Nik Silver Efex
Master the art of black-and-white photography.
Silver Efex uses a comprehensive set of darkroom-inspired controls and a refined interface, designed to let you create stunning monochrome images. Nik Silver Efex has been my preferred black and white software. It is my belief that Nik Silver Efex remains unrivalled 25 years after its birth.
Black and White, not Grayscale
Reproduce the look of film
Nik Silver Efex includes an exclusive range of filters and effects to help you emulate the look and feel of classic film emulsions such as Kodak Tri-X 400, Ilford Delta 100, and Fuji Neopan.
With Nik Silver Efex’s unique range of custom presets, you can manipulate the grain structure and contrast characteristics of your images to accurately recreate some of the world’s most iconic black-and-white films.
Add realistic film grain
Explore 39 high-fidelity black-and-white film grains that have been recreated in the lab using DxO’s exclusive calibration systems.
Free Download
This is a free online talk
Date
- 05 Jul 2022
- Expired!
Time
UK (UTC)- 10:30 - 11:30
Local Time
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Date: 05 Jul 2022
- Time: 12:30 - 13:30
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Speaker
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Martin SproulOwner of f:Stop TrainingI have been taking photographs at various levels since I was 14 years of age – that’s a long time. I started with a cheap and fully manual SLR camera which forced me into a steep learning curve to ensure I didn’t waste every roll of film. Yes, film! I used rolls of film at first then progressed onto shooting and developing my own slides.
I am a qualified instructor and have over 8 year’s experience as an industry trainer, which when coupled with my knowledge, experience and passion for photography, ensures that all our courses are meticulously designed and delivered with enthusiasm. It is always a joy to further people’s knowledge and inspire their photography.
Might miss the live event, and would like to catch up on the replay
Great session today. As a relative newcomer I found this very helpful.
Martin is a first class communicator. His fluency stems from a deep knowledge of his subject. As a recent purchaser of Silver Effects 3 I learnt a lot from his tutorial. Truly five star stuff.
Norman,
Thank you for your kind review. I am so glad you found it useful.
Martin
Another excellent presentation Martin full of information and delivered in a no nonsense easy to understand format which highlighted the excellence of the product. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks again
Alan,
Thank you and hopefully see you again soon.
Martin.
Alan,
Thank you and hopefully see you at another event soon.
Martin.
Very informative and a great introduction to Silver Efex. Highly recommended.
Steven,
Thank you for your review and hopefully see you soon at another presentation.
Martin.
Another great session from Martin. He explains the complexities of the software carefully, giving good worked examples and his depth of understanding allows him to respond to questions with knowledgeable, effective answers. Since attending three or four of Martin’s online sessions my personal understanding has increased significantly and I feel I am now using Lightroom and some of it’s plugins much more effectively. I would happily sing up for any future sessions.
Kevin,
Nice to see you again and thank you for taking a moment to leave a review. It is good to know the presentations have been helpful.
Martin.
Nik Silver Efex training 5th July 2022 – a really useful session and being able to download the session for future reference is fantastic. The presentation was really informative and has encouraged my to update Nik to he latest version.
Peter,
Thank you for your comment and I am glad that you found it useful. Hopefully, see you again for further talks.
Martin
Thank you Martin for an excellent well presented tutorial of Silver Efex Pro software. I have learnt a great deal from this presentation and will retain the video of this for future reference.
Richard,
You are very welcome. I am pleased that you found it useful and hopefully I will see you at more events.
Martin.
An interesting session from Martin, as a long time user of Silver Efex I picked up a lot of new ideas which I had missed being self taught
George,
That’s great to know. Even as a seasoned user you garnered some useful tips. Thank you for your comment.
Martin.
A first class review of Nik’s Silver Efex software. I had not appreciated how powerful and selective this software could be.
I have now applied my learning from Martin’s presentation to a range of images, including Infra-Red and am very pleased with the results.
David,
Thank you for your comment and I hope you have a new interest in creating compelling black and white images.
Martin.
Another excellent presentation by Martin – great detailed explanation of Nik’s Silver Efex software. This is the fourth of Martin’s presentations I have attended and my understanding and use of Lightroom, Photoshop, PureRAW2 and Silver Efex have increased significantly……. Thank you so much!
Chris,
Thank you. Glad you enjoy my ramblings and find them useful.
Martin.
I use Nik software and sometimes Silver Efex Pro 3. This presentation made me realise that I should use it a lot more. You explain things at an easy pace that makes it possible to understand what is happening. Too many presenters race along and you are soon lost. Well explained and a very beneficial presentation.
Thank you, Moira. I am pleased you found the talk useful and hopefully Silver Efex will make your black and white images look stunning. Best wishes,
Martin.
I couldn’t make the session but have viewed the video, which was very useful . I am a long time user of Silver Efex, but picked up a great many hints and tips. The one point of detail that wasn’t covered (unless I missed it) was making SF3 a smart object when launching from Photoshop.
Tim,
Thank you for commenting and viewing the video of the talk. Silver Efex Pro is still the best black and white software. You are right, I didn’t mention the use of Silver Efex Pro on a Smart Object. I ran out of time, but using Silver Efex on a Smart Object is the best way to go. If you wish more information on this, please email me and I can provide you with the information.
Martin.