Make your photos pop!!! Exposure, Contrast and Saturation in Capture One

[@fluxstandard8364]

Oh he is still making videos what

[@kaydendangelo3843]

i know Im randomly asking but does someone know a tool to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I love any assistance you can give me

[@blazetimothy8974]

@Kayden Dangelo instablaster :)

[@kaydendangelo3843]

@Blaze Timothy i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@kaydendangelo3843]

@Blaze Timothy It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much, you really help me out!

[@blazetimothy8974]

@Kayden Dangelo glad I could help xD

[@mikearst2940]

Good video, thanks for making it. You've probably covered this in other videos. Just in case... A useful temporary-reset trick with individual sliders: Move the pointer over a slider's name. Left-click and hold the mouse button down. The slider resets to its default position. Let up on the mouse button and the slider goes back to where you last set it. The mouse wheel can be used with sliders. Hover over a slider to give it the "focus" first, then roll the wheel. Once in a while you might have to click the slider to put the focus there. The wheel also works with curves. Hover the mouse over a point on the curve so that orange cross-hairs appear. Roll the mouse wheel for upward/downward movement. Hold down Shift and roll the wheel for leftward/rightward movement. The wheel also works to move the various sliders around in the advanced color-balance tool. These "minor" UI enhancements are great. They can help reduce hand fatigue a lot during long editing sessions.

[@framedge]

Recently purchased Capture One 21/22 and your videos have really opened up the possibility of the program. Very helpful.

[@jeff8289]

Love the cat!!! More!

[@WanderAmbler]

So grateful for this series of capture one tutorials, they are so helpful! Really hope there's more on the way! Thank you!

[@wanakoplays8874]

I just started testing Capture One a few weeks ago and I'm editing a few shoots I've done with my new Fuji. I've been using Lightroom since the Beta back in '06, and I find that Capture One is just such a powerful editing program. There are things I need to get used to, but I see great things ahead using the software. I'm quite excited to learn to unlock its true potential.

[@philipshucet9481]

Thanks for another Capture One lesson, Ted. I ditched my other processing tools to use Capture One exclusively. Look forward to future tips from you on this.

[@sidvicious3129]

This is outside and I’m glad you took the time out to do this, which is a must for people like me who have the program and moving away from Lightroom.

[@mollyanderson449]

So glad to see some C1 tutorials here! Been using It for some time now and love it, but post-processing isn’t my strong point, so finding quality tutorials that cover general techniques specifically using C1 is a welcome thing!

[@PavlosPapageorgiou]

Cool tips. I never use the toolbar in Capture One. CTRL-SHIFT-C and V copies and pastes all settings. To apply only one tool setting, say white balance, to a bunch of images, select the source image as primary, shift-select the others, and then CTRL-SHIFT click the double arrow icon in that tool panel.

[@davidjones8070]

Ive been a long time C1 and i started with the express version and got my feet wet then went to the pro version when i watched videos on the the benefits of the extended features...when they added luma curves i knew for sure that it was worth my time to really learn the many different ways you can adopt this software to any work flow. Thanks Ted for all your unbiased views on this program. Cheers.

[@MichaelSmith-zw5fu]

I've been using Capture one for about a year now at your suggestion. I'm really looking forward to this series and seeing what it can really do.

[@palentier1]

Thanks for doing these Ted. I look forward to more Luminar videos.

[@deanjohnson4564]

Good video good information. What is the advantage of C1? Why would I want to switch? Apologies if this question has already been answered somewhere is this thread.

[@unoengborg]

If I want to change contrast using curves, I prefer using the Luma curve rather than the RGB curves as that does not affect the saturation

[@charlottesimss9853]

Same, I like using a mix of the two, RGB for setting black and white points and luminosity for more contrast control

[@caerphoto]

Quick tip for adjusting sliders: if you hold Option/Alt when moving them, you'll have a finer degree of control. This is especially handy for adjusting Rotation, which can be rather too sensitive otherwise. Also, I think it's important to note that according to a couple of Phase One webinars, the Contrast slider is actually a blend of RGB and Luminance contrast adjustment. If you just use the RGB curve to increase contrast, you'll also increase saturation quite a lot more than using the Contrast slider. Conversely, if you use the Luminance curve you won't affect saturation at all. You can of course replicate the effects of the Contrast slider using Curves, but it's a handy quick fix imo, and offers a nice default balance. The same applies to the Brightness slider - it's essentially a mid-point adjustment on both the RGB and Luminance curves.

[@rkuns]

Great job! Like the variety on your channel and have no complaints!

[@shivhaaha]

Fantastic video. Short & Sweet!

[@CharlesDunkley]

Perfect timing for this one as I just got Capture One the other day. My first time using any real photo editing software.

[@DanuteP]

Thanks for doing these videos. You're approach and way of explaining really click for me. I'm fairly new to post processing and feel overwhelmed at times to the point of not wanting to work on my images.

