by Blake Rudis | Jan 23, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I have been avidly working on the images from my last trip to Kansas City and the Nelson Atkins Museum. I took a crazy looking shot of the upstairs view looking down on the granite staircase. It turned out to be a very great HDR image, but I felt I could take it to...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 20, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I use a pretty slick technique all the time that I don’t think I have talked about yet on the blog. Have you ever been working on a project in Photoshop and wanted to duplicate the entire project without losing any data or layers? I do all the time. My old...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 18, 2012 | Helpful Websites |
My NAPP renewal ran out at the end of December, wait a second, you don’t know what NAPP is? That’s the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, an amazing online resource for anyone who is into Photography, Photoshop, and Design. So you still...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 16, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
This last weekend the wife and boy were out of town which means I had plenty of time to paint the town HDR! Don’t get me wrong I cherish the time with my family and would not trade it for the world, but sometimes it is nice to have 7 hours of free time...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 11, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
So I made these Actions and I think they are pretty darn good! I don’t mean to gloat at all, but when you create an efficient beast that cuts off up to 50% post processing time on the average HDR image, you deserve that honor! Have you ever used Actions in...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 9, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Have you ever used Meetup.com? It is an interesting concept, there are people all over your area just like you, with interests like you and hobbies like you. Meetup.com gives all of you the chance to do it together. It is pretty awesome actually, my wife got me...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 6, 2012 | Quick Tips, Tutorial |
So vignettes have hit the streets running as one of those awesome ways to make an image go from eh.. to Wow… I don’t want to like vignettes because they seem so cliche, but they work, they really work. They do a great job of diverting one’s...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 2, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Those of you who follow EverydayHDR know that my wife and I recently bought a house. This house is awesome, however, it needs some work, not a lot, just really small things. You know like new light fixtures and new light switches (none were grounded). Every once in...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 30, 2011 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Image size is always a tricky issue among photog’s many feel they are inferior to others, many over compensate for their image size with rather large accessories, and many know their image size is grandiose but prefer to keep it to themselves. I figured I would...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 28, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
Google+ (G+ for those in the know) is a great social networking community for anyone to frequent. However, there are several specific reasons for photographers to be on G+. While there are many key points that I could hit on, I will focus on my top 5. Inspiration- ...
