by Blake Rudis | Apr 24, 2013 | HDR Concert Announcement |
Len Murtha provided this month’s HDR Concert. What an awesome set of brackets to work with too, I know I have said it a lot, but they were just so easy to work with. Free of distortion, noise, lens vignettes… the list goes on! Check out the entries this...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 23, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Check out my recent article for HDR One, the awesome Online HDR Magazine! I discuss a couple of the idiosyncracies of HDR that I have debunked over time. I also make quite the confession about my past smug ways!
by Blake Rudis | Apr 22, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Well it has been 4 awesome years with my Olympus E-30, but it is time to retire her. I bought my E-30 when I was a semi-hobbyist and it took me very well into my “Pro” days. I have a nice little nest egg of lenses and flash equipment, but I have to put...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 19, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial Update, Video Tutorial |
I recently shot a picture of a barn at sunset. I brought it into Photomatix and tone mapped it and all was going well, but I had one distinct problem. The sky was very blue and the barn was very red. Talk about two completely opposite ends of the White Balance and...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 15, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have stated many times in the past that I am a sunrise kind of guy. I prefer the sunrise over the sunset for the time of day really. Sunrises happen early, so early that you don’t often hear,”Hey did you catch that sunrise?” I like that....
by Blake Rudis | Apr 12, 2013 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A viewer recently requested a tutorial discussing how to fix noisy HDR clouds without rendering them destroyed using noise reduction software. The tone mapping process can wreak havoc on the clouds in any beautiful landscape scene. The trouble comes when you have...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 10, 2013 | Product Review |
Topaz Labs has done it again. As usual they are continuously improving on their already awesome products. They recently announced the release of Black and White Effects 2.1 which will be hitting the streets April 11th. They have added a couple of new features that...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 8, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
A few weeks ago we were visiting the Lake of the Ozarks. The whole family was asleep, taking the routine nap, Michael always sleeps better with Mommy close (he is a Mommy’s Girl)! I really wanted to get outside and do some shooting but it was raining. My...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 5, 2013 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
I am posting the Topaz Labs Webinar I did earlier last month just in case you may have missed the live recording. It was a pleasure working with Topaz Labs on this Webinar. I have to be honest, I was very nervous at first, I mean wouldn’t you be? A live...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 3, 2013 | Helpful Websites |
I am in the market for a new DSLR camera. I want everything that my Olympus has not been. High ISO, high dynamic range markings, and a wide variety of lenses to choose from. Oh and did I fail to mention Full Frame instead of that 4/3 crop factor? The truth is,...