[@focusedrealestatephotography]

You mentioned a lens you used on your Sony a7 body to take a picture of the model. What was it? Thanks. Love your videos

[@andresecordoba]

Ted, your cat is ridiculously photogenic

[@Moodboard39]

Thought one second was a dog lol 🤣

[@ClaudeMCAUWE]

If I may ask - why do you use « exposure » to avoid the overexposure, and not « color balance > Highlights » ? That is what I use to get rid of the infamous « overex’ » red warnings

[@RichardBO9]

Thanks Ted! I'm currently evaluating a move to Fujifilm and have begun using Capture One. So you videos on this software are very timely.p

[@joebeta]

Great advice, Ted. I made the jump to Capture One and I really like the results I’m getting.

[@ColinRobertson_LLAP]

Thanks Ted. I've been trying Capture One for a few months now (thanks to subscription pricing) and have been blown away by the quality of the adjustments. Images just look better when processed in C1 compared to Lightroom and I feel like I have more control. My only real hang ups with it are trying to make it fit into my workflow. I do a lot of composites and the Photoshop integration with LR makes that impressively easy with 'open as layers in Photoshop'. Also, LR's ability to stitch panoramas and HDR is something I miss in C1. I'm still trying to understand where my files are in a session-based workflow and where C1 keeps the edit data... I know you briefly touched on it recently, but if you could speak more to how you use Capture One with Lightroom, I'm sure many of us would love to know!

[@samhartwig4640]

I use Lightroom classic now on my MacBook I shoot mostly Sony What version do I need to get. Capture one pro (for Sony) or just get the other one. I’m new to this but willing to try. Bought some of your presets. Appreciate your input

[@robertmoran7120]

Thanks for another great video, Ted. I’m new to capture one and your content is very helpful.

[@pouchboy1]

This was a great video

[@SteveMellorPhotography]

Bit late to the game with C1 and wondering if it’s worth a punt. I have to use Adobe for work though.

[@davidrichards6718]

I binned everything adobe to avoid the subscription and monopoly. Capture one covers 99% of what I need, plus I love then library system compared to LR

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

@@davidrichards6718 could you expand a little on the library system?

[@SteveMellorPhotography]

David Richards I think a lot of people hated the sub idea. If I wasn’t being paid to use it, I’d think twice about it myself. It’s a lot of money every month. It’s good to know, however, that there’s something else out there that will work if I have to move away from Adobe at all.

[@davidrichards6718]

@@sdrtcacgnrjrc i dump all my raws for the date on an external drive , then import, add keywords etc and then backup elsewhere if needed. I haven't used sessions, but if your tethered I can see that working well. Capture one have great videos to help guide you through, better than I can explain

[@thomasgoetze]

As you might know, double klick on a slider itself sets it to default. If you want to see the effect of only one parameter in a tool set (like saturation in the exposure tool) just click and hold the name of the slider.

[@garywestwood6527]

Hello does Capture 1 perform as well with Fuji Raws? Thanks for your inspirational videos.

[@Swabian59er]

Black in black! In the beginning, was the cat left behind you part of the script?

[@angrd020]

Love C1!!!! Thanks!

[@Bro-go9wf]

Thanks, never heard of C1, but now I’ve learned a lot

[@depressedyouth]

Which is better- capture 1 or Lightroom?

[@Moodboard39]

None . Each has their own ..there no one better than the other ....stop comparing like it's a boxing match

[@charlottesimss9853]

What'll really change your C1 workflow is working with luminosity masks. Those are the big secret to getting certain tones to pop and color grading

[@GabrieleNunnari]

Capture One really need a Slider (before after edit) and a Toggle button (before after edit) that is comfortable other than the ALT + Mouse on the icon. It is useful if you want to see how a single tab affects something, but terrible when you work on the entire image. Please let them know that this is an improvement that has to be done.

[@blazerbarrel2]

Very clear instruction , thanks !

[@GCarruthers]

Just seen the cat and i'm now wondering if it has always been there 😂

[@MeumGaudiumRivegauche]

There is a life form moving about behind you and it's not human. You are not alone.

[@perpetualmoto]

Another great video starting right MEOOOW!

[@snaanarchielago7396]

I bought a fuji xt30 and they gave capture one express as a gift. I liked it too much but i used to use vibrance at photoshop and there is NO vibrance at capture one. I dont want to saturate my images. Can you find me a way?

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Your cat is an expert at the art of camouflage :-)

[@boardx77]

always the best videos. thanx.

[@erichstocker4173]

Very clear explanation.

[@MrUffizzi]

More of this please.

