by Blake Rudis | Sep 9, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Street Photography in Vegas! We all know, I am no street photographer. Juts look around the site for a while, landscape, landscape, architecture, oh look… more landscape! However, I got roped into some street photography on Fremont Street in Vegas with several...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 6, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
4 Years Old Today!! Four years old already, my my my they grow so fast! Of course, blogs are not children, but in many ways they have the same needs. They make you do things you don’t want to, they wake you up in the middle of the night, and they need for so...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 2, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
EverydayHDR on the Expo Floor! I made it to Vegas on Monday afternoon. While it was only supposed to take 7 hours, it felt like forever! There was a bunch of construction on I-15 and I had to stop at every viewing area in Utah… It was quite the experience...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 1, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
PSWORLD 2014 Here I Come! I am on my way to Photoshop World in Vegas. I decided to drive…. from Kansas City… I know, crazy right? Well, I have a ton of stuff to bring with me this time, 2 – 8’x3′ banners, 2 –...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 19, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Determining Your Topaz Workflow I have been working the last 4 years trying to develop the most efficient photo workflow. I have done this with many programs and plugins and would like to think I am becoming an efficiency expert. That is, of course, until I discover...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 5, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Contrast Checking and Topaz Products Contrast, it is the basics to every image we produce. However, the Black and White tones made up of 0-255 control so much more than just contrast. They play a major role in our colors as well. Often times during the editing...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 1, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
A New System… Free of Charge! Over the last several months I have been working tirelessly on the Color Zone System which was recently released last month. It grants you the ability to select certain colors in your photograph and control them in ways you may...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 29, 2014 | f64 Academy News, HDR Insider Project Winner |
HDR INSIDER Monthly Project Winner! This Month the members of HDR Insider were assigned a color related project due to the release of the Color Zone System. I crossed my fingers hoping the entries would not be over-saturated. Luckily, there were no over saturated...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 22, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Color Theory and Topaz Plugins > Have you ever used Color Theory when making your edits? How about the Color Wheel? Really, do not be shocked if you have not used either, heard of either, or know how to implement them in your photographic workflow. It is not...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 18, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz ReMask 4 Topaz ReMask is back and better than ever before! It now has a refined look and is, get this, even easier to use! Masking can be pretty tricky in Photoshop. I have beaten myself up many times with the refine edge tool. ReMask comes in and makes masking...
