by Blake Rudis | Dec 14, 2010 | Product Review |
<—– Click the book to buy it, don’t even read my review… seriously, you are wasting time you could be spending reading “Layers”… I have been using Photoshop since the days of Adobe Photoshop 5.0, roughly 11 years. The bulk...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 13, 2010 | f64 Academy News |
Every once in a while Uncle Sam sends me somewhere for training that is pretty cool! Buffalo, New York was last weeks destination, in this case it was more than cool…it was flippin’ cold! While we were in class for the bulk of the day learning some new...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 8, 2010 | Featured Artist |
I was stumbling around HDRspotting and I found Matty Wolin! Matty hailing from Chicago Illinois is an avid HDR photographer. Head over to his blog or his Flickr Photostream, you will see what I am talking about. Project365, his personal project to publish a...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 6, 2010 | f64 Academy News |
Went to Half Moon Bay for a Christmas Card photo shoot and decided to capture the wife in her prime! Lest you forget, Life is amazing!
by Blake Rudis | Dec 6, 2010 | f64 Academy News |
We put up the tree on Friday! The wife loves this time of year, I myself am kind of a humbug at times, I take a lot after my old man! As much as I may dislike the commercial side of Christmas, it is all worth it to see the excited look on her face when she trims...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 3, 2010 | Post Processing, Tutorial |
Well, now that I have figured out the inner workings of the new updates to Photomatix 4.0.1 (I know, I am slacking), I can say there is no excuse for a windy day and HDR. Most windy days yield a hell of a lot of movement in trees, water, bushes, hair, and sometimes...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 1, 2010 | f64 Academy News |
Had a blast with the in-law side of the family this last week. Nothing like gettin’ the feel good treatment of being home, lazy days, great home cooked food, and some classic Wii time with the Father-in-law! Sarah, her Mom and I went out to the...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 29, 2010 | f64 Academy News, Product Review |
I am out in Nebraska for the Holidays… Go Huskers!!! Life is primitive in these parts, internet is scarce, food has to be hunted, and water has to be purified with little pills…. Well it isn’t that bad, I am loving the down time actually, and not...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 26, 2010 | Post Processing, Tutorial, Tutorial Update |
A while ago back in October I posted a tutorial on how to clean up HDR skies. It turns out that I am not pleased with it at all, and would almost say it sucks, however, it does have it’s uses at times. I will leave it up. The new and improved method is much...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 24, 2010 | Featured Artist |
What I absolutely LOVE about HDR is the different styles you see out there. The process of HDR leaves a lot up to the individual developing the images, henceforth, the individual’s process dictates the look of the images being created, a style evolves. Peter...