by Blake Rudis | Sep 12, 2014 | HDR 101: The Basics, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Want to make your HDR process more efficient? As you may know by now, I am an efficiency and workflow nut! I love a strong post processing Workflow and like nothing more than to save some time wherever I can. I recently went to Colorado National Monument on my way...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 9, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Street Photography in Vegas! We all know, I am no street photographer. Juts look around the site for a while, landscape, landscape, architecture, oh look… more landscape! However, I got roped into some street photography on Fremont Street in Vegas with several...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 6, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
4 Years Old Today!! Four years old already, my my my they grow so fast! Of course, blogs are not children, but in many ways they have the same needs. They make you do things you don’t want to, they wake you up in the middle of the night, and they need for so...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 2, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
EverydayHDR on the Expo Floor! I made it to Vegas on Monday afternoon. While it was only supposed to take 7 hours, it felt like forever! There was a bunch of construction on I-15 and I had to stop at every viewing area in Utah… It was quite the experience...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 1, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
PSWORLD 2014 Here I Come! I am on my way to Photoshop World in Vegas. I decided to drive…. from Kansas City… I know, crazy right? Well, I have a ton of stuff to bring with me this time, 2 – 8’x3′ banners, 2 –...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 26, 2014 | HDR Insider Project Winner |
HDR INSIDER Monthly Project Winner! This month the members of HDR Insider were assigned a texture project. I gave the Insiders a texture package and no rules other than at least one texture had to be used. They were also able to use any image in their personal...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 21, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Photoshop Hot Key Hacks! Have you ever made a funny shape with your fingers, like an elephant or a dog, and plopped them on the key board while in Photoshop to see what kind of effect it has. Some Hot Keys make you feel like your hand is turning into a claw-like...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 19, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Determining Your Topaz Workflow I have been working the last 4 years trying to develop the most efficient photo workflow. I have done this with many programs and plugins and would like to think I am becoming an efficiency expert. That is, of course, until I discover...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 15, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Another Look at Topaz ReMask 4 After the recent Topaz ReMask 4 tutorial, I have received many requests to do a follow-up. The original ReMask 4 tutorial was focused on one photo with no sky replacement or subject/background swapping. It focused mainly on...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 8, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Topaz Webinar Follow-Up I love doing Webinars with Topaz Labs, they really are the highlight of my month in many cases. I tend to cram a lot of information into one session. I don’t do this because I want to confuse people, I do it because I want there to be...
