I've been talking about the new Nik software that Q convinced me to buy and I thought I would show you a comparison of photos. This is the photo from the previous post but it was worked only in Photoshop CS5 and this is the best I could get it after 20 minutes. The photo seen below, and also in my last post, took about 5 minutes to do the post processing on using the Nik software.
If you do a lot of post processing and have a newer version of Elements or Photoshop then I would highly recommend the Nik software. With it's control point processing you can spot process on any photo without affecting the rest of the photo and the processing abilities that the software has is amazing. You can add filters including graduated ND and polarizers to a photo, you can do HDR in a matter of seconds and you can bring out details of photos you didn't know were there. I am by no means an expert and I still have a lot to learn but in the short time I have been using this software I would recommend it to everyone who does post processing on thier photos. The software has allowed me to use photos that I otherwise wouldn't have thought good enough to post such as the one in this post.
I can't thank Q enough for showing me this program.
You are welcome Ron! like I said before, I would love to share my photography knowledge to anyone if they needed. If you have some free time to watch their tutorial videos, and you would know how to make your picture pop like a professional quality.
ReplyDeleteGood comparison examples. Hard to believe how much more was pulled out of the pic using the Nik program. Guess the trick would be in finding the fine line of how much to enhance to keep it looking natural?
ReplyDeleteWell, yes and no. LOL
DeleteA lot of that would depend on the photo. For this one I wanted a really dramatic effect so I really pushed the post processing to make it kind of reach out and grab you. I think they call that being artistic! LOL
Me, an artist, who'd have thought it??
oh, so ND doesn't mean North Dakota?? LOL If I got this program I would have to get the "Bonus Q" pack to go with it!! This is great stuff, but way over my head..heck I still have trouble with shutter speeds and aperture!! I think I am a lost cause. I however, will continue to enjoy your experiments.
ReplyDeleteVal, we all still fighting the shutter speeds, and aperture. That's why we need a software do the magic wand for us.
DeleteInteresting program. I will have to research it.
ReplyDeleteI think Q used the work "pop". This is a good description of the difference I see in these two photos, the one you post processed with the NIK software definitely "pops"! Have to look into the NIK software.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteUnvelievable changing. Your comparison is very spectacular. I'll check this software. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Greetings, Miklos