by Blake Rudis | Sep 29, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Infrared Photography – My Most Expensive Experiment Yet I can remember the first filter I purchased for Infrared Photography. It was a Hoya 720 nm Filter for my Olympus E-30 about 9 years ago. I put it on my camera, pointed at a tree, expected great things,...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 25, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
You’ve seen the review… now the ParticleShop Tutorial Earlier this week I posted my review of ParticleShop and today I’ll show you the ParticleShop Tutorial. While this plugin does have its limiting factors it can produce some rather interesting...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 18, 2015 | 3 Minute Flash Tutorai, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Saturation Adjustment Layer in ~ 5 minutes! The Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop can be one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop if you know how to use it properly. I would go on a limb and say this is my second favorite tool in Photoshop next to the...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 15, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Showing off my workflow in the Topaz Labs Zone System Webinar This will be the 17th Webinar with Topaz Labs, I have come a long way since the first one. However, it feels like yesterday I was siting in front of my Mic, shaking inside. Literally, if you listen hard...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 14, 2015 | Podcast |
jpeg2RAW’s Zone System Podcast On September 8th 2015 I sat down with the hosts of jpeg2RAW to discuss many things! It was such a great podcast and these guys really know how to host a show. It was a pleasure to discuss a topic that I am passionate about with...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 8, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
The Artist’s Eye – The Intro to the Artistry I am working on a new course as I write this. It is called The Artist’s Eye and is a topic I have been dying to discuss for a while. The catch with this course, no photo post processing, not like you are...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 4, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Are you an HDR Photography Hypocrite? It happens all the time. The conversation goes something like this: Fellow Photographer: So you Like HDR Photography, Blake? Me: why yes I do, I am an addict. Fellow Photographer: I don’t like HDR, it looks horrible. Me:...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 1, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Are of Field Mice and School Children (from the 1800’s) The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas A few weeks ago I ventured out to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas to do some epic photography. Clearly we all go out in hopes of epic...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 28, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz ReMask 5 Not Just for Photoshop Anymore! Topaz ReMask 5 is the latest addition to the Topaz Labs line of programs. While it used to be a powerful Photoshop Plugin, it now acts as an impressive standalone program. This is not surprising as Topaz Labs has been...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 26, 2015 | Podcast, Tutorial |
Getting Started with HDR – HDR PodCast I had the great opportunity of sitting in on a panel discussion about HDR Photography with Ron Pepper of HDRSoft (Photomatix) and Richard Harrington of Photofocus for their HDR month. It was a fabulous discussion about the...