![]() Adapting to different workflows certainly affords me the opportunity to explore, but it does hinder my consistency. I am far from a professional photographer and working with so many photographers, suggesting, adapting to and embracing their workflows as a matter of diligence becomes problematic when I put my own workflow into practice. The old adage, “ Those that can’t do, teach” comes to mind. Stressing the importance of an efficient workflow is one thing, but following one personally is quite another. It’s been said many times over, by anyone speaking about Capture One Pro, that it’s one of the few photographic tools that puts the power of customizing that workflow directly in the hands of the user.Ĭreating a customized workflow, tailored to your exact needs and wants, is one of its many strengths. To anyone reading this, I’m sure I don’t need to preach the importance of a well-choreographed and tirelessly executed workflow. That vetting process certainly occurs here, across the lunch table on a daily basis, but the lengths they go to outside of this office, working directly with full-time professional photographers, certainly makes a difference. Although I do not work for the software department, I do know that the team is dedicated to ensuring that any improvements they make are fully vetted with those that use Capture One Pro. But there it is.Īlthough Phase One does pay my rent (and I am without a doubt biased) I find comfort in the fact that the tools I depend on when not in the office, the tools that are essential to fulfill my love of photography, are created by a team that listens to the photographers who use their software and are certain to make a difference. Finding solace and comfort in a software is both embarrassing to admit and certainly a funny thought to express. In that sense, what I find funny about Capture One Pro and all its future versions, is that it’s comforting. The trigger for change was actually more rudimentary than that… they listened to the users! They had not anticipated or somehow sensed that the changes they were making would be so beneficial. In the interest of full disclosure, it’s important to point out that the software team here at Phase One is, in fact, not clairvoyant. The changes in Capture One Pro from the outside may seem small, but it’s the impact they have on my daily use that becomes monumental in terms of saving time. It’s rather difficult to tell Microsoft after the fact, no thank you I don’t need a new default web browser, or to kindly point out to Apple that, indeed the removal of a USB port is rather inconvenient and I’m not particularly fond of carrying around a backpack of “dongles”. That may seem like the obvious evolution of a software, incrementally improving the experience for its users, but I’m sure many of you feel that often it doesn’t seem to be the case with all technologies. ![]() Not in the comical sense, but in the sense that it seems to get better and better with time, anticipating the needs of its intended audience. To learn more about our latest version, click here. NOTE: This article discusses an outdated version of Capture One.
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