Tag Archives: Photoshop

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

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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

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Video: using Color Efex Pro 4 as a Smart Filter in Photoshop

The folks over at Nik Software have just released Color Efex Pro 4, so I thought it might be a good idea to do a video on some of the new features. I can already tell you that if you’re … Continue reading

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Join me Saturday for a RetouchPro webinar ‘Dramatic Black & White’

I’m very happy to be the next presenter on RetouchPro’s next webinar: Dramatic Black & White. RetouchPro webinars are two hours, live webinars that are hosted by Doug Nelson. You have the ability to ask questions throughout the show as … Continue reading

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Nieuwe workshop: hands-on eigen foto’s bewerken met Lightroom

English readers: this blogpost announces a new Dutch workshop on hands-on image-editing in Lightroom. All my Dutch workshops can be held in English, upon request. Graag stel ik jullie een nieuwe halfdaagse workshop voor: ‘Hands-on eigen foto’s bewerken met Lightroom, … Continue reading

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Turning your favorite photos into business cards with Lightroom (and some Photoshop help): part 1

Imagine someone asking you for a business card. You whip out a business card container from your jacket pocket and offer them a choice between a dozen different ones, each displaying a different picture on the back. Conversation starter guaranteed! … Continue reading

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Maart = zwartwit-maand: tijdschrift, webinar, workshop en…

English Readers: this blogpost is about a Dutch article, webinar and workshop I’ll be doing in March on B&W conversion techniques Artikel over Zwartwit in Shoot Degenen die deze blog al wat langer volgen, weten dat ik een voorliefde heb … Continue reading

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Nik Software announces Silver Efex Pro 2

From my analogue days on, I’ve always been a Black & White aficionado. When I switched to digital, I discovered digital B&W was one very complex matter: the early printers had a hard time producing decent, neutral black & white … Continue reading

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Fading a Lightroom preset, revisited.

A while ago, I did a (quite popular) blogpost on how you can ‘fade’ Lightroom presets if their effect is too strong. In short, there used to be two options:

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Nieuw: Lightroom 3 workshops

The rest of  post will in Dutch as it announces the new dates for the Lightroom 3 Workshops. I’m also available for English Lightroom workshops & 1:1 training, in Belgium or abroad. Contact me if you’re interested. Nu er een … Continue reading

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