A few years ago I purchased Nikon NX. A Image Editing software produced by Nikon. The product was amazing and offered a new approach developed by Nik Software called Upoint Technology. I won't go into all the details but you could say that at the time it was pretty advanced and forward thinking. Since then Nik Software has developed into the very successful company that offers a line of editing software that will compliment Photoshop or Lightroom.

At The Photo Plus Expo in early November, I purchased the complete Nik Sofware suite for Lightroom (used as a plug in). After some minor adjustments, due mainly to the fact that I was not an advanced Lightroom user, I started using the plugin and was blown away by the quality and depth of the software. Viveza 2 Allows extreme control of all color changes, Silver Efex Pro brings your B&W to a whole new level of quality and Color Efex Pro offer a huge range of color Filter presets. I would definitely recommend this suite. The Suite also includes HDR Efex Pro which I quickly looked at and was also impressed with. In the end this Nik Software complete suite will save you time and expand your ranges of option to output your photographs and I think for the price it is totally worth it.

Click on the Image Below to view a sample of efects that can be achieved.

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You can check Nik Software here. Keep in mind that you can try this software for free for a 15 day trial.