Capture One & Affinity Photo | Panoramic Stitching & HDR Blending RoundTrip Workflow
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- In today's video, I quickly share with you my process for stitching panoramic images and also how I go about HDR blending when using Capture One 20 and Affinity Photo.
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I will be watching this tutorial again (and some of your others) as I found it very helpful in maximising the benefits of both C120 & Affinity. Thanks you! And keep these coming please 🙏
I've been looking for a video on Capture One and Affinity for ages - Great Video with very clear instructions
Thank you, Tony! Glad to be of help. 👍
Thank you once again! I do have quite a high demand, but I think it's doable. I used the Lr hdr merging tool, but I missed some possibilities I didn't have back there. I did learn to do hdrs straight from raw on affinity and it gives me a more natural look than what I got on capture one, but the images I got on capture one I find much more appealing. I did like the idea of the masks to remove saturation on the edges, I will try to do that on my next jobs. Thanks a lot again! I will have to watch this again when I'm editing.
Thank you John, very useful. I am an adobe escapee into xtrans world, needing some workflows tips, and this is exactly what I needed. Love your presentation style and conciseness. Subbed, and God bless you mate.
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful!
Woah woah !!! Have been watching a lot of capture one tuts out there, yours is the best I have come across. I follow the official capture webinars but unfortunately their examples and output ain’t greatly inspiring. I mostly stick around to learn the tools. Paul reiffer is another recently launched channel I follow for the capture one. He is doing great. You combining Affinity has given you the edge in my opinion. Thank you so much. Subscribed and 🔔 . Shall look around your channel and looking forward to seeing more from you.
Regards,
Best wishes
From MUMBAI , India.
Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it. ☺️
Great video John. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Wes!
thnx
Excellent John !
One of the best C1 Affinity workarounds that I come across. Will have to watch a few times over to get in to my head. Many Thanks. Also great T-shirt, were did you get it?
You're very welcome! The T-shirt was purchased a few years ago... I think from Kohl's. ; )
Good stuff, I can use it right away
Could you make also a vid concerning "time blending" with capture one 20 and affinity?
That’s a very good idea! I will have to attempt that. 👍
can you speak about what camera gear you need to create the panorama to begin with. from best focal length, tripod & head and accessories ? I am a first timer
Thank you! That is a good idea for another video. I really appreciate it. But if you’re in a hurry, I’d suggest this: phlearn.com/tutorial/5-suggestions-shooting-panoramic-photos/
Hi John I used the code but the price still $278 for C1 sony cameras with all styles
Sorry to hear that... Which code did you use? It should be SPRING25. Since I don’t have any control over C1’s discounts, I would reach out to their customer service team if I were you. 😉
Great concept but a bit hard to follow, please explain how to create the 01RAW folder in the destination, thank you.
Thanks Craig!
The “01RAW” folder is done before importing images into C1. That’s part of offloading cards to my client folder. I may have touched on that in my original C1 and Affinity Photo workflow video.
I am wondering if this might be the way to go in photographing my paintings.
Sure thing! I used to photograph artwork for artists and would stitch larger works in order for them to print as big as possible.
Nice, John. This is the 2nd post of yours that I just watched ... and I just subscribed.
I would be considered a low-volume photographer ... that is: I anticipate only between 4 and 10 jobs a month. They are for aerial video and photos, and exterior (standing on the ground) and interior shots of the houses. I say that to ask this: is Capture One Pro & Affinity Photo 'easily' capable of rendering quality (e.g., client-acceptable for properties in the up to $2 million range)? I really don't want to go through the torture of learning PhotoShop if I can help it. I'm still learning DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 for video, and it's complex. Finally, can Capture One Pro with Affinity achieve those results? In other words: can Affinity take care of color spill onto ceiling and walls ... and allow, via layers, to erase/brush in ambient shots with flash and window pulls to git 'er done. I thank you in advance for you feedback. God's Grace & Peace, Chuck (NE Florida) : +)
Thanks, Chuck! I appreciate your comment and subscription. : )
FYI - I would consider you a more high-volume photographer. At most I may take on 4 commissions in a busy month. So the tool you choose to use depends on your workflow and promises made to your clients. Some programs and processes are slower (mine for example in this video), but yield a much higher quality image. Other programs and processes are faster (LR+PS HDR for example), but wouldn't be acceptable for final delivery to my clients.
As far as your question is concerned, I can only say that in my 21 years as a professional photographer C1 has always been capable of delivering extremely high quality output. If you look at my website (magnoski.com), you will see I work with some higher-end architects and my process helps me to deliver to them some of my best work. The C1 to Affinity Photo workflow I use is capable of doing everything the working pro needs to deliver quality files to their clients. The same could be said for LR + PS, Luminar, OnOne, etc.. For the record, I ditched LR & PS completely over 3 years ago when C1 finally allowed us Fuji GFX shooters to process our raw files in C1. Plus, I was so sold on Affinity Photo and my ability to do final retouching work and handling color casts with adjustment layers that I no longer needed to be tied to an Adobe subscription. Liberation!
