QPcard RAW package

Calibrate your digital camera for RAW shooting using QPcard 201, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Camera RAW (ACR).

In ACR there is a tab called "Calibrate". Here you will find sliders for adjustment of Shadow Tint, Red, Green and Blue Hue and Saturation. Using these sliders you can finetune the color reproduction of Adobe Camera RAW converter. However, it is almost impossible to succeed without a reference color target like the QPcard 201.

Finetuning of RAW can be achieved manually or automatically. The manual procedure is described by Bruce Fraser here http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/21351-1.html

In order to accomplish this with QPcard 201 you need a reference image with RGB values. This image can be downloaded here.

But there is also an automatic way to go. Rags Gardner at http://www.rags-int-inc.com has a Technology department on his site: http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/ with lots of useful information and solutions for digital photographers. Rags has written a Javascript for automatic color calibration with ACR. The script can be downloaded free from Rags site here:
http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/ColorCalibration/

You can read Rags explanation here:
http://www.rags-int-inc.com/PhotoTechStuff/AcrCalibration/

Michael Furman - New perspectives

The photography of Michael Furman of Philadelphia, USA explores the influence of society on car design. The body of work reflects a very strong interaction between photographer, perspective, lighting, subject and the intent of the car's designer.



Michael takes crafstmanship capture very seriously sharing ideas and the philosophy that makes his work so successful. Read the PDF article here.

John DK - An evolution of art and business

Based in Barcelona, Spain, John DK makes working with the team a key part of how projects come together. John blends intuition about locations and a remarkable technique of capturing a car from before sunrise until after sunset for some incredibly original results.



This article also breaks the code of silence and give up some of the secrets to shooting cars. Read the PDF article here.

Chris Lewis - No compromise shooting

Auckland, New Zealand is the home base for car photographer Chris Lewis. Running a successful equipment rental business makes it much easier to invest in the best possible tools like his motion rig that is partially made of glass. Creating images that require minimal post-production is a passion with Chris that keeps bringing clients back for more. Read the PDF article here.

The Quick Tab - swift image making

Capture One 4 allows you to edit your RAW files in various ways. The Quick Tab is a selection of the most commonly used tools, topped with the base characteristics, the ICC profiles and curve presets.

You find different camera settings in the ICC drop-down menu, Capture One 4 supports around 90 different camera models now and more will come.



Select cameraprofile adequate for the image, or choose between the camera recording presets, such as flash, tungsten, daylight etc. these presets will provide the possibility of deciding the tone of light after recording the image, from standard values.

In the same drop-down menu you find the effectfilters, providing effects known from the good old days, the classic B&W panchromatic, B&W yellowfilter, bluetone and sepia, these filters enables you to rapidly create a desired effect.

When the profile or filter is set, adjust with white balance editor when you are satisfied with the tone of color, you can adjust exposure, contrast, brightness and saturation.

It is worth noticing that you find several presets in Exposure, the presets are mixes of settings adding different looks to your image.

If the image needs editing of highlight/shadow details the new High Dynamic Range Tool is perfect, first lift the shadowdetails, and then recover the highlight details until the desired result is reached.

When you are done editing just press process and the image will be processed to the default folder. If you press shift while pressing the Process button you will start process of all selected files.

Kim Kaiser amongst Pryor Mountain Wild Horses

Kim Kaiser is a many-sided nature photographer who takes authentic images and who takes the time to get the right shot. Read his colorful reportage from the Pryor Mountains, where wild horses live, love and fight.



As most quality minded photographers, Kim Kaiser is processing his images in Capture One and we’re proud to show our RAWNEWS-Readers images from the wild-wild west.

Capture One 4: Working with the pro’s

We recently invited 3 international photographers for a talk regarding the new Capture One 4. These professionals have all been testing Capture One 4 for some time and we asked them for feedback on how Capture One 4 can support their work.



To these photographers Capture One 4 is not just new packaging; Capture One 4 means improved speed, quality and tools, without compromising the basic intuitive workflow Capture One is known for.

The PRO version – where is it?

Capture One 4 is an update to Capture One 3.7.x. LE. Therefore PRO features are not yet available in Capture One 4.

The next generation of PRO software is based on the new application platform and design of Capture One 4 as well as the feature set of Capture One 3.7.x PRO. We are aware that many of you are waiting impatiently for features such as tethered shooting and other PRO features, however the foundation (i.e. application platform) has to be in place before we implement the PRO features.

We will of course keep you updated on the release schedule of PRO both in RAW NEWS and through our web site www.phaseone.com

In the meantime, take a look at Capture One 4 as it is today! The workflow, features, speed and out of the box image quality – it has all been improved.

We realize it takes time to get used to new ways of working, so here is a good chance to explore the new features, get to know the workflow and the improved user interface. Check out the workflow videos on the new application here: http://www.phaseone.com/4/

We are grateful for the feedback and encourage all of you to give your perspectives either through the user forum or as feedback directly through the application.