In the sample images, I show you how different the results from one day of shooting can be with good image selection. I took all the pictures with one of my favorite SIGMA lenses: the Sigma AF 70mm F2.8 DG Macro Art lens. It is one of my absolute must-have lenses for beauty photography due to its utility. I can do both my portraits and close-ups with it without having to change lenses between shots.
I shoot “into” Capture One directly via the Tethershoot feature. Capture One is an image selection and handling software that also includes a raw converter and already includes many adjustment and editing options. Tethershooting is always especially important to me on my shoots, because the model, the make-up artist, and the client can directly see and judge the outcome of the shoot. Among other things, Capture One also includes a rating function that lets you assign a rating between one and five stars to images (similar to Lightroom). This is very well suited for rating images. That is the system I use to rate my photos: