by Blake Rudis | Mar 9, 2012 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Ever thought of using Topaz Adjust to make a High Pass sharpen base? It is a pretty neat technique that adds a little more umph to your High Pass sharpening without over doing it. I really like the Topaz Adjust 5 interface and find myself using it more and more in...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 7, 2012 | Helpful Websites |
I recently upgraded the RAM in my PC. I was in dire straits with my machine, running on 8 GB of DDR 3 1333 Ram. Sounds pretty fast right? Well try editing a 16 bit .PSD file that is 32″x36″ with over 25 layers, yeah that is a whopping 1.6 GIG picture,...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 5, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Being singled out is usually not very fun as it comes with some negative connotation, like the kid in grade school singled out as the stinky one. In photography it is almost the opposite, not that being the stinky one is cool, but being singled out can really pull...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 2, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I am reminded of the Back to the Future theme song by Huey Lewis and the News, “That’s the power, that’s the power of Curves”, oh wait that was the power of love. Anyway, the curves adjustment layer runs a lot deeper than you think in the post...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 29, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
A new page has been added to EverydayHDR, HDR Concerts. I will be hosting these concerts every last Wednesday of every month. The first one turned out brilliantly, I could not have hoped for a better turn out from the many excellent artists that were involved....
by Blake Rudis | Feb 27, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I am compositing images. I really got into this art form long before my HDR endeavors. I really enjoy taking my own stock imagery and using it in my composites. I would intentionally go out in search of certain things to make my composites. One time I went on a...
