Relight a Photo with the Hard Mix Blend Mode

by Blake Rudis | Mar 1, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 68 comments

Relight any photo with the Hard Mix Blend Mode in Photoshop! The Hard Mix blend mode has very quickly become my favorite blend mode to experiment with.   Every time I use it in a  unique way it seems to pull through with flying colors.  It is a remarkable blend mode....

Enhance Details in ACR and Lightroom (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Feb 14, 2019 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial | 23 comments

Enhance Details in ACR and Lightroom This week, Adobe released an update for ACR and Lightroom.   This update  was a minor one that came with a major feature that much of the internet is talking about.   This new feature is called Enhance Details. This is what Adobe...

Glow Brushes in ACR and Lightroom {Video}

by Blake Rudis | Feb 8, 2019 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 27 comments

Glow Brushes in ACR and LR?  How???I have long been a fan of the Orton Effect.   So much so, that I built my variation of it for the Zone System Express called “Radiance 2.0”.  The glowing effect makes an amazing atmosphere for your photo, regardless of...

One Wicked Dodging and Burning Blend If Trick [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Jan 24, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 15 comments

One more Blend If trick for the books!I have shown many many ways to use Blend If.  So many that I made a whole Playlist for it on my YouTube channel.  Here is another one for you to add to your notes if you are keeping score, Blend If and Dodging and Burning.I have...

LUT Profiles Best Practices in ACR and Lightroom [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Jan 11, 2019 | Advanced, Tutorial | 30 comments

Make Your Own LUT Profiles For a few months now I have kept my techniques for making Lookup Table Profiles a secret.  Well, not really a secret, but I have held off on making a tutorial about it because what I am about to share with you is invaluable.  These best...

Advanced Color Toning in Photoshop (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Jan 4, 2019 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 64 comments

Advanced Color Toning Made Easy! Over the years I have shown many ways to color grade your photographs from split toning to solid color overlays and even some unique methods using off the wall blend modes.  While each technique has their benefits, they all require a...