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DxO acquires the Nik Collection and launches DxO PhotoLab

October 26, 2017 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

DxO acquires the Nik Collection and launches DxO PhotoLab

In one of the best pieces of news we've heard this year, DxO has announced it has acquired the Nik Collection and plans to "continue to develop the Collection for the benefit of the photographer community". “The Nik Collection gives photographers tools to create photos they absolutely love,” says Aravind Krishnaswamy, an Engineering Director with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Nik Collection, PhotoLab

Hand coloured black and white with a bi-colour filter

August 19, 2017 by Rod Lawton 1 Comment

Hand coloured black and white with a bi-colour filter

It does seem a bit perverse, adding colour to a black and white image which used to be colour in the first place, but hand-coloured (or digitally-coloured) black and white has a very particular 'look' that colour images just don't have. So this image (below) is one I originally shot in colour but then reworked as a black and white image with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color Efex Pro, Ideas Tagged With: Black and white, Hand colouring

Add zoom blur with a twist

August 18, 2017 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

Add zoom blur with a twist

Zoom blur is a popular bit tricky little technique where you zoom the lens during the exposure so that you get a kind of radial blur from the centre of the picture. This means using a shutter speed long enough to capture this rapid zoom movement, which usually means you get plenty of regular blur too. You can even add another twist, rather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analog Efex Pro, Ideas Tagged With: Blur, Motion blur

Try this soft focus effect on landscapes

August 16, 2017 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

Try this soft focus effect on landscapes

You normally associate soft focus effects with portraits, but they can work on all kinds of images, adding a romantic, dreamy feel to an everyday scene. Landscapes, for example, are often given a dramatic, brooding look when sometimes the emotion we feel is much lighter. Here's an example. This tree-lined avenue felt bright, airy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color Efex Pro, Ideas Tagged With: Soft focus

See the world in infra red

August 10, 2017 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

See the world in infra red

Infra red photography creates an unusual and surreal view of the world that can also be very beautiful. You can do it in black and white or colour, but the techniques used today with digital cameras are rather different to those used with film. Infra red film photography is relatively straightforward – you simply use film sensitised to the infra … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color Efex Pro, Ideas Tagged With: Infra red, Soft focus

Top 5 Google Nik Collection alternatives

June 7, 2017 by Rod Lawton 6 Comments

Top 5 Google Nik Collection alternatives

Google has decided it will no longer develop the Google Nik Collection, so what do we all do when it’s gone? Here are five Nik Collection alternatives that could fill the void. Alien Skin Exposure X2 Once a film simulation plug-in, now a full-blown standalone image-editor with file browsing and non-destructive adjustment layers and masks, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alien Skin, Exposure, Featured, Google, Nik Collection, Reviews, Software

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Capture One Pro 11.1 brings new camera support and more

Capture One Pro 11.1 brings new camera support and more

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Luminar ‘Jupiter’ announced with speed and RAW improvements

Luminar ‘Jupiter’ announced with speed and RAW improvements

April 12, 2018 By Rod Lawton 6 Comments

Adobe introduces ‘profiles’ in major update

Adobe introduces ‘profiles’ in major update

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MacPhun Luminar 2018 announced

MacPhun Luminar 2018 announced

November 1, 2017 By Rod Lawton 6 Comments

DxO acquires the Nik Collection and launches DxO PhotoLab

DxO acquires the Nik Collection and launches DxO PhotoLab

October 26, 2017 By Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

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