The Vivid Light Blend Mode [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Aug 17, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 27 comments

A Color Grading Companion – The Vivid Light Blend Mode There are 27 blend modes in Adobe Photoshop and if you are anything like the “me before I learned them all”, you are only using three, maybe four to their maximum potential.  One of those you may...

Replacing a Sky With the Soft Light Blend Mode – Video

by Blake Rudis | Aug 3, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 19 comments

The Soft Light Sky Replacement Technique On my way out to Kansas City the other night, I was praying for a beautiful sunset.  I would venture to say that’s what most of us do when we take the time to go out with our cameras.   To my surprise when I got there I...

Vivitar 500mm lens, too good to be true?

by Blake Rudis | Jul 20, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 10 comments

Does the Vivitar 500mm lens hold up to it’s hefty $119 price tag? It is not very often that I need a 500mm lens.  I can recall a handful of times I said it would be nice, and maybe once at Indian Beach in Oregon where I NEEDED it.  Therefore, the likelihood of...

Fixing Tricky Color Temperature in ACR and Lightroom – Video Tutorial

by Blake Rudis | Jun 29, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 17 comments

How to fix ANY mixed lighting white balance issues in ACR and Lightroom One thing I enjoy is Interior Architecture Photography.   It is a very gratifying feeling when you photograph a huge church or cathedral and nail the composition.  But what happens when your White...

Blake’s 3 Favorite Features of the Zone System Express 5

by Blake Rudis | Jun 14, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 11 comments

The Creator’s Top 3 features of the Zone System Express I know, I know, I am a little biased to the Zone System Express because I created it.  It feels kind of silly, like a grade school teachers whose favorite kid in the class is their own, but hey, at least...

Raw File and Data Collection – Video Tutorial

by Blake Rudis | Jun 8, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 19 comments

Raw File Data Collection Here on f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite, I talk about data manipulation quite a bit.   More specifically, I show you how to edit your images in Photoshop (data manipulation).  I have done well over 300 tutorials on data manipulation in Photoshop,...