Internationally known nature and wildlife photographer Christopher Dodds joins us for a one hour webinar co-sponsored by X-Rite and Nik Software to discuss his digital color workflow and share some of his post capture process for the first time. He maintains color accuracy from capture to print with X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2. And he reveals his secrets to extracting every…

Jay and Varina Patel are award winning nature and wilderness photographers. They teach regularly and offer a large collection of eBooks, webinars, and prints for sale through their websites. Together, they have developed a streamlined processing workflow for optimizing fine art images. This webinar will focus on how Varina and Jay process their images using Photoshop, Silver Efex Pro 2,…

  A vignette is an artistic effect traditionally placed on the image during printing or, nowadays, during post production. Another type of vignetting, aside from the artistic application, can be attributed to the lens of the camera and is often referred to as optical vignetting. Optical vignetting results in a gradual darkening of the image towards the borders. This happens…

To get the most out of Sharpener Pro 3.0′s Output Sharpener, selective sharpening is a must. Control Points allow you to control not only the amount of output sharpening applied to the photo, but also three different kinds of creative sharpening which can be applied to any object or area without the use of complicated selective tools. This tool allows…

Experience award-winning live training in January from the Education Team at Nik Software and Pro Photographers in the industry. Learn and get inspiration from Christopher Dodds, Karen Hutton, Mike Moats, Justin Balog and Piet Van den Eynde. Join Nik’s Education Team with Dan Hughes and Laurie Rubin! ——- Guest/Partner Webinar Nature Photography Color Workflow Revealed with Christopher Dodds Presented by…

Are you willing to go out and shoot in wet conditions? We often shoot in the rain – and we’ve been out there in some pretty nasty weather… thunderstorms, hail, sand-storms, windstorms, snowstorms… nasty weather can make shooting difficult. But unless the weather is dangerous, we don’t mind shooting in it. It’s about being prepared… But when safety is not…

The Vignette Blur filter within Color Efex Pro 4 is another great filter to use to help lead the viewer to where we want them to look in an image. It does this by enabling us to soften the detail around the edges of the image, which then leads the viewer’s attention to what is sharp within the image. The…

  A vignette is an artistic effect used on an image where the edges gradually darken off into the surrounding color, while the image center remains at a normal brightness. The vignette was traditionally created in the darkroom by burning (or dodging) the outer edges to create the transition from the image to the outer color.  It is used to…

Looking back over the last year, there have been a lot of changes for all of us. We have enjoyed being able to continue to share these Education Blog posts with you, as well as Webinars, Videos and of course, our wonderful line-up of products for you, our friends. Going forward, we will be adding Hangouts On Air, more Master…

I’m an early riser so the thought of hopping out of bed at o’dark thirty for sunrise shooting is not a problem, and when the weather is fowl, I’m even more motivated. So when I awoke to the sound of rain on the roof of our condo in Kauai, I got out of bed, had my morning cup of coffee,…