Old Habits

I had a decent workflow down with Lightroom, albeit a simple one. It was difficult giving up those old ways. I had almost decided to go back completely to Lightroom. But I had advanced enough to where I was discovering new things do work with Capture One, thanks to the tutorials. So, I perservered. I'm glad I did.

Capture One Tutorials

For me, the Capture One tutorials were extremely helpful. Their slower pace works for me. They break things down into smaller, easily digestable subjects. If you've been frustrated by the frantic pace of other videos, I think you'll appreciate how they have broken things down. A lot of that has to do with how Capture One is designed and laid out.

I've had the good fortune to work with Phase One digital cameras, the parent company of Capture One. The term, "brilliant on the basics," comes to mind. The menu is not complicated. It's not over-laden with features, so learning is straight-forward. It appears the same design philosophy carried over to Capture One. Simple, elegant and totally useful.

Becoming comfortable with the color tools has allowed me to experiment more with color grading, something that I initially found hard to figure out in Lightroom. Not because the feature didn't work. It's just that it got burried in so many other steps and features.

I'm looking forward to continuing to work and learn more about Capture One.