silver fx pro, NIK software bundle

[kuuan]

since a few days I am trying out the NIK software bundle: http://www.google.com/nikcollection/
it consists of LR and PS plugins, the known B&W converter 'silver efex pro', and also of color efex pro, analog efex pro, HDR efex pro, Viveza, Sharpener Pro and Dfine.

So far I have only tried out the silver fx pro, color fx pro and HDR fx pro plugins in Photoshop, re-edited a few jpegs, photos I already had converted earlier and of which right now I only have jepgs at hand:
In short, I am highly impressed by the difference achieved, and that only after 2 days of playing a bit these NIK softwares!

see some 'before and after': ( source file are jepgs either downloaded from my flickr stream of taken from a HD )

note: a number of the photos from Nepal had been underexposed and badly edited then, the leverage must be quite different if I used the RAWs instead. Certainly this 'before and after' most of all highlights my very bad editing skills, specially that of a few years ago when I had taken and edited the pics from Nepal, but even of just a few weeks ago when I had taken and edited those from Japan. Using these plug-ins so far I first chose a preset and tried to adjust from there.

from Osaka, Japan, taken some weeks before with Ricoh GXR and 28mm Module:

source jpeg file


re-edit using HDR efex pro


source jepg


re-edit using color fx pro


re-edit using HDR fx pro


source jpeg


re-edit using color fx pro, incl. film simulation


here those taken 2009 with a Pentax *ist Ds and S-M-C Takumar 1.4/50, at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu:

ssource jepg file


silver fx pro


source jpeg


silver fx pro


source jpeg


silver x pro


sourcejepg


silver fx pro


source jpeg


HDR fx pro


silver fx pro

[kds315*]

Looks very good so far Andreas!! How much is that bundle?

[kuuan]

Klaus 149 usd at it's homepage: http://www.google.com/nikcollection/
less with coupons: http://www.retailmenot.com/view/niksoftware.com
possibly at only 80 usd here: http://llscvkugcstnlxrb.topsoftdealer.com/product/nik-software-complete-collection-2014/

disclaimer: I am not associated with google, NIK softwares or any other site linked, and have no idea if these coupons work or if the softwaredealer with the cheap offer is a good source

[kuuan]

enjoying this more and more!
yes, if one is good in photoshop the same things can be done, but for someone like me who never learned how to use layers propperly, this is just great! - and I would think even for those who do use PS at full potential this plug in could save a lot of time

have played more with pics from 2009 that had been underesposed and badly edited then, right now only have those badly edited jepg to work with:





both S-M-C Takumar 1.4/50 on Pentax *istDs

[Lloydy]

The NIX software is very good, I use it a lot.

Great pictures kuuan, your PP is just right - not overdone.