by Blake Rudis | Sep 5, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
This just in! Price Drop in Photoshop & Lightroom CC! As it turns out Adobe has listened to their customers in reference to the price of Photoshop and Lightroom CC. They released a new photographers package at Photoshop World this week. Anyone who has...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 3, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I recently reviewed Klaus Hermann’s new eBook A Practical Guide To HDR Vertorama Photography. It is a great guide to get you on the right path to making vertical panoramas. I really wanted to post a picture of how I used the knowledge I learned from it in a...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 27, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Its getting close to that time of year again, you know the time when we all strap on our hiking shoes and grab our gear and Photo Walk with other local photogs. This event is known as Scott Kelby’s 6th Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. If you have never been on one...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 23, 2013 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A while back I started a series of HDR tutorial Episodes related to avoiding Halos. In Episode 1 I covered how to avoid them altogether using Photomatix Pro and Camera Raw. In Episode 2 I showed how to fix them using Photoshop. Today in Episode 3, I am showing you...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 20, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I really dislike commercials, so does my wife. As a matter of fact, every time a show goes to commercial break my wife mutes the TV. She despises how loud they get and how annoying the jingles can be. Despite the annoyance of most commercials, I could not help but...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 16, 2013 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I just released my newest eBook, 11 Things Every Photographer Should Know About HDR Photography. I am excited to announce it as it is quite different from Exploring HDR in several ways. When I started HDR photography in February of 2010, I did not know all the...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 13, 2013 | Product Review |
I have been following Klaus Herrmann, of Farbspiel Photography, for a while now. A few years ago I placed some of my tutorials on his Resources Index section of his site. It is a very useful collection of HDR resources gathered from subject matter experts from all...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 9, 2013 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Topaz ReStyle is the newest program in the Topaz Labs plugin lineup! It is one awesome piece of color manipulating software. I have used many techniques to get the perfect effect, but they are all very time consuming and not always right for every photo. Topaz...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 8, 2013 | Product Review |
Topaz Labs has released their newest piece of software to add to their already incredible line of post processing plugins. The latest and greatest, Topaz ReStyle! It is an incredible cross processing and color manipulating work horse that takes all of the guess work...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 6, 2013 | Quick Tips |
A successful gallery event is not difficult to achieve if you keep a couple of things in the forefront of your mind throughout the setup process. I will outline them in great detail, but first and foremost, you must understand the definition of successful. If you...
