by Blake Rudis | Apr 14, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Adobe’s Sky Replacement tool is pretty cool, right? I agree it is pretty cool, but did you know there is an even EASIER and more effective way to replace skies in Photoshop with Blend If? Today I will show you how to replace a sky with two sliders and two...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 11, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever struggled with your “photo mojo”?Have you ever felt uninspired?Have you ever felt like inspiration was unattainable?Well, I can honestly say yes to all of those questions. And until recently, I felt like inspiration was one of those things...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 6, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
A few weeks ago I showed you some tips and tricks for Color Photography using Photoshop. That video went over SO well, thank you for the response and support! I received a lot of questions about how that knowledge could be applied to Lightroom. While Lightroom and...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 22, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
I know what I said about AI in the past and I still mean it ? AI cannot make educated artistic decisions, HOWEVER, in some cases, it can provide us with a decent starting point. In today’s video, I will simplify one of the most difficult compositing...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 10, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
By now you know I really enjoy working with color, color theory, and color grading. I have spent the better part of the last 8 years devoted to the topic of Color Theory for Photographers. Through those years I would like to say I have seen it all, but I am still open...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 3, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
You like those Raw masks now so much that you wish you could port them over to Photoshop, don’t you? Well, you can’t, but more importantly, why would you want to? Don’t get me wrong, having masking at the RAW level now is incredible and game-changing...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 19, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
FINALLY! The wait is over!Most of you may not have been waiting per se, but I certainly have. 6 years, as a matter of fact. I have always wanted surgical precision masks at the Raw level, and we almost got there in 2017 with the introduction of the Luminance and...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 21, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever wondered how specific photos just have that “look”? You know, the look that makes you say, “WOW! That Photo is INCREDIBLE! They must have a nice camera!” Haha, truth be told, it’s never really the camera, is it? I have found...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 30, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Fall Color Photography is fun, excellent, in fact! There is nothing better than getting out there with your camera and showcasing the glory of all that yellow, orange, and red goodness in the tapestry of trees. What could be better, right? The problems with Fall...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 3, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Not all Photoshop Panels are created equal and all of them could have a place in your workflow. However, when I set out to make my Panel for Photoshop, I knew I wanted it to be different. I wanted it to be a Workflow Solution and not another tool for Photoshop....