View all filters . . . Back to > nik Color Efex Pro! Complete Collection     . . . Classic/Design Bundle Photo Classic Set . . . Photo Design Set . . . Photo Artistic Set . . . Photo Abstract Set Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> B/W Conversion To transform a color image to a classical black and white version of the original while allowing the user to control highlights, shadowing, and tonality using a color spectrum, filter strength, and brightness sliders. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscape Images Portraits & People Brilliance/Warmth Contrast Red Skylight Polarization Infrared Solarization Transform any color image into a dynamic black and white version of the original image while enhancing shadows and maintaining the image's original photographic qualities. Bicolor Filter: Brown To filter light and darken the foreground of an image naturally while maintaining detail, using a unique combination of varying shades of earth tones, while controlling the strength of the filter. Outdoor & Landscape Images Polarization Contrast Filters Pastel Color Stylizer Contrast Only Brighten one portion (either the horizon or foreground) of an image with a light brown color while darkening the other portion to deepen brown colors and warm earth tones in the image. Bicolor Filter: Green Brown To establish color depth in a forest or similar landscape, or to highlight foreground foliage when inverted, while controlling the vertical shift and the color blend of the filter. Outdoor & Landscape Images Nature & Desert Scenes Brilliance Warmth Midnight Sunshine Lighten Center Add color definition to any image with green and brown components, such as a forest or a desert scene, or create an original image by applying this filter to ink the upper and lower regions for a stylizing effect. Bicolor Filter: Moss To enhance the colors in the foreground and the horizon of an image using a unique combination of blue and green for enhancing landscapes and sky scenery with foreground foliage, or to diminish light using color for a somewhat somber effect by rotating the filter and controlling the strength of the effect. Landscape Outdoor images Studio Work People Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Skylight Sunshine Enhance the blue sky in a horizon while at the same time enhancing any green colors in the foreground of a photo. Bicolor Filter: Violet Pink To simulate a color-reflected summer sunset by rotating the filter while controlling the blend, or to enhance a desert landscape by adding color to both foreground and background. Outdoors & Landscape Images Sunsets Architecture Brilliance/Warmth Monday Morning Skylight Lighten Center Darken Center Create a unique mood in an image by giving half of the image a violet cast and half of the image a Pink cast. Especially useful if the image has a distinct horizon and foreground. Bicolor Filter: User Defined To create a variety of combinations of bicolor filters to enhance sky scenery, establish landscape colors, create stylistic effects, etc. by selecting any color combination from a color palette. Outdoor & Landscape Images Brilliance/Warmth Sunshine Lighten Center Enhance desert, landscape, beach, or nearly any outdoor image by adding a custom color to the foreground and horizon of the image. Brilliance/ Warmth To add light and to control the overall warmth in an image while enhancing colors to maintain natural color balance. Any Image Type Graduated Filters Polarization B/W Conversion Warm up and enhance colors in any image type, increase warm light in an indoor or outdoor picture, or correct colors. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Classical Blur To soften the focus of an image by diffusing light while controlling the degree of detail in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Portraits Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Midnight Sunshine Soften an image with a traditional photographic "softener" to create a light glow or to soften unwanted detail. Color Stylizer To create the impression/illusion of a monochrome print by inking the image with a single color while controlling contrast and saturation of the single color in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Portraits Landscapes & Cityscapes Brilliance Warmth Graduated Sky Blue Polarization Monday Morning Midnight Create traditional photographic effects that change color tones in an image for a variety of photographic stylizing effects for nearly any image type of image. Contrast Filter: Blue Control the contrast of blue colors to enhance yellow, orange, and red colors in an image by specifying a color point on a blue color spectrum and controlling the contrast and light in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes Product & People Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Midnight Lighten the presence of blue colors in a photo while enhancing yellow, orange, and red colors in most any type of image. Contrast Filter: Cyan Control the contrast of cyan (green/blue) colors to enhance red and orange colors in an image by specifying a color point on a cyan color