY!

Where are my processed images? Capture One Pro 7 has a built-in sniffer dog ready to track your images down with one click of a button.

This final stage in our workflow series shows you how do all these things and make great coffee along the way (maybe I lied about the coffee)

Enjoy the last part of my workflow tutorial!

Warmest wishes,

Adrian

Ch-ch-changes by Adrian Weinbrecht

So what’s next? You’ve got your raw images loaded into Capture One Pro 7, now what?

Now it’s time to set up your workspace, choose your tools and get creative! Capture One Pro 7 gives you a huge range of tools and choices, but which tools do you really need to use every day?

In this Workflow Tutorial Part II I will go through how I set up the various computers I have running Capture One Pro 7. Believe it or not the tools I use most, can be contained in one tool tab. Life is better when it’s simple.

Capture One Pro 7 makes great photography easier.

Please feel free to post any questions or comments you might have.

Check out “Data Love Part I” here and see how I set up a session, name, import and rate it in Capture One Pro 7

Thanks for watching.

Warmest wishes

Adrian Weinbrecht

Nail down exact color correction

One of the many strong features of the Advanced Color Editor is the ability to define exactly which color you wish to edit, even down to the saturation range. It is a far more accurate system than just moving arbitrary named sliders, for example.

How to make sure the right colors are selected

To assist you in seeing exactly what colors have been selected, there is an option in the editor named “View selected color range”. With this option selected, any color that is not going to be affected will be displayed as greyscale.

The Advanced Color Editor is a really simple way to nail down that exact color correction!

Examples

In our sample image I have used the Pick Color Correction cursor to select the bluebell flowers. I have subsequently raised the saturation and dropped the luminosity of the blue slightly. This darkens up the bluebells closer to what I remember them looking like. They are always a tricky subject to catch!

To see exactly which areas of the image are going to be affected, I can check the “View selected color range” box, indicated by the orange circle. The preview will now look like this:

It is very clear to see what tones are going to be adjusted in the Color Editor.

This is a really useful feature if you have a number of color tones that are close to each other and you want to carefully define what is going to be changed. In my example, it will be more obvious of course, but this image shows exactly how the color range option works.

The parameters of the selected color can always be edited, even with the “View selected color range” option left on.

In this example with the current selection in the Color Editor, I would be able to make a very precise color edit.

If I leave the “View selected color range” option on and simply expand out my selection in the Color Editor wheel, I begin to see more of the color range that will be affected by any future edit applied.

Try to get in the habit of making a quick check with the color range option, to accurately see what your color edits are doing.

Best regards,

David

Data Love by Adrian Weinbrecht

Phase One asked me to do a video showing my workflow. “Sure thing” I said, thinking I could do it very quickly. So we started filming. However, it was soon obvious that we had way too much information to share, to get it all squeezed into 1 video.

So instead of 1 video, we are creating 3. This is Part One of our workflow series.

Protect your data with a safe, smooth and efficient workflow

Few things are more critical then your workflow. What’s the point of having a client spend 1,000’s on a shoot if you can’t ingest, name, display, edit and process the images safely and as soon as possible.

We’ve been using the same workflow for years; it’s all pretty straightforward. However I’ve created this ‘Part One’ of my workflow to be useful to everyone, from seasoned Pros to absolute beginners.

Please feel free to post any questions or comments you might have.

Thanks for watching.

Warmest wishes

Adrian Weinbrecht