by Blake Rudis | Jun 10, 2011 | Post Processing, Quick Tips, Tutorial |
Noise reduction, where do I begin… There are many ways to reduce the noise in your images and I can 100% guarantee that the next guy on the net with a self help blog is going to tell you his method is the best…. he is probably right! My method has been...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 8, 2011 | Product Review |
In Search of a Domain or Host for your photo blog or website? Check out GoDaddy. I purchased my domain, www.everydayhdr.com from them as well as the hosting service. Their customer service is incredible and can easily get you blogging or creating a website in...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 6, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
This weekend I was awarded the lovely opportunity to teach aircrew members how to survive in a combat environment. What does that mean? Four days of trudging through thick brush and pulling ticks out of places you never thought a bug would go. All negativity aside,...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 3, 2011 | Post Processing, Quick Tips, Tutorial |
I was working on the bicentennial image last weekend and came a cross yet another use for the High Pass filter. Have you ever layered an image on top of another, changed the blending mode to say Hard Light, and watched all of your contrast and detail from the image...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 1, 2011 | Featured Artist |
Last week I reviewed the Android App, Photo Enhance. Shortly after I posted it I let the creator, Mark Wheadon, know of its existence via email. I was pleased to discuss HDR with over several emails last week. After seeing his images and discussing HDR with him, I...
by Blake Rudis | May 30, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
I have a disturbing fascination with Bicentennial Quarters. I have no idea why but for some reason I get really flustered when I see one. It sucks sometimes. For instance, if I need quarters for laundry and I have exactly 3 dollars and need all of those quarters to...
by Blake Rudis | May 27, 2011 | Post Processing, Tutorial Update, Video Tutorial |
I made a New Year’s Resolution that I would fix the HDR and people problem. You know the nasty gritty look people get when you HDR them? My wife says they look dirty, I even did an HDR of our newborn son and she said he looked dirty, so even the cleanest...
by Blake Rudis | May 25, 2011 | HDR Software Reviews, Product Review |
A couple of months ago I purchased the Photo Enhance Pro by Mark Wheadon App off of Amazon for 99 cents,$4.99 on the Android Market. It is a simple app that tonemaps your cell phone snaps. While I am not a fan of Pseudo HDR’s I am however a fan of the HDR look...
by Blake Rudis | May 23, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
So as you know if you follow my blog, the wife and I up-rooted to the Mid West, Platte City Missouri to be exact. I took a job at the Guard base out here to get closer to the family and to raise my boy in an environment that would be more wholesome and kid friendly...
by Blake Rudis | May 20, 2011 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
On Wednesday I posted the video I took while driving from Las Vegas Nevada to Platte City. If you want make the following video there are a couple things you need to know. First off, you have to know how to shoot for it and how to set it up in the car. Here is the...