by Blake Rudis | May 28, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Last week I released a new eBook, The DSLR Survival Guide: The Beginner’s Guide to Digital SLR Photography. I have been avidly working on it for the last 6 months. I started with a simple idea in mind, “Blake, write this book, nothing convoluted and long, just a 30...
by Blake Rudis | May 24, 2013 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial |
Topaz labs recently released Topaz Clarity! This is an awesome plug-in that gives you complete control of all of the aspects of contrast in your photos. It is kind of like the Clarity Adjustment in LR and ACR, with one major exception! It breaks down the single...
by Blake Rudis | May 22, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz Labs has just released its breathtaking new program, Topaz Clarity! It is a fine addition to the Topaz line-up that we have all fallen in love with. Combining Clarity with Adjust is an unstoppable combination! Clarity will be retailing at just $49.99, but...
by Blake Rudis | May 21, 2013 | Product Review |
You know it is a good sign when the software company you love not only continually improves their products, but goes out of their way to create awesome new ones. Topaz Labs will be releasing Topaz Clarity tomorrow, 22 May 2013. I had the luxury of beta testing it...
by Blake Rudis | May 20, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
So I know this monthly Concert thing has become a routine for many people and I think that is awesome! However, this month there will not be an HDR Concert. The family and I will be driving to Austin to visit some great friends of ours. These concerts are a bit of...
by Blake Rudis | May 17, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I know what you are thinking… “the Clone Stamp Tool, really Blake? Are you insulting my intelligence?” Absolutely not! I would never do such a thing! However, knowing the Clone Stamp Tool and using it effectively are 2 different things altogether....
by Blake Rudis | May 14, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been battling with the idea of a new posting schedule for several months. I currently post something new every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently, I have been more active in the community writing guest posts, trying to keep up with social media, and...
by Blake Rudis | May 10, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Damien Parker, a friend of mine from Australia, asked me about faking Neutral Density Filters in post processing. At the time I was kind of stumped, but gave him a quick answer, “Try using masks and Gaussian Blur in PS”. However, his question planted the...
by Blake Rudis | May 8, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I received the news early yesterday morning from fellow HDR buddy, Nick Marzinski, of Trapping Light. Adobe is releasing Photoshop CS7, or what would be CS 7, on the Creative Cloud only. It was only a matter of time, RIP CS 🙁 “So what does that mean for...
by Blake Rudis | May 6, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
The crop factor of your camera is an important aspect of photography to take heed to. You see, before I purchased a Full Frame camera I knew of the crop factor, I knew how it worked, I even felt I understood it well enough to discuss it. However, I had never really...
