by Blake Rudis | Jul 5, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Adding a lens flare to a design or photograph can sometimes add an element of life to an otherwise mundane photo. I wouldn’t go to crazy with them adding them to every photograph that has a blaring sun. If they are used too much they can be distracting and...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 2, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
So it is that time of year again, 4th of July, what other way to celebrate our Independence Day than with things that blow up filling the sky with magic beams of light! It is also a great time to bring your camera with you to capture all of that glory. Fireworks...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 2, 2013 | Product Review |
I recently had the luxury of checking out Jimmy Mcintyre’s Advanced HDR Course. Jimmy is the founder and host of HDROne and if you do not have him on your Facebook friends list you should probably add him now, his posts and images are incredible! Jimmy offers...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 1, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals for the last 2 years and love my membership! It has many perks like the awesome magazine I receive 10 times a year, the amazing discounts at places like B and H photo an Mpix, and lets not...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 28, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Photoshop CC made a couple of changes to the 32 bit Merge to HDR Pro process that I think may be pretty advantageous to your workflow. Instead of pressing okay and receiving a 32 bit image in Photoshop after “Merge to HDR Pro” it now has you go straight...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 26, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Download the HDR Concert Brackets! This month’s Concert was awesome! The idea was to tone map my city, Kansas City, and send a picture of your city alongside it. It was very cool seeing where the other photographers lived and seeing how differently everyone...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 25, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz Labs is offering a splendid discount on the entire Topaz Labs bundle. $100 dollars off with the coupon code july4. That’s a 33% discount! This sale will be running from June 24th – July 7th! The Topaz Bundle normally goes for $299.99. With...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 22, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Tomorrow night is the Super Moon! Apparently it is the closest the moon will be to Earth all year. What a great opportunity to go out and shoot for the Moon! Alright, bad pun, I know, but I had to go there. Check out these tips to make shooting the moon easier than...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 21, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Today’s tutorial is a quick look at the new features within Photoshop CC and a couple of pointers on how to set yours up for success. Your Presets will transfer over smoothly, however, your Preferences will not! I highlight a couple of things to take heed when...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 19, 2013 | HDR Software Reviews |
My initial response when I opened Adobe Photoshop CC was, “Crap, now I need to import all of my Actions, Brushes, and Presets from Photoshop CS 6…” Not the case! They have finally allowed the programs to interact with one another. As soon as I...
