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More Than A Snapshot provides online photography education.

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This is the blog for More Than A Snapshot's Online Photography Classes.  In these blog posts I will give photography tips, tutorials, and show images.

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How to Use Nik Silver Effects Pro 2

Gary Detonnancourt

If you like this video and you're interested in learning more about the Nik Collection, click here to join my free course.  It's still under development and won't be free forever, so get in while you can.  Your input could even help make this my greatest course.

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Great Entry Level Inter-Changeable Lens Mirrorless Camera for Beginners
Great Entry Level Inter-Changeable Lens Mirrorless Camera for Beginners
Review of the Canon RF 24 mm F1.8 Lens
Review of the Canon RF 24 mm F1.8 Lens
Sony ZV-1 II Camera Review: An Upgrade That Delivers Exceptional Versatility and Performance
Sony ZV-1 II Camera Review: An Upgrade That Delivers Exceptional Versatility and Performance
How to Shoot in Manual Mode on a Canon Mirrorless Camera
How to Shoot in Manual Mode on a Canon Mirrorless Camera
How to Use the Mode Dial on a Digital Camera
How to Use the Mode Dial on a Digital Camera
Exposure Compensation: How to Adjust Image Exposures for Visually-Pleasing Photos
Exposure Compensation: How to Adjust Image Exposures for Visually-Pleasing Photos
How to Shoot in Shutter Priority Mode
How to Shoot in Shutter Priority Mode
What is Depth of Field in Photography?
What is Depth of Field in Photography?
How to Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode
How to Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode
Lightroom Mobile Update June 2023
Lightroom Mobile Update June 2023
categories Image Editing
tags Google Nik Collection, Silver Effects Pro 2, image editing, black and white, contrast, texture, images, digital photography

Old Fashioned Macro Shots

Gary Detonnancourt

I took these images at a macro workshop I attended last week.  I will be sharing a DIY flash bracket system, in the weeks to come, that I used to make these images.  For the post-processing of these images, I used the Nik plugins and I am currently making a class on how to use them since google has released them for free.  Which version of this image do you prefer (#1,2,3,4).  Check out how they were made, using the Google Nik Collection, in the video below.

Check out my current course offering below.

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30 High-Quality Images for Sky Replacements
30 High-Quality Images for Sky Replacements
$19.99

30 High-Quality Images for Sky Replacements in Photoshop or Luminar AI. Check the description below for information about how to use these skies to do sky replacements.

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400+ White Smoke Overlays for Photo Effects and Textures
$19.99

This is a digital product with over 400 high-resolution smoke images in JPG format. They can be used in any image editing program that uses blend modes on layers, such as Photoshop.

Easy to Follow Instructions:
You will need to know the basics of Adobe Photoshop and know how to use layers. If you don’t have these skills please check out my Photoshop course.

You can show or hide layers, Rotate or flip, resize, or change the transparency. Use the eraser on your overlay layer (or mask and brush) to clean something. You can mix & match additional overlays to achieve a unique result.

JPEG format:
1. Place the smoke layer over your photo and set the layer blend mode to SCREEN (after that black background will be invisible).
2. Use the eraser on your overlay layer (or mask and brush) to clean some parts etc.
3. You can mix & match additional overlays to achieve a unique result.
4. Save your photo and finish the work。

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More Than A Snapshot: A Digital Photography Workbook
$9.99 $19.99

More Than A Snapshot will be your guide to becoming a better photographer. It can do this because it provides you with 28 comprehensive lessons on how to control your digital SLR. Even more important the lessons require you to go out and make images. Practice really does make perfect and this book will give you the guidance and motivation you will need to succeed.

91 Pages

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White Balance Business Card
$9.99

The white balance business card is a small portable grey card that can be used in a pinch for setting a custom white balance in camera or in software.  Keep one in your wallet and one in your camera bag and never be without a grey card.

You will recieve 5 cards.

26 Black & White Lightroom Presets
26 Black & White Lightroom Presets
$19.99

This digital download includes a zip file with 26 Black & White Lightroom Presets that can be used in the Develop Module of Lightroom Classic or Lightroom CC.

35 Edgy Street Photography Presets
35 Edgy Street Photography Presets
$19.99

These Lightroom presets have been specially created to work with street photos, travel photos, and night photos. They tend to have a lot of punch and will take your images to the next level. Remember you always have the amount slider to increase or reduce their effect.

categories Image Editing
tags old, macro, watch, pocket watch, Google Nik Collection, Color Effects Pro 4, Silver Effects Pro 2