spectrum and controlling the contrast and light in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes Product & People Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Monday Morning Bring out red and orange colors in an image by lightening and controlling the contrast of "aqua green" colors in an image. Contrast Filter: Green Control the contrast of green colors to enhance red and violet colors in an image by specifying a color point on a green color spectrum and controlling the contrast and light in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes People & Portraits Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Color Stylizer Make green colors lighter in nearly any photo while enhancing red and violet colors naturally for better and more natural color. Contrast Filter: Magenta Control the contrast of magenta (violet/pink) colors to enhance yellow and green colors in an image by specifying a color point on a magenta color spectrum and controlling the contrast and light in the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes Product & People Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Sunshine Lighten the presences of magenta in a photo while enhancing green and yellow colors in almost any type of image. Contrast Filter: Red To enhance and highlight green and blue colors by controlling the contrast of red colors in an image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes People & Portraits Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth B/W Conversion Enhance outdoor and landscape images with green and blue colors by controlling their contrast or apply the filter to portraits to enhance definition to an image or enhance portrait contrasts prior to converting to a black and white image. Contrast Filter: Yellow To enhance and highlight blue and cyan colors by controlling the contrast of yellow colors in an image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes People & Portraits Skylight Polarization Brilliance/Warmth B/W Conversion Enhance outdoor and landscape images with blue and cyan (blue/green) colors by controlling the contrast of yellow or apply the filter to outdoor scenery to enhance definition of blue and cyan in an image. Contrast Only To enable detail and contrast enhancements by holding color values constant in an image while adjusting contrast and brightness in the image. Almost Any Image Type B/W Conversion Brilliance Warmth Polarization Sunshine Graduated Gray Breathe life into soft or low contrast images and accentuate detail by bringing out contrast without affecting color in the image. Selectively apply this filter to define detail in an area of a photo. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Darken Center To diffuse light across the central portion of an image to decrease depth of field, creating a portrait-like effect. Outdoor Images Landscape Scenery Cityscapes Buildings & Storefronts Group Portraits B/W Conversion Brilliance/Warmth Old Photo Duplex Create a portrait-like look to make it look less three-dimensional by optimizing light in the outer edges and darkening the center portion. Duplex To create a single hue or monotone color cast effect throughout the image by selecting any color from a color palette. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes People & Portraits Architecture & Cityscapes Brilliance/Warmth Contrast Filters Infrared Take any image and change it into a stylized or antique monochrome image using any color you choose. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Graduated 0h (Gray) To neutralize or minimize light in the horizon of an image or in the foreground by controlling the opacity of the filter while maintaining detail. Outdoor & Landscape Images Sky Scenery Midnight Filters B/W Conversion Sunshine Reduce light or a "colorcast" in the foreground of a picture by rotating the filter. Turn a sky scene into a soft cloudy day. Graduated 201h (Sky Blue) To enhance blues in sky scenery and water scenes by rotating the horizon setting and controlling the filter opacity. Outdoor Images Landscape Scenery Cityscapes Sky Scenery Polarization Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Contrast Red Add blue to a sky. Enhance blue in water where only the slightest blue color exists in a picture. Graduated 213h (Dark Blue) To deepen blues in a horizon or to re-establish water scenery in the foreground by controlling the opacity, adjusting the color blend, and modifying the filter opacity. Outdoor Images Sky Scenery Landscapes Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Lighten Center Add a dark blue to a sky scene to create more dramatic horizon or rotate it and deepen water on a lake or ocean. Graduated 220h (Blue) To deepen and establish a richer, brighter blue color in a horizon or water scenery in the foreground by controlling the opacity, adjusting the color blend, and modifying the filter opacity. Outdoor Images Sky Scenery Landscapes Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Lighten Center Add a bright and rich blue color to a sky scene to create more bright blue horizon or rotate the filter and enhance water on a lake or ocean with a bright shade of blue. Graduated 32h (Orange) To enhance a sunset or provide a warm light cast in various image types by rotating and adjusting the filter blend and opacity to coincide with the light source. