Capture One

Capture One is the editor you switch to when Lightroom's colour tools start feeling like a ceiling. The colour rendering is noticeably better — particularly skin tones and greens. The tethering is rock-solid for studio work, and layers give you masking power that Lightroom still can't match. Yes, it's more expensive. Yes, the learning curve is steeper. But if colour accuracy and tethered shooting are part of how you make money, Capture One pays for itself.