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From Color To Black&White

The simple switch from color to grayscale isn’t enough—to make beautiful black-and-white photos, you need a more refined approach

Black-and-white photography is easier than ever. Rather than relying on specialized film, papers and chemistry, photographers are now free to take pictures and then decide to make them black-and-white. ...
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Mastering Control Points

Harness the full potential of Nik Software’s unique image-enhancing solution

Far easier to use than the complicated layers and masking implemented by Photoshop and other workhorse imaging applications, Nik Software's U Point technology for highly controlled and efficient selective image editing is exceedingly simple to use and yet totally powerful in capabilities.

Fix Wide-Angle Distortion

These powerful Photoshop distortion fixes are easy, too

Distortion is a bummer. When using wide-angle lenses, it's a big bummer because it can skew a scene in very unnatural, unwanted ways.

Sharpen Like A Pro

Use these tools to bring out the sharpness your camera and lens are capable of producing

Let's acknowledge the elephant in the room right away: Sensors don't automatically give you the optimum sharpness from your lens, regardless of the lens quality.

Noise-Reduction Basics

Minimize noise for cleaner, clearer pictures

In the days of film, we worried about grain, and higher ISO speeds resulted in larger, more pronounced grain.

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