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscape Images Sunsets Brilliance/Warmth Graduated Coffee Graduated Sky Blue Polarization Lighten Center Create dramatic sunsets and sky scenery by adding a diffused orange horizon or cast light from nearly any angle to simulate a soft orange sunlight glow using the shift vertical and rotate horizon sliders. Graduated 33h (Coffee) To establish foreground detail and color depth in a landscape image by inverting the filter, adjusting the color blend, and modifying the filter opacity. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes Polarization Skylight Graduated Sky Blue Brilliance/Warmth Graduated Orange Enhance brown and earth tones in an image such as images like a mountain range horizon or invert the filter and control light projected in the foreground of a desert scene to create a sense of depth. Graduated 335h (Red) To create a diffused red cast in the horizon of an image by adjusting the filter opacity and blend, or to enhance a sunset by adding red tones to the horizon of an image. Outdoor & Landscape Images Graduated Warm Yellow Graduated Orange Brilliance/Warmth Create stunning sunsets by adding soft red tones to the horizon of a photo or create a surreal landscape scene by applying even more red to the horizon. Graduated 354h (Blood Red) To create an extreme and surreal effect in an image by intensifying colors in the horizon by applying a deep red color. Outdoor Images Sky Scenery Horizon Photos Monday Morning Filters Midnight Filters Add a dark red to any image to create an interesting effect when used with images that have a strong horizon. Graduated 38h (Warm Yellow) To create a warm lighting effect in an image by adjusting the horizon and blend of the filter, or to simulate a gold reflector used in portrait photography by inverting the filter to cast a warm upward glow. Indoor & Outdoor Images Sunsets & Sunrises Portraits Beach & Desert Scenes Brilliance/Warmth Graduated Sky Blue Saturation to Brightness Sunshine Contrast Only Graduated Orange Add a warm yellow light to the horizon of a photo to give the impression of a sunny day or to cast a warm yellow glow to any part of an image by rotating the filter. Graduated 51h (Yellow) To add glowing yellow to the horizon or foreground of an image using the existing light sources in the image to either introduce a warm lighting effect by lowering the filter strength or to ink the highlights of the image in yellow for a brighter effect. People & Portraits Outdoor & Landscape Images Graduated Orange Sunshine Skylight Apply a yellow cast in any direction in an image to create the appearance of a bright light source or the effect of the sun casting a warm glow on the subject of the image. Graduated 94h (Moss) To create a somber effect by applying the filter to a horizon, or to enhance foliage in a foreground by inverting the filter, blending the color, and adjusting the opacity. Outdoor Images Landscape Scenery Graduated Sky Blue Brilliance/ Warmth Skylight Polarization Enhance or create dramatic green landscapes by casting a green highlight across an image or invert the filter to deepen natural green colors in a field scene or a grassy lawn. Graduated User Defined To enable the user to create endless combinations of graduated filters by selecting any color from a color spectrum picker. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscape Sky & Water Images Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Skylight Lighten Center Create any graduated filter imaginable in order to cast light, enhance blue skies, remove colorcasts, create and enhance sunrises or sunsets, and much more. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Infrared To simulate an image produced by an infrared camera, allowing for control over the size and intensity of the thermal effect while controlling the range of colors used in the image. Any Image Type Stairs B/W Conversion Remove Brightness Simulate the view of an image through a heat-sensitive camera to create a soft, diffused glow. Ink To create a modern stylistic effect that mimics a classical darkroom effect by simulating the use of special photographic paper or toner to ink the image. People & Portraits Outdoor & Landscape Images Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Contrast Cyan Apply this filter to create an extreme softening effect to almost any image type while choosing from various color sets to add change colors in the image. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Lighten Center To intensify central light sources in an image while suppressing light at the margins, enhancing the depth of the image. Outdoor Images Landscape Scenery Cityscapes Perspective Photos B/W Conversion Brilliance/Warmth Graduated Filters Add depth to an image by balancing the lightening effect of the center of an image with the darkening occurring at or present at the outer edges. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Midnight To create a somber mood in an image by controlling light and color, or to create a soft diffused lighting effect in a portrait. Indoor & Outdoor Images Portraits & People Macro Images Color Stylizer Ink Pastel Darken Center Lighten Center Create the illusion of a photograph taken at night with a dark moody feeling or soften light in an indoor photo or portrait. Midnight (blue) To create a stylized evening or midnight effect similar to a cinematic day-for-night conversion by controlling the color, brightness, and softening effect of the filter. Outdoor Images Nature & Animals People Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Contrast Filters Turn a daytime image into a soft, nighttime or moonlit image. Midnight (green) To create an eerie, stylized effect in an image by diffusing light and casting a green hue across the image while allowing for the control of brightness and softness of the effect. Outdoor & Landscape Images Nature & Cityscapes Images Contrast Only Lighten Center Darken Center Brilliance/Warmth Create a somber or stylized effect on an outdoor image by controlling light in the scene and adding a soft green color to the image. Midnight (sepia) To create an antique sepia effect that allows for the control of the diffusion of light, which creates a softening effect in the image. Outdoor & Landscape Images Nature & Cityscapes Images Portraits Brilliance/Warmth Darken Center Lighten Center Graduated Filters Contrast Only Apply a stylized or antique photographic effect on nearly any image from landscapes to portraits while diffusing light in the image to create a soft, midnight-like effect. Midnight (violet) To control and diffuse light in an image using a stylizing effect to cast a subtle violet color into an image. Outdoor & Landscape Images Contrast Only Lighten Center Darken Center Brilliance/Warmth Create a stylized effect on a landscape or outdoor image that diffuses light to create a midnight effect while adding a light violet color. Monday Morning To diffuse light in an image in order to create a soft and somber mood in a portrait or similar image by introducing grain, affecting its detail/blur, controlling the brightness, and desaturating the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Portraits Landscape Images Brilliance/Warmth Polarization Infrared Create a soft but somber feel in images like portraits and outdoor scenes while controlling light and detail with grain and a softening blur. Monday Morning (blue) To diffuse light in an image to create a soft and cool mood in a portrait or similar image by introducing grain, affecting its detail/blur, controlling the brightness, and introducing a controlled blue cast throughout the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Skyline Scenes Architecture Darken Center Classical Blur Contrast Only Control light and add photographic grain while casting a diffused blue into a variety of image types from landscapes to portraits to create a somber and somewhat antique look in an image. Monday Morning (sepia) To diffuse light in an image while incorporating sepia tones, introducing grain, altering detail/blur, controlling the brightness, and affecting the saturation of sepia tones in the image. Outdoor & Landscape Images Nature & Cityscape Images Portraits Darken Center Lighten Center Graduated Filters Contrast Only Control light and add photographic grain to a variety of image types from landscapes to portraits to create a somber and somewhat antique look in an image. Monday Morning (violet) To diffuse light in an image to create a soft and cool mood in a portrait or similar image by introducing grain, affecting the detail/blur, controlling the brightness, and introducing a controlled violet cast throughout the image. Indoor & Outdoor Images Skyline Scenes Architecture Darken Center Classical Blur Contrast Only Control light and add photographic grain while casting a cool tone violet color into a variety of image types from landscapes to portraits to create a somber and somewhat antique look in an image. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Old Photo Create a black and white or lightly colored image by manipulating light in the image and adding photographic grain while controlling the contrast and selecting a photographic paper color to further enhance the effect. Still Life Images Outdoor & Landscape Images Portraits & People Infrared Solarization Brilliance/Warmth Darken Center Lighten Center Create and control a variety of antique effects on any type of photo by converting the image to black and white while adding photographic grain and simulating a change in the paper color, similar to an antique photographic print. