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Editing Ice and Snow with and NIK Detail Extractor, Auto Curves and Apply Image
There is a technique that I frequently use when I am editing images that have a lot of ice and snow.
This consists of applying a combination of what I called Auto Curves (Photoshop), the Detail Extractor tool of Nik Software together with the Apply Image tool of Photoshop. This technique works really well and can make your image pop out of the screen – In this article I will show you this technique with a three step process. Just be aware that it is a bit aggressive and creates a bit of noise but if your image is to be used to be displayed or not printed big, it will not be that noticeable. Since I work with a medium format camera (the Pentax 645z), this is not such an issue for me but it might be the case if you are shooting with cameras equipped with sensors.
For this article I will be using an image that I took in Iceland whilst running a photography workshop with my friends Luke Austin and Adam Williams...

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Ignacio Palacios
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Ignacio is best known internationally for his travel and landscape work. He has been continuously travelling around the world since 1998 but since he came to Australia in 2008, he has focused on photographing landscapes and using digital imaging techniques to produce more creative and fine art work. His images have been published in international photographic magazines and books all over the world including National Geographic, Australian Geographic and Lonely Planet Guides. Ignacio has sold limited edition prints in exhibitions in selected galleries around Australia including some award winning images of Karijini National Park and from his latest project; Sydney Rock Pools. He has been a finalist and highly commended in important competitions such as the Head On landscape prize, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, National Geographic Traveller, the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the NSW AIPP Epson Awards. In 2014 he won a LUX Gold (Spanish Professional Photography Awards) in the landscape and nature category in Spain.
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