[@alexanderivanoff]

The brightness slider in C1 only affect the mid-tones. No need of complicated and confusing explanations. "Popping an image" is a very complicated topic, which starts with the shooting and involving light (direction and qualities), lens characteristics - how it drops off the contrast right behind the focus plane, etc (even sensor size plays a role here), background separation (light and defocus), then specific post-processing techniques, and deep understanding of colour and the ability to create decent contrasts. There is also an important thing, called "inherent luminosity", which plays a vital role how the eyes are perceiving colour, etc. Besides explaining some basic controls in C1, this video has little to do with "popping an image" actually.

[@TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

PET THE KITTY! (Also great video!)

[@siriusestrela]

I did try capture one but my problem was that with dng`s it doesn't work that well. Example: doesn't have lens profile in dng.

[@valkia-innos4972]

Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@stoolin9706]

I wish capture one just had ONE KEY for before and after. Why the need for a mouse and keyboard?

[@q5sys]

They kinda do actually... Ctrl-Z is undo, Crtl-Y is redo, and Crtl-R is reset to original. You can reassign these in the keyboard short cuts if you want. I have them rekeyed and linked with my midi sequencer so I can flip back and forth between changes quickly.

[@hermannschmidt9788]

That cat just creeped me out for a moment 😃 Alien moment.

[@oliverrichetti3736]

Hey Ted, i have a question for you. Before i had capture one I use to use lightroom and how come capture one does't allow you to go negative on shadows and highlights? and does capture one offer something similar to dehaze?

[@stuartbaines2843]

Would probably add a layer or two myself, not a Captureone user as yet.

[@WaldirBorbaJunior]

wow...really love it

[@Burnningsoul]

Thanks for the info.

[@davidrichards6718]

your cat isn't popping.... cool lurking in the shadows. Good video. alt will save me loads of time

[@ssthapit]

I switched to Capture One Pro a few months ago because they have no subscription option

[@theartofphotography]

They do…

[@ssthapit]

@@theartofphotography I meant to say I chose Capture One Pro 21 (great software) because of their perpetual license option as an alternative to subscription. I can see my comment was confusing.

[@georgealexb3940]

@5:29 when you're talking about editing with layers you're specifically talking about Photoshop right? Does Lightroom behave the same way as Capture One in that changes you make in one panel can be countered in another panel?

[@albiiiik]

Please lets do some photo assignments!!!

[@DakotaHarbottle]

Capture One catalog performance on windows fixed when?

[@seamydobbsno1]

It works great for me! Whats your issues??

[@ryans_life]

After seeing mention of a cat in the video has anyone else gone back and rewatched it while looking for it?!

[@shaibn]

Thanks for the video! Please, in the next videos, don't crop the screen capture so we can actually see the histogram when you tell us to look at it :)

[@Hunders1984]

The histogram is visible in the levels tool.

[@adrian-alexandruneculcea206]

lol. the stalking cat.

[@margrab9139]

brightness = highlights in Lightroom

[@KarlDomning]

I need a tutorial on how to make my images Subpop.

[@tebitan3780]

You should let the cat make the presentation!

[@bobhanuman65]

You seem to be moving away from the philosophy, theory and history of photography that was a staple on this channel and more into reviews of hardware and software. Don't know if this is really a good thing. I went back to see your episodes on Harold Feinstein and then to the Harold Feinstein trust and saw that his videos only have 220 subscribers. Why are so many interested in how to use Capture One or read up on gear reviews and have so little interest in learning about what makes a great photo? Is it because it's really easy to sit and manipulate photos or read about gear and actually very very difficult to take a memorable photo that is full of emotion and impact on the viewer. If I have a photo that needs significant manipulation, I know that I did not do my job in the first place.

[@Moodboard39]

Depend who the audience here ...many want gear reviews , many interesting him talk about photography , this dude probably moving away because it's getting boring to him probably...I doubt he going to sit there all of years talking about what " makes a great photo " what gear to use ,what lens, software etc

[@Moodboard39]

Plus getting promotion from sponsor....money money money .... More views on gear .. do you get it now ?

[@LarsKiel]

👌👍

[@margrab9139]

Not for me

[@steffdetroch7947]

I'm starting soon to share my love for the nature and urban photography with you! For this I used both analog and digital devices from Canon, the reunion between past and present :)) Please check out St.ffilm on Instagram 🙏😊

[@steffdetroch7947]

Sorry for the self-promotion ://

[@Monicalibre37]

first !!!

[@capcaplightleaks5869]

I was so concentrated watching until your cat's eyes poping up scared me...

[@Moodboard39]

Lol 😂 yea, thought he had a dog first

[@tedbyrom2748]

I have enjoyed your videos immensely, but it would be a welcome relief if you would occasionally get back to the "art of photography" instead of the latest and greatest gadgets, gear promotions, and press releases.

[@Moodboard39]

Not going to happen. If u don't understand pyschology. He won't stay with one , gotta try something new . It would start to bore him out ....u see talking about gadget ... Understand the human psyche

[@Moodboard39]

Before u judge here