by Blake Rudis | May 8, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I received the news early yesterday morning from fellow HDR buddy, Nick Marzinski, of Trapping Light. Adobe is releasing Photoshop CS7, or what would be CS 7, on the Creative Cloud only. It was only a matter of time, RIP CS 🙁 “So what does that mean for...
by Blake Rudis | May 6, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
The crop factor of your camera is an important aspect of photography to take heed to. You see, before I purchased a Full Frame camera I knew of the crop factor, I knew how it worked, I even felt I understood it well enough to discuss it. However, I had never really...
by Blake Rudis | May 3, 2013 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Last weeks tutorial focused on avoiding the nasty halo byproduct of HDR tone mapping. This week I am tackling how to combat them in post processing. I use 2 methods to show you how to defeat them. The first method will use a Curves Adjustment Layer to actually...
by Blake Rudis | May 1, 2013 | Product Review |
I have recently taken several photos with the Canon 24-105 on the 6D after switching from the Olympus 14-54 as my go to lens on the E-30. At first glance I was thinking, “Man this new Canon lens is going to be quite the toy for me.” It is monstrous with...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 29, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Last week I discussed the possibility of making the switch from the Olympus E-30 to the Canon 6D. Well I did it. I purchased it through Amazon because I could not pass up the deal on the 70-300mm lens with it. They were running a $300 off the 70-300mm promotion...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 26, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I was recently asked to do a tutorial on how I fix Halos in Photoshop. I could very easily have started there, however, I feel it is important to understand the culprits of the halos in Photomatix. Your best defense against a halo in post processing is to avoid them...