![]() This new workflow has me staying in Photo Mechanic Plus – which is hands-down faster than Lightroom in all regards – for the entire workflow except for the processing. Publish photos to PhotoShelter from Photo Mechanic Plus.Externally edit selects in Capture One or Photoshop.Add the selected photos to the catalog in Photo Mechanic Plus (leaving the unselected photos available in the file browser).Add advanced metadata (keywords & captions) to selected photos in Photo Mechanic Plus.Cull photos using star rating system in Photo Mechanic Plus. ![]() Import photos from camera & add basic metadata in Photo Mechanic Plus.Photo Mechanic Plus still does not have any image processing capabilities, and I hope they keep it this way to keep the program fast & efficient. My new workflow with Photo Mechanic PlusĪfter diving into the new features found in Photo Mechanic Plus, it has me wondering if I can just ditch Lightroom Classic altogether. I would love to be able to just do it all in Capture One, but as mentioned earlier, their cataloging feature is a waste of bytes on my hard drive. I then have to bring that processed JPG file back into Lightroom for re-cataloging and publishing. There are some situations, especially when working with Fujifilm RAW files, that I need to do an external RAW edit in Capture One. I could do it all in Lightroom, but I’ve found that I can actually work faster overall if I do the first part in Photo Mechanic and then move over to Lightroom for the cataloging & processing. Publish photos to PhotoShelter from LightroomĪs you can see, this process had me going from one program to another and back.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. 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. ![]()
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