by Blake Rudis | Apr 28, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Find Your Style and Elaborate On It In Part 1 of the series we discussed the importance of finding your style and not getting wrapped up in the styles of others. Finding a unique style is tricky at first and is not something that happens between a 1 week post! This...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 24, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Flash Tutorial Friday! This is the first tutorial in a series I am calling Flash Tutorials. I wanted them to be under 90 seconds… ha, if you know me that just is not possible! So I decided to go with 3 minutes. In these Flash tutorials I will show you a new...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 21, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Find your style and what makes you unique. When I first started shooting Landscapes several years ago, I tried to emulate other Photographers in the current industry. I knew I was no Ansel Adams and that would be a stretch, so I looked toward other artists that I...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 17, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When one shot just won’t cut it, take many! With Macro Photography one shot usually will not cut it. This is due to the high levels of magnification and the effect they have on Depth of Field. f/2.8 on a normal lens has limited depth of field and creates that...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 14, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Spring is here, bring on the bugs… and flowers! I have this crazy obsession with Wide Angle HDR photography, but what you may not know is that I enjoy a bit of macro from time to time. I usually bust out ye old Macro lens when the bugs start creeping around the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 10, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Creating, Applying, Saving and Loading Presets in Adobe Camera Raw! Adobe Camera Raw, while not known for its creative capabilities, holds a treasure trove of awesome preset possibilities. (Say that 10 times fast!) I was editing some pictures of my boys the other...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 3, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
So sharp you just may cut yourself… Earlier in the week (Read the article Extinguishing Software Anguish) I discussed just how powerful Photoshop is and how it may be the only piece of software you will ever need. This week’s Free Tutorial surely...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 31, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
So many programs so little time… Photoshop, Lightroom, PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Aperture, Phase One, DXO Optics, Tiffen Dfx, Photomatix, Oloneo, Topaz Labs, On1, Nik Software, Picassa, MS Paint… Did I miss any? Of course I did, there are so many to choose...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 27, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Perfect Effects 9 is about to get a whole lot better! As if a great plugin suite couldn’t get much better they went ahead and went above and beyond. The Perfect Effects Suite upgrade from 9 to 9.5 is just around the corner. I had the luxury of giving the...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 24, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Have Gear Lust? Here’s your cold shower… There comes a time in any photographer’s life where they long for more. Not more photos or even better photos, that is an ongoing process, but more gear. We are in a fast moving technological age and lust...
