by Blake Rudis | Nov 28, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Little Bit Sharper Over the last few years I have used many different Sharpening Techniques. I have found some better than others, from the High Pass to the Unsharp Mask to the various Plugins. All of these techniques are pretty great and do a decent job of...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 25, 2014 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
There is Always a Place for HDR! Last Thursday I went and spoke to the Digital Dimensions & Beyond Photo Group in Kansas City. I will admit, I was very intimidated at first. I had to speak to all levels from the beginner to the advanced and some have been...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 21, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
How well do you trust it? While I was creating the Exposure Merging course for Exploring HDR the Video Series I had to use Photoshop’s auto align layers feature to ensure the layers fell directly on top of each other. Usually Photoshop can do this flawlessly!...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 18, 2014 | f64 Academy News, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Not a Grunge Match… a Grudge Match! When I was putting together the course Exploring HDR: The Video Series, I had to record a tutorial for every HDR Method I use on a routine basis. This was kind of a chore for me as I am pretty fond of the Photomatix look as...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 7, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have done several Black and White Tutorials. Several years ago I wrote a Black and White tutorial, I then recreated that in a video, and then there are the 3 hours and 40 minutes of Black and White and tone control in Black, White & Beyond: The Digital Zone...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 31, 2014 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
This is a great topic to discuss as Curves and Levels essentially do the same thing just in different ways. A reader of f.64 Academy and a photo buddy of mine (a very talented one at that) asked me what the difference was between them. It is a very...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 28, 2014 | Product Review |
A Camera Bag to End All Searches A great camera bag is just as essential as a great tripod, ball head, or filter. I have often disregarded the importance of a good camera bag, it just seems like one of those things that you don’t want to have to spend the money...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 23, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Who doesn’t love Zombies and Actions! I was watching the Walking Dead the other day while playing around in Photoshop and thought, “Man that intro looks incredible! I bet I could mimic it in Photoshop, because it would look great on some old HDR...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 21, 2014 | f64 Academy News, Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
Let’s Disarm the Debate! > This afternoon at 4PM central I will be discussing the, oh so controversial, debate of Photo Manipulation. In the pursuit of research on the topic, I asked the readers of EverydayHDR what their thoughts were on these questions: Does...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 17, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Going Back To The Basics, The Layer Basics I know this may not be something new to anyone who has been following my tutorials for a while. However, in my initial email correspondence I ask a series of questions. My favorite question to get answers from is this one:...
