Feb 19, 2016, 12:53
For my Christmas my better half bought me the Google/Nik software collection. I had previously downloaded the 30 day free trial and was suitably impressed. I found some good tutorial videos on YouTube especially those by Anthony Morganti.
Since Christmas I have been using their noise reduction, sharpening and Viveza, a great manipulation program. I bought Robin Whalley's collection of ebooks and they gave me a good insight as well.
Today I decided to try Color Efex Pro just to see if it can be of any use to my photography. It is a collection of customisable filters that you can use alone, or in combination, to manipulate images. I am working on one image, trying each filter to get an idea what, if anything, they can do for me.
Here are my first images.
Bi Colour Filter.
Bleach Bypass Filter.
Brilliance/Warmth Filter.
Classic Soft Focus Filter.
Colour Styliser Filter.
Since Christmas I have been using their noise reduction, sharpening and Viveza, a great manipulation program. I bought Robin Whalley's collection of ebooks and they gave me a good insight as well.
Today I decided to try Color Efex Pro just to see if it can be of any use to my photography. It is a collection of customisable filters that you can use alone, or in combination, to manipulate images. I am working on one image, trying each filter to get an idea what, if anything, they can do for me.
Here are my first images.
Bi Colour Filter.
Bleach Bypass Filter.
Brilliance/Warmth Filter.
Classic Soft Focus Filter.
Colour Styliser Filter.
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".