The Mastering Nik Viveza Book
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At the end of the book are four full length examples. These demonstrate how, starting with a basic image you can transform it into an impressive photograph. You can also download the high-resolution images to follow along on your own PC or Mac.
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Some of what you will learn…
- All the elements of the Viveza interface and how they can dramatically reduce your editing time.
- Counterintuitive adjustments that can be applied to achieve even better results.
- Understand the Control Point tool and how this can be used to selectively target adjustments. You will also learn how to use multiple control points for greater precision.
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Robin Whalley’s books seem to answer the questions I have just as they occur to me. His books are really well-organized and logical. It’s very handy to have the book open on iPad while working on a photo on my desktop and what’s great is that they are excellent value too.
When I first found out about the various applications available in the NIK software, I decided that the one I needed first & foremost was one that would help in my editing of regular RAW images in color. Robin’s book covering the entire NIK package then turned me to getting this one focused only on the usages of Viveza. Now almost every RAW image that I touch ends up getting some final editing in Viveza after I have completed most of my global edits. Robin’s explanations of how to use Viveza to do this has proven invaluable to me. An excellent book about how to use a really useful bit of software!
The book gives some beautiful examples of the stunning results obtained when processing landscape images using Viveza. These images really encouraged me to take time and study the book, trying the different ideas. The second part of the book then gives details of exactly what each adjustment does. The clear illustrations and well-considered structure took me on a journey into better landscape photography.