![]() Externally edit in Capture One or Photoshop when Lightroom’s tools not enough.Import all photos into main catalog in Lightroom.Add advanced metadata (keywords & captions) to selected photos in Photo Mechanic.Cull photos using star rating system in Photo Mechanic.Import photos from camera & add basic metadata in Photo Mechanic. ![]() Here’s how my latest workflow looked using Photo Mechanic, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, and Capture One. They end up being just about the same price after just a year on Adobe’s plan.įiltering photos by lens is fast, intuitive, and efficient in Photo Mechanic Plus An example of my previous post-processing workflow Photo Mechanic and Capture One, however, offer a one-time purchase that includes updates and discounts on upgrades. This includes all updates, but Adobe still recognized it has the monopoly here and forced everyone into a subscription plan. ![]() This really bothers some Fujifilm photographers I don’t view my images this way but the fact that it still happens is unfortunate.Īnd if you want to use Lightroom at all? You’ve gotta pay a monthly subscription. It leaves little “artifacts” that you might notice in the greens when zoomed in on an image. A jack of all trades and master of none.Īnd for Fujifilm RAW photographers, Lightroom has another downside in that it doesn’t demosaic the X-Trans processor very well. Because it can do it all, the program is extremely bloated. It offers a streamlined workflow and simplicity that is, without a doubt, important.īut it doesn’t do any of those things very well when compared to the other programs mentioned. You can edit, catalog, process, and publish from one program, which is very appealing to many people. Then there’s Lightroom, which I’m sure we’re all familiar with. Navigating through your catalog is a royal pain, and trying to quickly filter your photos by lens, color tag, keyword, etc is literally impossible. I gave it a year to see if I could get used to it, but it all seemed like an afterthought from the developers. The way in which you have precise control over color is superb and far better than anything else you can find anywhere.Īnd it’s not just the color tools Capture One also has exceptional toning tools, layer adjustments, brushes, gradients, and more.Ĭapture One also handles Fujifilm RAW files better than Lightroom, and also includes the film simulations found in Fujifilm cameras (like the real ones developed by Fujifilm, not the imposters found in Lightroom).īut Capture One has lousy editing and cataloging. I love Capture One for its post-processing capabilities. It’s crucial for photographers with large libraries. It’s a way for you to search through all photos by keyword, the camera used, create collections (portfolios), and more. The “catalog” refers to a database of your photos and their attributes. It’s simply a lightning-fast file browser that allows you quickly edit your photos. Rumor has it ‘G’ was chosen for Greg Gorman, a well known portrait photographer who really wanted to see this feature in Photo Mechanic.The Structured Keywords tool in Photo Mechanic is a huge timesaver and critical to both organization and stock photographyīut Photo Mechanic (standard) has no cataloging or processing capability. When you find one you like better, just hit the ‘G’ key. Now choose the two starting images, and click the arrow keys to toggle through comparison images. To get into compare mode, click on the compare icon at the top of the image (see red arrow above). But what is less obvious is how you can switch from your select image to a new one while comparing images. If you are using Photo Mechanic, you also have a compare mode. You choose your select, and then start toggling through images…if you see a better one, just click the switch icon to make it select. ![]() We love many features about Lightroom, including the amazing tools to compare and organize images. We use this on the road for quick editing (without having to download to Lightroom…that happens on our main computers in the office after the trip) and in the office for culling. If you have joined one of our online classes from the last year, or have been on one of our workshops, you know how much we love Photo Mechanic.
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