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Author Archives: MoreThanWords
Enhancing color images with Silver Efex Pro 2
Last time I did a video in which I showed the excellent black & white capabilities of Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro plugin for Lightroom & Photoshop. But what if told you that I also use Silver Efex Pro to … Continue reading
Nieuwe features in Lightroom 5 Beta: mijn persoonlijke top-5
Gisteren heeft Adobe menigeen verbaasd met de release van de publieke beta van Lightroom 5. Lightroom 5 heeft voor elk wat wils: van de door velen gevraagde ‘healing brush’ over automatische perspectiefcorrecties tot ellipsvormige verloopfilters. Maar wellicht de op lange … Continue reading
Posted in Lightroom, Lightroom Workshops, Videos
Tagged Lightroom 5, Tutorial, Video
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Bespaar 15% extra op Nik Software + mijn Nederlandstalige Nik Software webinar online
Eind oktober deed ik een Nederlandstalig webinar voor Nik Software over de plugins Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, HDR Efex Pro en Viveza. Dit webinar, dat ongeveer 70 minuten duurt, werd opgenomen, is nu online gezet en werd al … Continue reading
Posted in Lightroom, Nik Software, Photoshop, Photoshop Plugins, Plugins, Silver Efex Pro
Tagged Color Efex Pro, HDR Efex Pro, Nik Software, Silver Efex Pro, Tutorial, Viveza, Webinar
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Working Smart with Silver Efex Pro 2
It’s a no secret that Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 is one of my favorite Lightroom and Photoshop plugins. In fact, it only has one drawback, or should I say, had one drawback: it used to be $199 but now … Continue reading
Posted in Lightroom, Nik Software, Photoshop, Photoshop Plugins, Plugins, Silver Efex Pro
Tagged Black & White, Lightroom, Nik Software, Photoshop, Plugin
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Custom Graduated Filters in Nik Color Efex Pro 4
This tutorial is about one of my favorite filters in Nik Color Efex Pro: the graduated filter (it’s only one of 52 filters, by the way). If you’ve ever used a real graduated filter (or a software-version in a graphics … Continue reading
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The “Grungy Retro Style” in Lightroom
As with everything else, photographic postprocessing is subject to trends. One specific trend, which was kick-started by smart phone apps such as Hipstamatic and Instagram, is what I would call “retro-grunge”: a warm retro colour palette, slightly desaturated and mixed … Continue reading
Posted in Lightroom, Lightroom Boek, Lightroom Workshops, Nik Software, OnOne Software, Photography, Plugins
Tagged Lightroom, Postprocessing
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“The Photographer’s Workflow UnMasked”, or why two eBooks can be better than one.
I’ve had the pleasure of reading a highly interesting book about Lightroom this weekend. It’s called The Photographer’s Workflow and it’s written by travel photographer Gavin Gough. As you know, I just wrote a Lightroom eBook myself called Lightroom 4 … Continue reading
Lightroom Don’ts: 6 things beginning Lightroom users should watch out for
The next couple of tips are based on my experience of teaching Lightroom to numerous photographers. If you read them thoroughly, they will prevent you from making many of the typical mistakes novice Lightroom users make when they dive into the program without reading … Continue reading
Lightroom Do’s: 7 tips for beginning Lightroom users
Below are a couple of practical recommendations to help beginners use Lightroom in an optimal way and avoid making typical beginners’ errors. They’re based on my experience with teaching Lightroom to hundreds of photographers. This blog post will be followed by a ‘Lightroom … Continue reading
Proudly presenting: ‘Lightroom 4 Unmasked. A complete guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’.
After months of hard work, I’m proud to present my latest eBook which is again published by the wonderful folks at Craft & Vision: ‘Lightroom 4 UnMasked. A Complete Guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.’ Weighing in at 313 pages, … Continue reading