by Blake Rudis | Jun 13, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
It can be difficult to handle the HDR process, especially with so many brackets running around your hard drive. I have found the most efficient way to manage the chaos is with a very efficient filing system and the power of batch processing. Batch processing allows...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 6, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Dust spots manifest themselves as annoying circles in your photos. They may be a pain, but they are very simple to fix. If you want that professional look with your photos I highly advise that you watch at this video. The truth is, when I see an awesome photograph...
by Blake Rudis | May 30, 2014 | Tutorial |
By now you have probably seen the ad on the right directing you to HDR Insider for Workflow Tutorials and all the other goodies. That is a link to my Premium HDR Content site HDR Insider. On that site a large community has been collaborating to accomplish projects...
by Blake Rudis | May 28, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
This month I requested that the members of HDR Insider make the image below look better. I was mainly referring to how horrible the sky looked, the image itself holds much to be desired as well! All of the members did a beautiful job making brilliant images from...
by Blake Rudis | May 27, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
I have recently discovered a trend that I am not happy with and I am curious if you struggle with the same thing. It is irritating that Camera Groups and Local Camera stores do not strive for something more. Before I get too far on my rant here is the story. I...
by Blake Rudis | May 23, 2014 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Last week I posted a video about how astounded I was about Photoshop’s ability to handle video… This week I have been crushing out some video in the major leagues! Check out Zone-Edits new video intro. I have learned a ton in the few videos I have made...
by Blake Rudis | May 16, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I had no clue just how powerful Photoshop was for video until I started experimenting with its capabilities. It all started a couple of weeks ago when I purchased a Panasonic X920 Camcorder. I had heard great things about its video quality and I was in the market to...
by Blake Rudis | May 9, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Until recently I have never used Topaz Clean. It is one of those programs that was in the bundle that I really did not see a use for. It wasn’t because it is not useful, don’t get me wrong. It is because I was ignorant to what it could do! I had no idea...
by Blake Rudis | May 2, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Sharpening is the last, most critical step, you take prior to saving your image. Many people sharpen the entire photo and call it good. But did you know you can make more compelling images if you selectively sharpen only the areas you want the viewer to spend the most...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 29, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
> I recently conducted a Webinar with Topaz Labs about forming your Workflow Formula. A workflow is a very difficult thing to cookie cut for every image, because every image is different. From beginning to end, my workflow for HDR is much different than my workflow...