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Pastel To create a soft, stylized, and subdued version of the original image by desaturating colors and controlling the brightness, contrast, and blend of the effect. Indoor & Outdoor Images Landscapes & Architecture Brilliance/Warmth Contrast only Pop Art Lighten and soften an image to diminish detail for a stylized look. Often applied to an image that is used as a background or when combined with another image. Polarization To heighten or intensify blue in a sky or water scenery, while bringing forward shadows and detail in clouds and similar structures by rotating the filter and adjusting the filter strength. Outdoor & Landscape Images Portraits Graduated filters Brilliance/Warmth B/W Conversion Skylight Sunshine Change a soft blue sky to a bright crisp sky scenery quickly and easily or enhance colors and shadows in an image. Pop Art Create abstract color patterns and detail in the image, transforming them into colorful patterns based on the structure of the original subject while controlling both saturation and brightness in the image. Architecture Landscapes Cityscapes Infrared Brilliance/Warmth B/W Conversion Weird Dreams Turn an ordinary image into a brightly segmented version of the original to create vibrant colors and abstract shapes based on the forms and figures in the original image. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Remove Brightness To create a flattened, stylized effect by making the brightness values equal throughout the image while allowing for increased/decreased saturation and brightness. Outdoor Images Cityscapes & Landscapes Still Life & Close-up Shots Ink Color Stylizer Create a unique "flattened" look in an image by decreasing the contrast and increasing the color's intensity or "saturation" to create an abstract effect. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Saturation to Brightness To intensify colors in an image to bring out even the faintest colors, adding depth, structure, and detail to an image while controlling the color in the image. Outdoor Images Cityscapes & Landscapes Still Life & Close-up Shots Brilliance/Warmth Monday Morning (Blue) Polarization Ink Midnight Change colors to more vibrant versions of their original to create an abstract version of the original with bright color contrasts and saturated colors. Skylight Filter To warm natural color tones across the color spectrum, from warming skin tones to removing outdoor color cast. Indoor & Outdoor Images People (Portraits) Polarization Classical Blur Graduated Warm Yellow Sunshine Create a warmer image that is more appealing or remove a "blue cast" from a photo that was taken outdoors or under fluorescent lights. Solarization To simulate the darkroom special effect known as solarization using a unique process that allows the user to select one of six methods while controlling the elapsed time of the process, similar to the traditional darkroom process. Any Image type B/W conversion Polarization Brilliance/Warmth Darken Center Lighten Center Create stunning, stylized photos with a digital version of an age-old photographic darkroom technique. Make stylistic color and light changes to any image and completely control the effect on the image. Stairs To impose an abstract block pattern across an image based on the shapes, the presence of light, and the colors in an image, while controlling contrast, color, and the size of the pattern. Landscapes & Outdoor Images Still Life & Close-up Shots Infrared Sunshine Contrast Filters Classical Blur Break an image into its component shapes while brightening the original colors to create an abstract version of the original image. Sunshine Filter To enhance and modify light using the existing light sources in an image while providing maximum control over color, light, shadow, and detail. Any Image Type Polarization Skylight Graduated Sky Blue Contrast Filters Add light to almost any indoor or outdoor picture or enhance light and color to an overcast day. Sunshine (quick) To make simple and quick additions of sunlight to an image while controlling light and cold colors in the image. People & Portraits Indoor Images Outdoor & Landscape Images Polarization Bicolor Moss Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Quickly add subtle light to nearly any type of image to brighten various types of photos. Filter Function Typical Applications Often Used With What it Does <<    A    B    C    D    E   F    G    H    I    J   K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T   U   V    W    X   Y   Z    >> Weird Dreams To create an abstract, painterly-like effect on images containing good detail and contrast, while allowing the change of colors in the image by selecting one of six color sets and controlling the size of the pattern that is applied. Landscapes & Outdoor Images Still Life & Close-up Shots Brilliance/Warmth B/W Conversion Polarization Contrast Only Contrast Filters Recreate the image in its component shapes and forms and apply one of six color sets to the image to create an interesting and unique version of the original image. Weird Lines To identify patterns and detail in an image and use them to create new and artistic shapes while controlling contrast, size, and the degree of the effect. Landscapes & Outdoor Images Still Life & Close-up Shots B/W Conversion Brilliance Warmth Infrared Add texture or patterns to an image by placing transparent shapes and contours over the image that mimics the shapes within the original image.