I’ve posted some excerpts from Mastering Silver Efex Pro 2.0, my 2+ hour video companion to The Photographer’s Guide to Silver Efex Pro 2. You can find the excerpts (and more videos) over at my YouTube feed. Note that these videos are presented at lower resolution than the downloadable version of Mastering Silver Efex Pro 2.0, which is presented in 720p HD format.
Tag Archives: image processing
Using Nik Plug-ins with Capture NX 2
As much as I like using Nikon’s Capture NX 2 image editing software for processing my NEF files, I also really like using Nik Software’s plug-ins. Currently, only Color Efex Pro 3 works natively within the Capture NX 2 environment. However, I was recently having a discussion with one of my contacts at Nik Software, and he mentioned an interesting fact: the Lightroom implementations of Nik’s plug-ins can essentially be made to work as “stand-alone” applications, and launched directly from Capture NX 2. This is because Lightroom doesn’t really support “plug-ins,” instead it supports external editing applications. The upside of this design is that if you have the Lightroom version of a Nik plug-in installed, you can send it TIFFs or JPEGs directly without using Lightroom or Photoshop!
Here’s how to make Nik Plug-ins work with Capture NX 2 as external editors: Continue reading Using Nik Plug-ins with Capture NX 2
New eBook Released!
I’m pleased to announce the release of my newest eBook, The Photographer’s Guide to Digital Landscapes. I wrote this book to provide photographers with a modern-day assessment of the fundamental techniques for capturing fabulous landscape images. Of course, some of these techniques apply to everyday photography, too. I’ve got a lot of books on landscape photography, and they are all very good. But many of the “classics” don’t have anything to say about modern DSLR photography– even the books that say “updated for digital.”
So, I present to you, The Photographer’s Guide to Digital Landscapes. A three-part book that covers:
- Equipment
- Field techniques
- Digital post-processing
Thanks for looking!
-Jason
Announcing Capture NX2 Online Courses
I’m pleased to offer a slate of spring online training courses for Capture NX2. In addition to my advanced Capture NX2 Editing course, I’m now also offering a new course called “The NEF-Centric Workflow.”
Should you turn in-camera sharpening off when processing NEFs?
There seems to be a bit of contention out there as to whether NEF shooters should disable in-camera sharpening in Capture NX when they process their images.