by Blake Rudis | Dec 2, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Custom Luminosity Masks with Color Range in Photoshop Luminosity Masks are all the rage these days it seems and rightfully so, they are extremely powerful. A Luminosity Mask is nothing more than a selection of the luminance range in your image. Think of it like...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 24, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
The ON1 Photo Raw Live Event I had a blast on Monday Afternoon in Portland, Oregon. I participated in the Live Event for the ON1 Photo Raw launch. It was a blast! I was surrounded by some fun individuals who made me feel at home and filled the day with...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 18, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
The texturizer doesn’t just work on clouds! A few weeks ago I showed you a technique for fixing blown out highlights in clouds. Shortly after its release a friend and fellow Elite member, Don Chesnut, asked if the technique could work on waterfalls. I was...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 11, 2016 | ON1, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
More than just an upgrade, ON1 Photo Raw is a redesign ON1 Photo Raw is more than a redesign of the previous ON1 Photo 10. This, soon to be released, software is a complete overhaul of everything you know about ON1’s product line. It is a complete workflow...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 4, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I once thought blown out clouds were a deal breaker… not anymore! There have been many landscape photos that have found their way to my trash can on my computer because I pushed the histogram a bit too far to the highlights and ruined the picture. It can be...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 28, 2016 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Just a wee bit of fun with some Zombies! A few years ago a buddy of mine and I started a business called “Learn Photo Now”. It was intended to be a traveling workshop business where we would teach all levels of photography and Photoshop. Due to the lack...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Dynamic Contrast in Photoshop made easy! One of my favorite features in ON1 Effects 10 and Topaz Clarity is Dynamic Contrast. Both Plugins allow you to increase the contrast in your images in ways you could only dream of in Photoshop. Or is there a way in achieve...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2016 | Beginner, ON1, Tutorial |
One powerful filter: The HDR Look Learn More about ON1 Ever since I started using the Sony a7Rii I have found myself bracketing images less and less. There is a plethora of dynamic range information in every file that thing pumps out, which is awesome, but the file...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 9, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A game-changer in the world of cloning- the Patch Tool You may be familiar with the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop, but did you know there is a distant cousin just a few tools above? The Patch Tool is not too far away from the Clone Stamp tool and in many cases, it...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 7, 2016 | f64 Academy News, From the Author, Podcast, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
If you read the title of the email, you may have scratched your head and said… “who the heck starts a business without a plan?” This guy, and if I were given the opportunity I would do it all over again. I was recently featured on a Podcast with a...