by Blake Rudis | Dec 30, 2014 | f64 Academy News, Product Review |
A Beast of a Wide Angle Lens I recently purchased the Rokinon (also called Samyang) 14mm Wide Angle Lens for my Canon 6D. I had previously owned the 8mm Fish Eye for my Olympus and loved it so I knew I couldn’t go wrong with its big brother for the Canon...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 26, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blending Options within Glow During the Topaz Webinar on Tuesday I showed quite a bit of information. After the webinar my head was spinning, it felt like an hour went by in 5 minutes! Sorry if you got sucked into my whirlwind of tips and tricks and spit out...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 22, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
A Different Side of Glow During this webinar I focused heavily on incorporating Glow into your Workflow and the importance of setting the stage for Glow so it can be the star of the show! I used several images to achieve various Glow effects. Using Glow as a Fractal...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 19, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
One of the most important parts of your workflow… automated! Dodging and Burning is one of the most important parts of your workflow. I would put it right up there with Noise Reduction and Sharpening. It is a time when you get to dictate where the viewer pays...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 16, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Your Opinion Matters to Me As 2014 comes to an end and a new year begins, I have been thinking about the direction of the blog. Don’t worry, nothing will change that drastically! When it comes to creating site content I typically go with my gut and do whatever...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 12, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Think Inside the Box This sculptural print beauty is hanging on my wall right now and has been for several days now. Every time I walk passed it I think, “That is pretty cool!” It really forces me to walk around my print as it is interesting in a full...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 10, 2014 | Product Review |
Topaz Glow Review Get Topaz Glow for $20 off through December 31st with Coupon Code : introglow Topaz Glow is the latest and greatest from Topaz Labs. At its most basic level, Glow is a fractal art generator. It makes your highlights and shadows turn into wispy...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 9, 2014 | Product Review |
It’s Hip to Be Square I just couldn’t pass up the chance to use the lyrics from an amazing ‘Huey Lewis and the News’ song to describe some awesome metal prints! I recently had the luxury of working with Ben Gasser and Bryan Azorsky of Tin Man...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 5, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Tone Mapping Meets Painting Recently on HDR Insider I showed a full length workflow tutorial on how to make a great HDR image from a single exposure. More often than not, we get way in over our heads with HDR processing that we forget that sometimes all you need is a...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 2, 2014 | Product Review |
Mpix Modern Metals When it comes to metal printing you do have quite a few options out there now. It seems the practice of printing on metal has shifted from a trend to a standard. I like this new standard as HDR images look incredible on metal. As you may know, I...
