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8 free Lightroom presets part 2: Eurochrome

December 1, 2016 by Rod Lawton 1 Comment

8 free Lightroom presets part 2: Eurochrome

Part 2: 'Eurochrome' Welcome to part 2 of an 8-part series on Lightroom presets and how they work. To go with this I've created 8 free Lightroom presets you can download right now. Lightroom/Photography plan trial version and offers Click here for a Dropbox link to the presets. You don't need to have a Dropbox account – just click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adobe, Featured, Lightroom, Software, Tutorials Tagged With: Colour tweaks, Film looks, Grain

6 tips for getting an authentic analog film effect

November 29, 2016 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

6 tips for getting an authentic analog film effect

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Filed Under: Analog Efex Pro, Featured, Google, Nik Collection, Software, Tips Tagged With: Bokeh, Borders and frames, Film looks, Grain, Textures, Vignette

Which film simulation plug-in is best?

December 7, 2013 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

Which film simulation plug-in is best?

I love film. It's what I grew up with, and it's what I made most of my photographic discoveries – and mistakes – with. I love its richness, depth, unpredictability and character. So I'm especially interested in any film simulation software which promises to replicate the look and feel of traditional silver-based films. But I'm also a bit … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: DxO, Google, Nik Collection, Software Tagged With: Film looks

Do more with Color Efex Pro’s Old Photo effect

November 21, 2013 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

Do more with Color Efex Pro’s Old Photo effect

Normally, if you want to create any kind of black and white effect with the Google Nik Collection, you'd go straight to Silver Efex Pro. However, Color Efex Pro has some black and white effects of its own. The effects are different to Silver Efex Pro's, so although the tools aren't quite as sophisticated, you might still be able to achieve some … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Color Efex Pro, Google, Nik Collection, Software Tagged With: Black and white, Combining filters, Film looks

How to use the Google Nik Collection Analog Efex Pro Camera Kit

November 1, 2013 by Rod Lawton Leave a Comment

How to use the Google Nik Collection Analog Efex Pro Camera Kit

Analog Efex Pro is a brand new addition to the Google Nik Collection, the set of plug-ins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Aperture that Google took over when it bought out Nik Software. You can find out more at the Google Nik Collection website. I rate this as the best set of plug-ins ever made, and practically a must-have for digital … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Analog Efex Pro, Google, Nik Collection, Software Tagged With: Bokeh, Borders and frames, Film looks, Light leaks, Presets, Textures

Create a beautiful gum bichromate effect in Perfect B&W

September 6, 2013 by Rod Lawton 3 Comments

Create a beautiful gum bichromate effect in Perfect B&W

OnOne Software's B&W tool doesn't just create black and white pictures! You can use it to recreate a whole range of delicately-coloured vintage effects too, like this digital version of the gum bichromate process. To be honest, digital versions of old chemical processes do take some liberties with the look and feel of the original technique, … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: ON1, Perfect Suite Tagged With: Film looks

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