Nikon Skills: Camera Video Training Volume 7

Nikon Skills is a truly interactive learning experience delivering professional video lessons for Nikon photographers of all abilities. Each of the video lessons is intended to deliver easy-to-follow professional tips and advice on how to get the most from your NIkon kit and hone your shooting abilities.

Lessons in Nilkon SKills Volume 7 include:

Shoot sunsets successfully
Want to capture saturated sunsets this summer? Rod Lawton shines a light on the compositions and camera settings you’ll need

Fill faces with flash
Chris George shows how to use your Nikon D-SLR’s pop-up flash to perfect the contrast and saturation of portraits, even in bright sunlight!

Take a tour of Photoshop CS6
As the beta version of Adobe’s Photoshop CS6 goes public, image-editing expert Ben Brain guides you through its new features and tools

Get multiple exposures
With its in-built Multiple Exposure setting, your Nikon makes it easy to merge shots in-camera. Ben Brain shows how to make the effect work

Master macro on a budget
Want great close-up shots without the expense of a macro lens? Chris Rutter explains how to combine extension tubes for a cheap alternative

Colour in an old photo
With Photoshop’s Brush tool and Blend Modes you can easily hand-paint old photos to inject them with life. James Paterson demonstrates

Stack your shots for sharpness
Struggling with depth of field problems in your macro shots? Get more detail using the focus stacking technique, as shown by Ali Jennings

Retouch dull portraits
In part seven of his series on Nikon’s Capture NX 2, George Cairns uses the image-editor’s clever reoutching tools to brighten tired eyes, remove stray hairs and get rid of blemishes

Hands-on with the Nikon D800
Test Team Lab Manager Ali Jennings had his first outing with Nikon’s new pro-level camera recently. He gives you a guided tour of the hottest D-SLR around