Judy Howle
09-18-2012, 10:52 PM
I thought I'd try out the new Topaz Simplify 4 with this image which is one of my favorites. It's hard to work with because of the busy background and I used several methods to tone it down while retaining vibrant color and detail in the subject so I had layer masks on about 6 layers during the processing.
I like the new Simplify 4! It has many new presets, I think it's over 100, and a lot more control including brightness and contrast etc. I used a new preset but can't remember the name of it, however it was the only one I saw with a man's name in it :e3 If you own Simplify it's a free upgrade. If not, you can download the trial version. I never really liked the implementation of the previous versions that much but I think this one is a lot better!
After Simplify I used Nik Color Efex glamour glow, grad. neutral density, and vignette. I also used 2 Flypaper textures over it and masked the flower and insect. Framed with PhotoFrame.
I like the new Simplify 4! It has many new presets, I think it's over 100, and a lot more control including brightness and contrast etc. I used a new preset but can't remember the name of it, however it was the only one I saw with a man's name in it :e3 If you own Simplify it's a free upgrade. If not, you can download the trial version. I never really liked the implementation of the previous versions that much but I think this one is a lot better!
After Simplify I used Nik Color Efex glamour glow, grad. neutral density, and vignette. I also used 2 Flypaper textures over it and masked the flower and insect. Framed with PhotoFrame.