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,…

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…

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…

In this month’s focus tip, we will take a look at the “Brush” feature available in the Nik Software plug-ins within Photoshop. When accessing all of your Nik Software plug ins from either Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements, you will notice a “Brush” button in the lower right hand corner of the interface.  In this instance, we will look at using…

One of the things that people ask us about a lot is sharpening. So, here’s a quick tutorial on how we do it. There are lots of different ways to sharpen an image – and lots of tool available. Right now, we’re using a great tool called Nik Sharpener Pro for sharpening images for print and preparing images for web display. Jay used…

“In today’s world of computers, there are possibilities that we never had with film. One of them is the ability to more critically sharpen images. The current issue of Photoshop User magazine has a really interesting feature on how to affect the appearance of sharpness in images. But I know that for many nature photographers, doing a lot of work…

Sharpening digital images can be an incredibly complex and subjective process. Knowing how much to sharpen and when to sharpen are two of the most complex aspects when deciding how to sharpen an image. In this advanced demonstration, we will take a look at simplifying the complexities of the sharpening process. We will begin with a discussion of concepts regarding…

Be inspired as award winning wildlife and nature photographer and Nik Software Education Project Manager Laurie Rubin shares how to use creative techniques using Nik Software plug-ins within Photoshop. She will share techniques for reducing noise, stacking multiple filters with Color Efex Pro 4 and converting a color image into a black and white fine art piece using Silver Efex…

Join professional photographer Jack Graham as he shares his techniques using the Nik Software suite to create the final image. This will be a complete workflow process, from camera RAW through the completion of the process. Jack will demonstrate how easily you can use each program in a structured manner and bring out the best in your files. Jack stresses,…

Join Webinar Trainer, Dan Hughes for an in-depth session covering the Complete Collection from start to finish. He covers noise reduction, optimizing color and contrast, stylizing images, and sharpening your image for output. This webinar will not only streamline your workflow but also cover the thought process of figuring out what you want to do to your image to give…