You see, it comes down more to your vision and skill level, and using the right tool for the job than sticking to one program that you may or may not feel comfortable with. For me and many working pros, we choose C1 to process our raw files. The ability to have layers you can name and apply different adjustments to is so much better than Lightroom's way of adding adjustments, and the way C1's engine interprets and renders a raw file is so much better than Lr (in my opinion). And when it is time to finish an image outside of C1, some finish those files in Photoshop, while others (like me) choose to finish in Affinity Photo. We are blessed with many quality choices.
My simple reply is this: don't think you have to run with the pack in order to create beautiful images. Use and master the tools that help you to best express your vision. God Bless! : )
@@JohnMagnoski Thanks for not only for you quick reply, but for your thorough and detailed reply. I value your input.
As to my workload, the 4 to 10 jobs per month is just a goal for me ... since I've only just gotten everything (hardware & software together) to be able to {what I think will} meet my needs.
Just as an FYI, my hardware core is --- 3 drones: 2 Anafi Parrots and my pride 'n joy: a DJI Phantom 4 Pro Plus v 2.0 Falcon Edition. And my main mirrorless camera is a Sony a6000 with a Samyang (aka, Rokinon) 12mm lens, the 18mm - 50 mm Sony kit lens, a Sony 55 - 210 telephoto lens ... and a Nikon 50mm prime with a Sony adapter mount. Also have tagging along: 2 each Sony 1080p camcorders (one that will do 60 fps) ... and a bunch of other basic audio recorders and lights.
(And after I watch Matt win his 34th day on Jeopardy this evening, I'll visit your site and see what ya got.)
Soooo, John, from this old {74 almost} geezer in N. E. Florida, I thank you again and wish you all the best. And my our Father God continue to Bless you and your family. Grace & Peace, Chuck
Gosh wish I had your knowledge here. Some how I am struggling to understand Affinity. Mostly work in Capture
I’m sorry to hear that. What specifically are you struggling with?
@@JohnMagnoski I've had Affinity now for about 2 months. Mostly worked in CS6 after Capture. Also Exposure X as a plug in. I guess to understand what all the. Live filters and pixel layers they have. Understanding their lay out.
I understand. And until I can create those types of tutorials may I suggest you check out AffinityPhoto’s UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/channels/QZN-kIrZUQyoTnexM3jJAw.html
Do you know how to hand blend bracketed images using luminosity masks? Using a brush only works in certain situations and otherwise makes surrounding areas darker than they need to be.
I do, and did it often when I used photoshop. But Affinity doesn’t have luminosity masking as one would expect. Instead you can use the blend range tool (gear icon in layers palette).
I find that by controlling the hardness and opacity of my brush, I get to a better result that when I used luminosity masks in PS.
However, I do all my raw edits in Capture One and will use their luminosity masking feature to tweak highlights and shadows when necessary.
@@JohnMagnoski gotcha, I’ve spent hours searching for how to do that photoshop technique in affinity. Do you have a video on using the blend range tool for real estate?
In all honesty, I would rather use a tool like Photomatix if I were doing real estate. Then once my brackets are blended, bring the blended file into Affinity to deal with any color casts.
There are tutorials about blend ranges:
ua-cam.com/video/3u0OyPpb2JM/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/i07uQl_NO10/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/z_U6TKOWNZw/v-deo.html
Have you ever tried a RAW overexposed image and worked around with the dynamic range ? don't know if Capture one has the tool but Lightroom handles much better... guys give it a try and please mention your comments.. Thanks
Most of the time, provided you have enough dynamic range available, using the highlights slider in C1 works just fine. But for those instances where you need to pull in the views outside and interior photograph, the technique I share works best.
Why don't you edit in the ProPhoto Color space?
The versions I am using in this tutorial only support AdobeRGB1998. And it's a very wide gamut to use, especially since I am not pushing and pulling things too much. ; )
@@JohnMagnoski Yeah I understand. But really the main reason to use prophoto is to future proof the file. Thanks for the video 🙂
I'm a bit confused. Isn't the point of HDR to stick to images together to increase the overall dynamic range and if so why not just stitch the images together and amend to your hearts content afterwards in C1?
You still can do it that way, but I’ve never liked the look of automated HDR, even after tweaking. This is the method I prefer for my work which yields greater control and a more natural and pleasant final image.
Fair enough, will have to have a play myself :)
I am happy it's not about Capture one and photoshop 😊