by Blake Rudis | Oct 1, 2013 | Guest Post |
[important] The following post was written by Nick Marzinski of Trapping Light. I highly suggest taking a hike on over there after you read this post to see all of the great content and tutorials he has to offer! [/important] I grew up in the 1980s, back before the...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 8, 2013 | Product Review |
Topaz Labs has released their newest piece of software to add to their already incredible line of post processing plugins. The latest and greatest, Topaz ReStyle! It is an incredible cross processing and color manipulating work horse that takes all of the guess work...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 5, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Adding a lens flare to a design or photograph can sometimes add an element of life to an otherwise mundane photo. I wouldn’t go to crazy with them adding them to every photograph that has a blaring sun. If they are used too much they can be distracting and...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 1, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals for the last 2 years and love my membership! It has many perks like the awesome magazine I receive 10 times a year, the amazing discounts at places like B and H photo an Mpix, and lets not...
by Blake Rudis | May 14, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been battling with the idea of a new posting schedule for several months. I currently post something new every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently, I have been more active in the community writing guest posts, trying to keep up with social media, and...
by Blake Rudis | May 1, 2013 | Product Review |
I have recently taken several photos with the Canon 24-105 on the 6D after switching from the Olympus 14-54 as my go to lens on the E-30. At first glance I was thinking, “Man this new Canon lens is going to be quite the toy for me.” It is monstrous with...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 26, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I was recently asked to do a tutorial on how I fix Halos in Photoshop. I could very easily have started there, however, I feel it is important to understand the culprits of the halos in Photomatix. Your best defense against a halo in post processing is to avoid them...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 1, 2013 | f64 Academy News, Helpful Websites |
A fellow HDR friend of mine recently started a blog, Trapping Light. If you know Nick from his work, you know that he is one of the most creative contributors to the Concert series. Okay let me rephrase that, thee most creative contributor to the HDR Concerts. I am...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 6, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I check the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) website weekly to see if there are any new tutorials or news that I am interested in. I checked the website this morning and saw RC had a post up. His posts always interest me as we both have a love...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 14, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
We went on vacation this weekend to get away from the cold weather… little did we know it would snow in the Ozarks! So stay tuned for tomorrow, I will have a fresh post for ya! Of course I used this as a photo op!