With color and exposure exactly where I want it, my last stop before processing involved opening up certain parts of the image. Also, in the High Dynamic Range I increased shadows by 6 just a tiny bit so that I could see some detail of the table in the shadows. That might seem counterintuitive considering I just boosted my blues a step earlier, but I prefer to get individual locations of color in the right hue before affecting the overall shot. Next I increased my contrast just a bit by 6 while decreasing my overall saturation by -25 (screengrab below). I selected the color in the Color Editor and boosted saturation (see screen grab above). With food photography it’s all about details, and I rarely need to make massive, over-the-top adjustments to a file.įirst, I wanted to bring out some color in the distressed zinc farm table. These are all super quick and easy in Capture One Pro 7, and I’m able to see things in subtle ways making minute adjustments. My first plan of action is to get the shot where I’d like it in terms of density, shadow, and color. Image photographed at ISO 100, 1 second, f/8, 80mm. However, I’m seeing some things I want to see and missing a few other things I’d like to minimize. My exposure is exactly where I wanted it to be, and I like the shape and direction of the light. This shot of tea and snacks (with a few camellias from my garden tossed in for good measure) was shot overhead with just one light source (a big giant window with diffusion material over it). For this personal project of dark, moody still life images, I utilized some pretty powerful and basic features of Capture One Pro 7 to edit and process this series. Nowhere do I see this more than with dark dramatic shots that maintain full, rich detail even inside the shadows.
With 13 f-stops of dynamic range, everything is there, and sometimes I need to gently coax the viewer into areas that I want them to see, as well as parts I don’t want to draw attention to.
As a new Phase One 645DF+ and IQ280 user, I’m continually marveled by the amount of detail I can achieve in my food and still life images.
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