How Nik Silver Efex Can Make Your Black & White Photography Come To Life!

Marc Silber is our very special Guest this month! He will show you tips for capturing black and white photographs over his 6 decades as a photographer. There are some important tools that help in the process. He will also demonstrate why he loves Nik Silver Efex and how he uses it to convert his color photos into amazing black and white images.
Q&A will be provided during the presentation
Marc Silber is a 3-time best-selling author, photographer, filmmaker, and producer of the very popular TH-cam series Advancing Your Photography, where he has interviewed scores of some of the biggest names in photography.
He started out learning darkroom skills and the basics of photography at the legendary Peninsula School in Menlo Park, CA, in the '60s, and moved on to hone his skills to professional standards at the famed San Francisco Art Institute. Marc moved into teaching photography in workshops all over the country, he became renowned as an engaging and helpful speaker and coach, as his greatest joy comes from helping others. He loves adventure and you'll find him out backpacking surfing or snowboarding, or maybe just chilling, taking a walk through Carmel with his wife and Golden Retriever.
www.advancingy... / marcsilber / marcsilber
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[@nickfanzo]

Just got the 30 day trial and I am loving this software
My favorite slider tools right away; are soft contrast and dynamic brightness

[@thegroove2000]

Thanks for this. I will have to dabble with black and white pictures.

[@jetn8654]

Amazing presentation. I must say, though, second photograph, I like the initial picture the way it was.

[@fletchlives66]

DXO have butchered this version release. The control points have lost the function of editing on the pic, now you have go back to the control panel on the right. In a darkroom you control over the print. It's a ridiculous setup change. Save your money because all you get really is the dark mode and silly control points. I have reinstalled Nik 3.0

[@JohnJohnson-bo5sv]

my version of the software looks wholly different than yours (as tends to happen) Couldn't read your sliders at all looked like blurry Hebrew or something, I did pick up the broad strokes thanks

[@tydad1]

Agree with previous comment. The control point function is screwed up.

[@nickfanzo]

How so?

[@peterlongenecker210]

What are his 5 favorite presets ?? and why ??

[@Photosbytw]

The zone system was created by Ansel Adams and other photographers........Who, besides Fred Archer were the other photographers?

[@nickfanzo]

None 😂

[@carstenhoeifoto]

This could be the stupidest question of the year: Does the zone system apply to portrait photography as well?

[@jasonthompson8585]

As far as I know, the zone system applies to all black and white photography. I do use it in Silver Efex Pro 3 to especially monitor how far I'm pushing highlights and shadows and it's also useful for all your midtones. I also frequently use one of the colored filters depending on how it enhances my image.

[@lensman5762]

Zone system is a tool for placing the exposure as the photographer wishes. You can apply it to any branch of photography even colour.

[@Mannock]

Is it a stupid question? NO! That said, it can be tricky, as when we think of using the zone system, we immediately think of landscape shots and pictures of buildings. And when we did portrait pictures in the analogue days, we used roll film, difficult to center on a frame. It does work for portraits, and it is a good question.

[@nickfanzo]

All photography

[@CRJines]

I don't know why he's always putting the subject dead center of his photos. Basic composition...

[@DickHoskins]

Very good video but should be two videos, a lot shorter. All of the DXO videos are good but way, way too long.

[@nickfanzo]

Yes, some of the explanations go on and on.

[@jovianr9498]

Too much waffle, could have got this done in 30 minutes or less.

[@DickHoskins]

About 5 minutes of information. DXO videos go on and on…

[@nickfanzo]

I noticed this also.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

OMG what a bore.

[@goldfinch2283]

Not really impressed.

[@nickfanzo]

By what?

[@carmineparisi7390]