by Blake Rudis | Apr 23, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I recently traveled back to, what I like to call my home town, Scranton Pennsylvania. The circumstances were less than ideal as a death in the family never finds anyone well. However, the family came together and celebrated the life of the most amazing woman I have...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 18, 2012 | HDR Concert Announcement |
Download the Brackets here. The 3rd installment of the HDR concert is upon us. Please join me and many others in another HDR performance, the last two were such a success I cannot wait to see this months entries. This one should be pretty explosive, no pun intended!...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 16, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Last weeks Union Station trip has provided me with many brackets to process and as I have been working with them I have been trying new things. Well, I wouldn’t necessarily say new, but revisiting an old friend. I started my photography journey at 17 in the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 13, 2012 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have you ever noticed that there is a blaring difference between a regular photos noise and an HDR photos noise? The tone mapping process compounds the noise in all of the original exposures in such a way that the noise starts to become a part of the detail in the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 11, 2012 | Product Review |
When it comes to HDR tone mapping, noise can be your worst enemy and many times can separate a good shot from a great shot. However, there are a plethora of options on the market for noise reduction. If you are anything like me, you like to attack the noise after...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 9, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I recently signed up for a meetup to go on a Photo walk in the West Bottoms of Kansas City. That place is awesome and I was stoked to attend. The buildings in the area are run down warehouses, factories and all kinds of HDR friendly. The West Bottoms are almost...
