New NIK Book Wows Snappers

I'm almost ashamed of myself when I write headers like that but then I do so many more things that deserve shame, I run out of stocks of the emotion. In any case, you are this far into the post so you might as well keep on reading.

NIK software are always coming out with new programs  - like the HDR package or the Color Efex 3 - and each of the programs contains a great deal more than can be seen at a glance. Just this week I was prodding around on a sidebar of the old Color Efex 2 and found a button that makes people look like Darth Maul from the Star Wars movies. It was quite effective with portraits of young ladies. They tended to stop right there in the portfolio.

Did I want to succeed, however, with more control and less adventure, I should consult the instructions - and where better than a proper illustrated book on the subject. To help new users, the distributors of the NIK software have made arrangements so that we can offer a copy of  " NIK Software Captured ". It is the definitive work on the subject and should guide anyone through what these amazing programs can do.

The book will be offered free when people purchase either ultimate collections - and they can be had for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture - or when they purchase the Effects collection. The former compilation includes the noise reduction program and the two sharpening programs as well as Color Efex, Silver Efex, and HDR material. The programs themselves are well worth the investment, while the book enables new users to get to terms with the basics before they push that fatal button. Until you are ready to fully understand the force, there is a little bit that tells you that these are not the effects you are looking for....

Persist. Learn all you can. May the NIK be with you.