Film Efex: Faded is a fun filter that offers a great stylistic effect by bringing an aged charm to your images. It does this by simulating old, handled prints, altered with the effects of time. The filter can bring a wonderfully aged look to an image, imparting a warm, cherished look of a well-worn classic. By looking at the filter…

Film Efex: Nostalgic is another stylistic and creative filter that is a part of Color Efex Pro 4, and the Film Efex “family” (there are four total Film Efex filters). It creates the effect of an imagined film type and applies it to your image, while allowing you to vary the stylistic look and feel of the image by changing…

This week I chose to share an image where I used not one, but two of my favorite filters, Color Efex Pro 4 and Silver Efex Pro 2.  Silver Efex Pro 2 is my go-to filter for black and white conversions, and usually has everything I need to make my black and white conversions look exactly how I want.  However, occasionally I…

Douglas Sonders, an advertising/editorial photographer and Kelby Trainer, has been profiled in a variety of photo publications, such as Photo District News and Light-It Magazine, in regards to his on-location lighting and photoshoots. Watch as he utilizes some of his favorite Nik tools, such as Color Efex Pro 4 and Silver Efex Pro 2, to step up the visual impact…

Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro has many uses, however, one use that may be commonly overlooked is the ability to enhance environmental portraits without affecting natural skin tones.  One way to do this is to use HDR Efex Pro in combination with Adobe Photoshop to create a beautifully enhanced background while leaving natural skin tones on a subject through the…

Shooting star trails is a great way to pass a night in the great outdoors. Grab a book or a friend, something warm, and a chair, and capture something really spectacular.  This handy tutorial from our friends over at Photojojo makes shooting star trails a breeze!   It’s beautiful and sparkly. It’s the night sky! When the night is clear,…

  The Film Efex: Modern filter within Color Efex Pro 4 is a wonderful filter that lets you simulate the look and feel of analog film. When applied, it breathes new life into your images by not only introducing a new color palette, but by also giving you the ability to further tweak the film settings for maximum effect. It…

There is one filter that I use time and time again when it comes to enhancing landscapes, and that is the Graduated Neutral Density filter in Color Efex Pro 4. Having the ability to darken skies and lighten foregrounds can dramatically change the look and feel of an image. Similar to the effects that you can get with a glass…

One of the things I love about Nik’s Color Efex Pro 4 is the ability to save my own recipes. I love to ‘cook up’ a look that I like, adding filters on top of each other, and when I get it to where I like it, I want to save that look to apply to future images that might…

Follow along as Janice Wendt, Nik Software’s trainer to the trainers, teaches you how to quickly and easily enhance travel images with timesaving techniques using a variety of Nik Software tools using Photoshop. This webinar will feature a variety of travel images and teach you how to effectively enhance buildings, skies, landscapes and more. Click here to watch this webinar…