By doing so, we limit the colour spill of the sand to the bright portions of the image only, in this case the highlights. Thereafter, we shift the colour wheel to Blue and bring up the saturation slider. We will bring down the lightness slider first to darken the shadows a bit. The next step is to adjust the colour wheel of the shadows. That way it add a bit more warmth to the image. Then we adjust the colour slider of the midtones and shift it towards the yellow/orangish range, since we are shooting in the desert. In this image we make adjustments to the midtone slider and bring down the luminosity to add a mood. Here, we make changes to the 3-way colour panel tool, as pictured below. We start by making Global Adjustments in the colour panel of Capture One Pro. Whatever adjustments we make on one image, we will duplicate those on the other image to maintain consistency. Since we are working in RAW format, this is the best time to capitalise on this aspect. The first thing I do is to make Global Adjustments so I can set the right mood and feeling. By doing so, we can blend them later when we take them into Photoshop.
We will primarily be working on two images in this example: One normally exposed image and one underexposed image. Once this is done, your images will be ready to be fine-tuned: From here, you can import the images that you would like to work on. Once you click ‘OK’, it opens a new interface with a blank canvas.
So, I set the path to where I want Capture One Pro to create the session.
Hence, I do not have to worry about file misplacements and have them offline in case I misplaced them, which is usually the case with Lightroom’s Catalog sessions. The reason why, is that it creates a new folder with the files I am about to work on. No matter which image I am about to work on, my first step is to create a new session on Capture One Pro. Step 1: Creating Sessions & Importing image The workflow presented below will give you an understanding of why I prefer this RAW converter compared to the rest. Capture One Pro 9 forms the backbone of my images, especially when it comes to creating fine art images.