For a portrait photographer with a Mastin Labs-centric workflow, choosing the right preset or style (that’s Capture One lingo for preset) is vital to doing your subject’s skin justice.
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“Dark and Moody” and “Light and Airy” are phrases that are frequently tossed around in photographer circles. They describe an overarching look and feel that encapsulates the light, tones, and processing of an image.
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Capture One 20 just dropped, and it’s full of improvements that photographers have been requesting. Some changes are significant, some are small, but all will make your Capture One experience (and results!) much better.
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The Enneagram is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people conceptualize the world and manage their emotions. Check out the Mastin Labs Community Enneagrams.Read more
While certainly impressive, many experts contend AI will never supplant a professional photographer’s human eye. What’s more, AI may actually help photographers work more efficiently—once they’ve learned how to incorporate it.
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In this article, Kirk Mastin shares his top three tips for making powerful, simple portraits. He also shares his gear setup as well as behind the scenes of his portrait shoot during Way Up North in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Originally developed as a companion for Phase One's digital medium format cameras, Capture One has expanded past that to include new tools that all photographers can use, and in some cases, surpasses the old guard, Lightroom.
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Speaking to a live audience in Seattle, Chase Jarvis was joined by Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York to discuss Jarvis' latest book, Creative Calling, centered around the idea that creativity is a cultivated practice.
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Some real talk with photographer, Chris Daniels. He pulls from his own experiences to give you 10 tips for making your jump into full-time photography the best it can be.
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Ever wondered how to edit greens in Lightroom? Join our Founder Kirk Mastin for this Facebook Live Editing session that'll help you figure out greens!
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Graduated Neutral Density Filters — Saving your sky and highlights since early 1900's. Here we discuss what they are, how to use them, and how to replicate the effect in post.
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Stay lightweight and confident with everything you need and nothing you don't. Plus, I show you what's in my photography gear bag for an all-day Seattle photo shoot.
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Join our Founder Kirk Mastin for this Facebook Live Editing session where he walks you through how to dial in skin tones to perfection using Mastin Labs Presets for Lightroom.
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