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 make most images pop using Lightroom or Photoshop, but with … Read more
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.
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 analyzes the image data in the area covered by the … Read more
Download a FREE e-book: 25 Techniques All Photographers Should Master 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
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 bug fixes and an update to ensure that it is … Read more
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 as it continues to work on your PC or Mac. … Read more
Download a FREE e-book: 25 Techniques All Photographers Should Master 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 you … Read more
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 have worked on creating this new set of Nik Collection … Read more
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 … Read more