The reason behind f64 Academy
EverydayHDR is no more and here is why... Well it has been over 5 years with EverydayHDR and while I loved it, it is time for a change, welcome f64 Academy. It is bitter sweet talking about my website now with friends, I catch myself saying "every...f64 Academy is my...
Artistic Portrait Technique – Detail Retention
A wild way to recover detail in Artistic Portrait Work During the Topaz Labs Webinar on Tuesday I showed some techniques for making an artistic portrait. I must say that I had the most fun during that webinar than many in the past few months. I think it was nice to...
Compelling Artistic Portraits Webinar
Making Compelling Artistic Portraits with Topaz Labs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpaNB26uJWc Today I will be conducting a webinar with Topaz Labs showcasing a few new techniques I have never shown in the past while working on artistic portraits. This is a pretty...
How to edit Videos in Adobe Camera Raw
Did you know you could edit videos in Adobe Camera Raw? I didn't until recently. I was working on some time-lapse footage in Photoshop and thought, "I wonder if I can edit these videos in Adobe Camera Raw as a filter?" In past versions of Photoshop, CS 6 in...
Sony Time-Lapse App Review
Something I have never done until the Sony Time-lapse App I have always had a desire to shoot a time-lapse I just never got around to it. You see for me, I normally shoot with one camera. It makes things less complicated and allows me to enjoy the scene when I am...
The Canon 5Ds vs Sony A7RII
The Megapixel Monsters: Canon 5Ds vs Sony A7RII Several weeks ago I rented the Canon 5Ds and the Sony a7RII with the Zeiss 16-35. I will say that I was extremely impressed with the Sony and much less flattered by what Canon has given us in the last year. While both...
First Look at the Sony A7rII
The Sony a7RII is a game changer! As many of you know, if you have been following my posts for the last year or so, I have been on the teetering edge of jumping to Sony Mirrorless from Canon Full Frame. The Sony a7RII has had me drooling since I saw the specs on it...
Blake’s Best of 2015 on EverydayHDR!
The Best of 2015, but the best is yet to come! Every year it is a great practice to reflect on what you have accomplished. I don't do this to brag or make anyone feel less accomplished, I do it for personal accountability to ensure that I strive for more next year....
The Actual Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas
What is the Actual Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas anyway? https://youtu.be/lUG4Klc2hrE I was reading the 12 Days of Christmas to my son the...
Compressed vs Uncompressed Raw Files
To be compressed or uncompressed raw files that is the question! Sony recently announced their uncompressed Raw files for their Alpha 7 line. Traditionally Raw files have been formatted with a Loss-less compression. This is a way to compress a file but not lose any...
