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How To Use Nik Collection To Create Fantastic Photos? (Updated 2019)

Often when a photo comes straight from the camera, it looks flat and not just up to our expectations or what our experience was when we took it. Instead of leaving the photo sitting on your hard drive, you can … Read more

Introduction to Nik Collection: What is it?

by Peter Dam

Nik Collection is a series of plugins that you install on your computer or Mac. You use Nik Collection plugins to enhance your photos so they look better. The plugins are very powerful and give you great control of how you want to edit your photos. Learn more about how Nik Collection can improve your photo editing workflow.

Nik Collection: How to Use Control Points In Viveza 2? (Updated 2019)

by Peter Dam

Use control points in Nik Collection Viveza 2

What are Control Points in Nik Collection? Control points are the method used by Nik Collection plugins to create precise and accurate masks to allow further enhancing an image. When placing a control point on an image the Nik plugin … Read more

How to Sharpen Your Photos in Affinity Photo and Nik Collection for Optimal Results?

by Peter Dam

Sharpening is one of the hardest post-processing steps to understand for many photographers. There are several pitfalls and obstacles to overcome in order to take your sharpening skills to a professional level. When should you sharpen, to get the best … Read more

Nik Collection Is Alive Again – New Version Out

by Peter Dam

Great news for those of us who love to use Nik Collection as part of a professional photo editing workflow. In December DxO acquired the Nik Collection software from Google and now they have launched an update. It is mainly … Read more

Luminar for Nik Collection Users

by Peter Dam

As you probably know, the reason for Nik Collection being free is because Google has decided not to continue to develop or support this software. It doesn’t mean that you cannot use it. You can use it for as long … Read more

How to install Nik Collection Plugins in Affinity Photo

by Peter Dam

Installing Nik Collection in Affinity Photo

Switching from Photoshop to Affinity Photo can be a little daunting experience when you first think of it. However, the transition is easier than you think and well worth it. If you are using Nik Collection Plugins, you might wonder whether … Read more

Meet "Art" the New Nik Collection Preset and Recipes Package

by Peter Dam

I guess all photographers want to spend more time in the field shooting and less time tweaking the same sliders over and over again. Editing photos should be fun and creative and where you develop your art. This is why I … Read more

How to use Silver Efex Pro 2 to Create Amazing Black and White Images?

by Peter Dam

What is it about black and white photography that is so amazing? And how can you create it?

In a world full of color, we often get attracted to the colors that ‘screams’ the most for attention or the colors that have the greatest visual mass in a photo. But in some photos, we want the viewers to look at something else like the textures, shapes, lines or connections between two subjects. Creating great black and white images are about obtaining a good contrast. Without it, black and white images will look flat and uninteresting. And Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 got some cool tools to work with to do just that.

In this article, I will show you how to work with Silver Efex Pro 2 so you can create amazing black and white images.