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...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 20, 2015 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Yes, 32 bit processing with Photomatix and ACR is possible! If you have spent anytime experimenting with HDR you have probably heard about Photoshop’s Merge to HDR Pro. It allows for 32 bit tone mapping using the absolute power of ACR (in Photoshop CC). This...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 17, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
It is very much ALIVE! (Blake steps on Soap Box) I recently read an article titled “Is the Death of HDR Coming?”. Where I read it is not necessarily important to point out. I would prefer to allow the source and author to remain credible, as they are,...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 13, 2015 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Interesting Backgrounds Made Easy! One of the techniques I showed in the last webinar was how to make interesting backgrounds with Topaz Impression. During the webinar I used this in a very artistic workflow. This technique is also very effective in the following...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 10, 2015 | Topaz Webinars |
Which strategy will you choose? In this webinar I will be showing you a more playful approach to photo editing. The last few I have done have been pretty intense on the technical side. While this one will not be void of technique, it will be more focused on...
