by Blake Rudis | Jan 12, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
See your tones with a color-coded 5 Tone Heat Map The 5 Tone Heat Map is a concept I have been working on for quite a while. I first started working with the idea in November of 2017 while showing the f.64 Elite community how to edit a Milky Way photo. What I...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 5, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Sharpening and Noise Reduction at the Exact Same Time For years I have received emails about the proper way to sharpen and reduce the noise in your photos. Some people say sharpen at the end and do noise reduction at the beginning. Others say to use the same...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 15, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Is there really a discussion about going Auto in ACR and LR? The answer is yes! Adobe recently updated the entire Lightroom Ecosystem as well as Adobe Camera Raw. Among the usual camera model updates, Adobe added a new algorithm for the Auto button. Per...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 1, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Content-Aware Crop… Like Magic? Or just Photoshop? The jury is still out. If you have ever opened the crop tool, you may have noticed the Content-Aware checkbox in the menu bar. It is a pretty incredible feature that automates a lot of stuff I used to do when...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 17, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Artistic Black and White Processing I have been producing Black and White images for as long as I can remember. Actually, like many photographers, I started out shooting only for Black and White. With nearly 20 years of Black and White processing, you’d think...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 10, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Photoshop is GREAT for Natural Light Rays There are many programs and plugins you can use to make light rays bursting through your image. However, few have the control over the effect that Photoshop does. Using things like Blend If, or Opacity you can protect...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 9, 2017 | f64 Academy News, ON1, Product Review |
ON1 Photo RAW 2018 is looking mighty fine! As many of you may know, I am a guest coach and ON1 Guru. That means I work alongside the ON1 team to bring education to their platform. They are a wonderful group of people to work with, and they have done a phenomenal job...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 3, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Edit Before You Cull Your Photos with Adobe Camera Raw I usually cull my photos rather fast and delete them before they have a chance to see the light of day. Why? Because 42 Megapixel images take up a lot of space and if the shot was bad, there is no sense keeping...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 20, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Yep, Luminosity Masking has been added to Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom I don’t think it was ever on my Wish List for Adobe, but they must have known I wanted Luminosity Masks in Adobe Camera Raw! I have shown Luminosity Masking here in Photoshop several...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 29, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
How to make the most Natural Color Correction in Photoshop! So what if I told you there was a second dimension of data in your photos that can help you make the most accurate color correction ever? You probably wouldn’t believe me because it is a bold statement...
