
Importing Images into Capture One
If you’re new to Capture One, either as a beginner or more experienced photographer coming from Lightroom, then there are a few concepts that you need to know about the process that will help you when importing images.
Capture One (for Sony or Fujifilm) employs a Catalog-based only image management system, whereas Capture One Pro features an additional Session-based workflow. Sessions work a little differently to Catalogs. They don’t require all the images to be indexed when importing, so they can be a better solution in some circumstances.
Sessions tend to be used by professionals (but are just as useful for amateurs) when working on a job-by-job or subject-by-subject basis. As they create individual system folders and subfolders, they’re ideal for standalone projects such as client commissions or any specific project. They’re also the simplest and most logical to work with when working tethered - there is no better tethered workflow solution available, and that’s

