Along Red Creek, Jackson Hole Wyoming 2012
Canon 1DsIII, 24-70mm f/5 1/160 ISO 100
Phase One has for sometime now offered its own software
processing package not only for their digital backs but other cameras as
well. I've been using Capture One Pro
(C1 Pro) for several years, primarily to process images captured with the Cambo
WRS tech camera and to a smaller degree other cameras we've used such as the
Leica M9, Sandy
I am far from being an expert in C1. I do however use it to suite me which it
has. My primary use has been performing
lens caste corrections (LCC) on images taken with the WRS. These files are further processed using the
exposure and high dynamic range as well as white balance tools found in C1 Pro. C1 Pro also allows me to have a process
receipt enabling me to save the work done into a separate file that I then can
open in Photoshop for final processing.
While most if not everything I do in processing an file can be done in
C1 Pro I'm much more intimately familiar with Photoshop so this works well for
me. Any image I decide to share on the
web is opened in C1 Pro and using a yet another set of receipts saved as a
Jpeg, watermarked for web use.
Please don't expect any words of wisdom here regarding how
to use C1 or how to unlock a secret processing receipt as frankly I don't have
it. What I can do is refer you to any
number of areas on the web that contain information from those who know the
program a heck of a lot more than I. Since
you're reading this on our blog the hard part is almost over. Glance over to the right side of your
screen. See the link for Capture
Integration? Click it and get to know these
people; not only do they sell great equipment they also offer training on C1. Since you're looking on the right side of the
blog continue down to the "Links" section. Click on GetDpi and The Luminous Landscape,
both are great forums that offer a free exchange of ideas and information on
photographic equipment, techniques and software.
So you're probably a little disappointed that you haven't
read much directly relating to C1 (that is if you've stayed with me this
long).
Here's a few of my thoughts on C1. I like it; the LCC is much better that 6 was
- again easier and much faster and I feel a tad more accurate. There's an improvement for auto white
balance, support for 16bit JPEG 2000 while supporting a slew of camera
makers. If you shoot with either a
Phase, Leaf or Mamiya you are more than likely already using C1. If you're using Canon, Nikon, Leica then you
owe it to yourself to at least try the program.
Finally a plug. Ken
Doo and I have for the past couple years offered an excuse to get together one
a year and host a "gathering".
Notice we don't call it a "workshop". Last time we did this we were joined by our
mutual friend Dave Gallagher of Capture Integration. Dave is joining us again this coming February
and will be bringing toys from Atlanta San Francisco before heading south to Carmel
where we'll continue shooting in the Big Sur area
before Dave puts on a multi-hour introductory course on C1 Pro 7. We're still in the planning stages with
setting up sites along the way. What and
who this is for: Anyone interested in
photography. Likewise anyone who has a
strong sense of humor. And anyone who wants
to learn something. You'll learn and
have a good time at it however don't expect a structured workshop other than
Dave's presentation on C1 7. Stay tuned
here as well as Ken's blog and of course Dave's website for further
information.
Along Red Creek, Jackson Hole Wyoming 2012
Phase One DF/55mm LS and an IQ160 f/2.8 1/200 ISO 50
You may have noticed 2-images with this post. One was shot with a Canon 1DsIII and 24-70
lens while the other with a Phase DF/55mm LS lens and an IQ160 digital
back. Both were opened in C1 Pro 7 where
they were checked for exposure warning, and focus mask before using auto
exposure and checking high dynamic range as well as white balance tools. The files were then saved using a process recipe
for later use with Photoshop CS6 (64bit).
The files were later opened in CS6 where slightly more processing was
done before saving as a Tiff. Back to C1
where the files were saved for the web using yet another set of processing recipes. In
short - the file was first opened in C1 before saving and opening in CS6 where
it was then later saved and reopened in C1 to be saved as a web file. I've found that C1 offers a much better and
much easier method of saving web-images than CS6. My processing isn't for everyone and you
really need to find a workflow that works best for you. One of the major reasons I open the files
first in C1 is that I can zoom into the file much faster and easier than
attempting to do it using Bridge. Again
it works for me.
Thank you for staying with me this long and come back for
more updates as they develop. As always,
your thoughts, suggestions, and questions are always welcome.
Don
