High dynamic range imaging provides a wide variety of possibilities for photographers to interpret a scene that presents extreme contrast. In this fun and informative webinar, Tim Grey will guide you through the methods he uses for assembling HDR images. You’ll gain insights into the best approaches to HDR photography, learn about a variety of different ways you can interpret…

Join Janice Wendt, Education Training Manager for Nik Software as she illustrates live, the award winning product line from Nik Software from the perspective of retouching portrait images. Learn how to enhance skin, optimize contrast, color correct, add a stylized look to your work and much more. Follow along as Janice teaches you how to enhance your Portraits and time-saving…

  The Remove Color Cast filter within Color Efex Pro 4 is a quick and efficient filter to use when editing. It gives you the ability to remove color casts that may be present in your image, either globally or selectively with Control Points. This filter only has a few controls, and by reviewing them we can see how to…

When Rick Sammon (http://ricksammon.com/) asked me to be a Guest Blogger for his ‘National Black and White Friday’, I was in! Not only am I a big fan of Rick’s, I am also a big fan of black and white photography. My software of choice to easily convert color into dramatic black and white images, is Silver Efex Pro 2….

Josh Haftel, Product Manager on the Google+ Photo Team, (formally Senior Product Manager at Nik Software), was a special guest on the Photoshop Show with Jan Kabili and Ron Clifford. He shared some insights into the beginnings of Nik Software and life now at the Google Headquarters in Mountain View. Josh also demonstrates how he uses Silver Efex Pro 2 to…

With close-up and macro photography, the story is in the exquisite details and designs that nature offers. In this webinar, Charlotte demonstrates using her favorite Color Efex Pro 4 filters for enhancing nature images and creating images that remain true to the original scene. Charlotte, an award-winning photographer, instructor and bestselling author, will also demonstrate ways to streamline your workflow…

  In photography, a reflector is a tool with a reflective surface that is commonly used to redirect or bounce light onto your subject. The intent is to act as a fill source, opening up the shadow values; however it can also be used as the main light source. There is a physical limitation to the effect of a reflector…

I love shooting at sunset, and even more so now that I have HDR Efex Pro 2 to allow me to so easily merge my bracketed exposures to capture the full dynamic range of sunset in one image. For this particular image, I shot 5 exposures bracketed at a stop apart.  I shot on a tripod and told my model…

Discover how using vignettes on images can magically draw the viewer’s eye to your subject. Award winning photographer Laurie Rubin will be taking a closer look at several different vignette filters found in Color Efex Pro 4, Silver Efex Pro 2, HDR Efex Pro 2 and how to create custom vignettes in Viveza 2. Join us for a fun and…

I believe we do our best work when we shoot what we are passionate about.  My passion in life, besides photography, is horses.  I specialize in equine photography, and this month, one of my images was published as the cover of Equine & Canine News. I captured this image during a portrait session.   I enjoy shooting portrait sessions with animals…