Photoshop CS6 plug-in compatibility for Nik, Topaz, onOne, and Alien Skin plug-ins

Photoshop CS6 plug-in compatibility for Nik, Topaz, onOne, and Alien Skin plug-ins

Topaz Photoshop Bundle plug-ins are compatible with Photoshop CS6

Nik Software plug-ins also compatible with Photoshop CS6

onOne plug-ins for a free compatibility update for Photoshop CS6

Alien Skin: “So far, all of our software seems to work just fine within CS6.”

Photoshop […]

Dvorak reviews Alien Skin Snap Art 3

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The Alien Skin Snap Art 3 plug-in allows you to take a photo and turn it into a piece of art generally much more interesting than the photo itself. Not always, though; if you take enough pictures, you’ll soon see which ones are amenable to being redisplayed as art.

The default oil […]

Macro Photography 101: Extreme Close-Ups

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Gild your lilies. When it comes to touch up, Mr. Sweet isn’t afraid to Photoshop. “I have no problem with anything digital at all,” he said, citing Nik Software and Alien Skin filters that can be added to Photoshop. He likes to use Nik’s Dfine to reduce noise and Sharpener on […]

Snap Art 3 Now Shipping!

Snap Art 3 Now Shipping!

Educational Discount Price $129.95

Snap Art 3 is a natural media plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. With a single click, turn your photos into gorgeous artwork in a wide range of styles, including oil paint, pencil sketch, and even crayon. The hassles of buying a tablet, taking classes and […]

Plug-in compatibility support for Photoshop CS5

onOne general CS5 compatibility statement

Nik Software Photoshop CS5 & 64-bit Compatibility Updates to be released free-of-charge. Includes details on Windows 7 and Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 support

Media Lab SiteGrinder 3 is compatible with Photoshop CS5 in 32-bit mode.

Alien Skin Software and Photoshop CS5 Compatibility

Red Giant Software Adobe CS5 Updates and […]

Push your pixels to the next level

Link via Digital Journal

Article discussing new software and hardware tools to add some creativity to ho-hum photos. Photoshop Elements 8 and Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 are discussed along with plugins from Alien Skin and Nik Software:

Concentrate instead on plugins — separate software packages that work within photo-editing software and perform astonishing feats.

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Simulating tilt-shift photography with the Bokeh plugin

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Another unique feature of the Bokeh plugin is the ability to simulate tilt-shift photography on an existing image. Tilt-shift photography simulates the effect of turning your subject matter into a miniature model. You produce the effect through special camera lenses that adjust the image plane via camera movements when taking the photo.

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SpacePilot PRO, 3ds MAX 2010, Snap Art 2, Reaktor 5, SampleTank 2.5 XL, Parallels 3.0 Server education discounts

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How to turn photos into beautiful works of art with a single click.

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Snap Art 2 is a Photoshop plug-in that turns your photography into beautiful works of art with a single click. Detailed simulation of individual brush strokes and canvas texture gives results that are indistinguishable from handmade art. The finished piece begs to be hung in a gallery, especially when printed […]

How to Add Depth of Field

Whether you use the lens blur filter in Photoshop or a plug-in, creating or enhancing the depth of field through software helps focus the viewer on the subject of your photo.

The depth of field effect can be added in Photoshop with the lens blur filter according to this Photoshop Tutorial, but there are […]