Michael Benjamin Rudis
Our little man in faux hdr with the polaroid treatment, courtesy of the 'pic say pro' app. 17 April 2011, 8 pounds 8 ounces, a strapping young lad like his old man! It is safe to say I will be taking some time off from the blog! Please feel free to gander at the...
HDR Tutorial: More Dynamic HDR
A pretty cool way to use two processed HDR images to make your final product pop off the page. I was also playing around with the Gradient Map function in Photoshop when I noticed a pretty cool trick for bringing out some more drama in my HDR pictures. I call it the...
The Gimp Review
About 95% of my tutorials are Photoshop Tutorials. That is probably frustrating for the less fortunate that do not own Photoshop. It is extremely expensive, I did not spend $900 on it, I didn't hack it either! My wife is a student so I got the student version of...
Going To Miss Moffett!
Last Thursday the Riggers, technical term for those who pack parachutes, and the Pararescuemen threw Sarah and I a little going away Barbecue. The food was amazing and we could not have been more thankful, those Riggers really know how to throw down on the grill....
The Good HDR Word Is Spreading!
Richard Sisk at HDR 360 Pro found my blog post yesterday for the Good HDR Photomatix Tutorial. I am honored that he reposted it to his site. If you have never been over there, you have to check it out! I added a link to my blog, if you don't make your way there...
Photomatix Tutorial: Good HDR and Fixing HDR Clouds
After many months of searching the web and seeing some horribly processed HDR images. I decided to do a more in depth Photomatix tutorial on how to make good HDR images and how to fix those damn electric clouds that happen during the tonemapping process! I may be a...
Put Your Hands Up, Say Hell Yeah and Welcome Eric Valdez!
"Here's to a hobby that takes us outside and the understanding wives who put up with it." -Eric Valdez I have seen many styles of HDR, many styles that do not work and many styles that are over the top. Eric Valdez brings a new light to the High Dynamic Range world....
Some News and the Hakone Garden in Saratoga CA!
Well, in case you haven't heard, the wife and I are moving to Missouri come May. I took a new job out there and am pretty stoked, we will be much closer to family. What does this mean for EverydayHDR? Nothing, it will stay in the same place @ www.everydayHDR.com,...
Photoshop Tutorial: Graphic Novel Look
I developed a pretty good technique for making some kick ass looking Graphic Novel-esque images. It looks spectacular on military related pictures, Helicopters, Uniforms, Guns, weirdos in gas masks... Check it out. I made myself an Action for it and cannot stop...
My Camera Gear
I updated My Gear page to be more helpful for those curious as to what I shoot with and how I like it. I have linked all of the items to Amazon and even wrote my #1 Pro, #1 Con, and Bottom Line opinion about each piece of equipment. Click on the navigation menu and...
