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- ...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 21, 2011 | Product Review |
A lot of people ask themselves, “What can this product really do for me?” before they make a major software purchase. Many of those people might say, “Well I am a portrait photographer, will this really help me?”. I asked myself very similar...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 19, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
I am still post processing the pictures from Arizona. After visiting Tombstone, I took a trip out to the Coronado National Memorial. This National Park is completely underrated, I really wish I had more time to hike here, but it was a work trip after all. We did a...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 16, 2011 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Today’s tutorial is all about how to make your own custom brushes. Custom brushes can be made from all kinds of pictures, pictures that you wouldn’t consider worthy of a brush, like rust spots on the side of a dumpster! You can use these brushes that you...
