Nik Collection free & Crafsty Photography Courses sale
Just a couple of short bits of news - The Nik Collection is now free, and Craftsy is currently having a sale on their Photography Courses.
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Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals on Software and Learning for Photographers
There are quite a few good Black Friday deals for photographers this year. I thought I'd try and gather the best ones together in a single page for you, focusing on editing software and training / learning.
onOne Perfect Effects 8 software Free for a limited period
Just a quick heads-up that onOne software are currently giving away their Perfect Effects software for free for a limited time. The software normally retails for $99.95.
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onOne software has today announced free versions of their Perfect Layers and Perfect Effects software. This software could be quite helpful to some photographers, so I thought I'd let you know about it, particularly now it is free.
Perfect Layers 2 Free
Perfect Layers 2 can be used to create composite images with layer masks. It could be a handy addition to your software toolkit if you use software like Lightroom, which doesn't support layers. From onOne:
Perfect Layers 2 is now available for free, giving every photographer the ability to create the images they envision with easy-to-use tools designed for their needs and workflow. Create layered files with images directly from Lightroom, Aperture, or by using Perfect Layers as a standalone application. Get endless creative options by combining images to blend exposures, creating layer masks, building composites, and more.
This brief video gives you an idea of how Perfect layers can be used:
Battle of the Photo Services: 500px Vs. Flickr
A new online photo service, 500px, has burst onto the scene lately and many photographers are flocking over to this new site in large numbers, but the question begs to be asked: how exactly is this site any different from the widely popular Flickr? There are quite a few similarities between the two sites, but there are a number of key differences that sets the two apart.
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Zenfolio offers photo hosting with an easy way to sell prints and license images if you wish. Through March they are offering an additional 15% off if you enter the discount code ZenLight15
during checkout.
Zenfolio charge an annual fee of $100 normally. Compare that to the cost of a custom photography website, and even without the discount code it's a no brainer!
Zenfolio offers professional-quality presentations using highly intuitive online tools along with a large multitude of other benefits, an video giving an overview of their service is below:
Don't forget to enter the zenfolio coupon code ZenLight15
for a 15% discount.
