Creating black and white images with Nik Silver Efex

Silver Efex is a dedicated black and white photo editing plugin for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop that's part of DxO's new Nik Collection v6. In this video, I share tips for preparing color raw images for Silver Efex, an overview of what makes Silver Efex unique, plus example images I've created with it. 💌 Subscribe for more tutorials, updates, and other cool stuff in your inbox https://www.todddominey.com/#/portal/signup 📦 PRODUCTS MENTIONED Nik Collection v6 (with Silver Efex) https://tidd.ly/3goFWZw Disclaimer: DxO provided me with a free license for Nik Collection v6 to produce this review. They have had no editorial input, nor has any money changes hands. Any and all opinions are my own. 📕 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:54 Opening image from Lightroom 3:07 Interface overview 4:19 Non-destructive editing 5:20 Preparing color raw file 6:51 Color filters 7:48 Film types 9:50 Film grain 11:09 Lightroom grain comparison 12:00 Tonality 13:14 Contrast 14:50 Structure 16:51 Tonality protection 20:53 Selective adjustments 23:38 Finishing adjustments 24:52 Zone system 26:22 Re-editing images 27:16 Cropping 28:07 Final thoughts 30:01 Free trial 🎵 MUSIC AND SFX Music is an important part of every video I make! Get royalty free music and SFX for your own videos using the link below, and use Epidemic Sound free for 30 days. https://bit.ly/dominey-epidemic-sound 🎤 GEAR USED FOR THIS VIDEO (AND OTHER RECENT ONES) Canon C-Log Rec.709 LUTs: https://dominey.gumroad.com/l/yqCnV Camera: https://geni.us/x1qWvob Lens: https://geni.us/4KsfBe Filter: https://geni.us/IAuTiI7 Monitor/Recorder: https://geni.us/lH7lITS Microphone: https://geni.us/A70x Wireless mic: https://geni.us/RBMM Audio recorder: https://geni.us/ABAEu Key light: https://geni.us/XFlq4Sw Softbox: https://geni.us/lpmrHGX Gear head: https://geni.us/jbnBN Fill light: https://geni.us/AUKn2 Table monopod: https://geni.us/9FSkBZZ Editing display: https://geni.us/s6Fjb Editing computer: https://geni.us/gKMnE Mouse: https://geni.us/DeXy Extra controller: https://geni.us/9lyYG Photo and video storage: https://geni.us/1rA2S Display light: https://geni.us/rV4RXoE Speakers: https://geni.us/Fvlf Complete gear list: https://kit.co/todddominey 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME Glass: https://glass.photo/tdominey Vero: https://vero.co/dominey Instagram: https://instagram.com/dominey Blog: https://www.todddominey.com Email: [email protected] LEGAL DISCLOSURE Some of the links in this description will direct you to online stores where I may earn referral credits at no additional cost to you. If you want to shop and support this channel, you may also use the following storewide links. 🛒 Amazon: https://geni.us/gotoamazon 🛒 B&H: https://geni.us/shopbandh 🛒 Adorama: https://geni.us/shopadorama