Studio Workshops Online – Live and Interactive via ZOOM
• 25-26 February 2023 (AEDT)
• 23-24 September 2023 (AEST)
This introductory-intermediate workshop presents Capture One as one of the finest and most featured workflow centric applications of the modern era. From its legendary fully colour managed RAW processing and Pro Standard camera profiles, to the finest tethering and remote controls, to advanced and spectacular colour grading, with incredible customisation that supports almost unlimited creative exploits – from inspiring fashion and stunningly beautiful portraiture, to exacting and accurate fine art reproduction, to documentary reportage, built environments, scientific enquiries, poetic narratives, and majestic landscapes. Capture One’s unique Style Brushes and Presets, its unrivalled flexibility, and fast and logical copy-apply processing will for many photographers provide the comprehensive and extremely powerful workflow they desire for the highest quality outcomes. Capture One’s enlightened and accurate functionality also effortlessly integrates with other industry leading applications such as Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher, 3DLUT Creator, DaVinci Resolve et al. Specific topics that have been covered in this workshop include:
Transitioning to Capture One
• Capture One aims, objectives and version history
• Integrating new applications into existing workflows
• Navigating Capture One (Tool Bar, Viewer, Browser, Tools)
• Workspaces – organising custom layouts, tools and toolsets
• Tethering – live view and camera controls
Importing & Archiving Workflow
• Libraries/cataloguing vs. Sessions/folders
• Importing, naming, sorting, tagging, selecting, favourites, albums
• Keywording – standards, approved, categories, similes and filters
• Checking focus, exposure, clipping, cropping and selects
• Presets/Recipes and their limitations in Capture One
RAW Processing Workflow
• Base Characteristics – input profiles and tone response curves
• Sensor and lens calibrations and corrections
• Noise reduction and input sharpening
• White balance, exposure, contrast, sharpness, colourfulness
• Guides, grids, cropping, rotating, keystoning
Colour Grading and Masking Refinements
• Styles & Style Brushes vs. Layers & Masking
• RGB tools vs. non-RGB tools
• Layers – presets, masks, brushes, gradients, and ranges
• Colour grading and the colour editor
• Soft proofing profiles and recipes
Workflow Integration
• What do I need to do – when, where and why?
• Process overview and technique evaluation
• Incorporating Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, 3DLUT Creator etc.
• Edit With vs. Open With vs. Export
• Round trip processing and archiving
Batch Processing and Exporting Workflow
• Export recipes, multiple outputs and batch renaming
• Organising folders, selects, albums. favourites and destinations
• Copying & applying metadata and process settings
• Enhanced Image Packages (EIP) – sharing/moving RAW data/metadata
• CMYK, LAB and Greyscale image support/editing/exporting
ZOOM video conferencing software allow us to intimately and comprehensively investigate Capture One’s functionality, noted advantages and workflow integration, while your own images, workflow priorities and pictorial objectives define the workshop’s outcomes. Examples are consequently drawn from a broad range of photographic activity with an emphasis on practical solutions to real world considerations, such as efficient and effective workflows, speed processing without sacrificing quality, automated workflows and batch processing, individual and exceptional style and presence, and how to render remarkably fine and utterly unique photographic images for any imaginable outcome.
The workshop is supported by a resource rich website with detailed course notes, styles, and videos.
Venue: Interactive Broadcast from Les Walkling’s Studio, Melbourne
Duration: 6+ hours from 10.00am – 1.00pm Saturday & Sunday (AEST/AEDT)
Support: Extensive notes, videos, test forms and edited ZOOM excerpts
Class Size: Average class size of 6
Cost: AUS $330 including GST per person
More Information: See FAQ (Education)
Bookings: Email or Phone +61 4 38 59 00 93
Updated 26 November 2022