NIK EFEX VIVEZA – it’s just curves, right? NIK EFEX Viveza is, on the surface, a very simple NIK EFEX plugin, and when compared to Silver EFEX, it looks trivial! But with its 4 sliders and curves control, it is extremely powerful! Add to that the ability to create as many “control points” as you like,
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NIK EFEX Define – the Best Noise Reduction Software Available? Direct answer: NIK EFEX Define stands out because it gives you more control over what the software treats as noise, rather than just applying a blanket fix. In this workflow, you can sample a noisy area by hand, help the filter learn the difference between
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Blog, Landscapes, Lightroom, Photography, Tips, Training, Video Tutorials
Sharpening with GOOGLE NIK EFEX Google Nik has to be one of the best suites of plugins for Lightroom and Photoshop available. Many of our McFade Training customers use it, so in this mini series, we’ll introduce the workflow NIK recommend, showing you how we’d use it on a Landscape photo of the lake district.
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Lightroom, Photography, Tips, Training, Video Tutorials
Here are some great tips on editing a yourkshire landscape shots, just using Lightroom. It’s a tree near Airton. There are before and after shots of the scene – plus a YOUTUBE video showing how it’s done! http://www.mcfade.co.uk/training/lightroom-landscape-lesson/
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What are you Business Photos Telling People ? Business Photos used to be fillers on websites. Pretty pictures would just separate the text and logos, Photos would be bought off Stock Photography websites and have no connection to you Californian models with perfect smiles or sunset shots of the New York skyline would be used to sell
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Blog, Business, Commercial, Networking, Photography, Tips
Do NOT Try This at Home! I’ve got huge dust problems with my 5D2, so was excited to find a Youtube clip which shows you how to get rid properly… I really don’t think this is the right way… see what you think! I actually use a little device called an Arctic Butterfly, which uses
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Fun, Musings, Photography, Video Tutorials
If you have a meeting at 11, say, at a place 15 miles away – what time should you set off to get there on time? Hard to say isn’t it – what are the roads like, is there traffic? Anything else? The “Geeky” Solution… Here’s what I started doing… Get your phone out
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Commercial, Fun
The Perennial HDR Photography Debate: Is HDR Bad? As someone who’s used HDR Photography to make a living and has been a fan since 2006, I often get involved in HDR debates. Sigh… The usual comments would be around I don’t like HDR, it looks a bit weird or maybe I like HDR Photos when
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Blog, Discussion, Fun, HDR, Photography
Classic Vintage Model Photography Laura’s got that vintage look – her Monroe-esque hair leaves no doubt! She’s even considering working as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike. For this portfolio shoot, we headed to Saltaire. The park provided a wealth of props and backdrops to create a classic feel. I aimed for dramatic lighting to capture that
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People, Photography, Strobist
The Presentation Designer Illiya Vjestica is a great designer – a strong typographic presence, uses powerful images which leave the “message” in no doubt and also happens to be great bloke too. His business takes these skills to the art of “presentation” – he creates slides for people to transform how they present in pitches, talks and seminars.
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Blog, People, Photography, Strobist