by Blake Rudis | May 28, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Last week I released a new eBook, The DSLR Survival Guide: The Beginner’s Guide to Digital SLR Photography. I have been avidly working on it for the last 6 months. I started with a simple idea in mind, “Blake, write this book, nothing convoluted and long, just a 30...
by Blake Rudis | May 22, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz Labs has just released its breathtaking new program, Topaz Clarity! It is a fine addition to the Topaz line-up that we have all fallen in love with. Combining Clarity with Adjust is an unstoppable combination! Clarity will be retailing at just $49.99, but...
by Blake Rudis | May 20, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
So I know this monthly Concert thing has become a routine for many people and I think that is awesome! However, this month there will not be an HDR Concert. The family and I will be driving to Austin to visit some great friends of ours. These concerts are a bit of...
by Blake Rudis | May 14, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been battling with the idea of a new posting schedule for several months. I currently post something new every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently, I have been more active in the community writing guest posts, trying to keep up with social media, and...
by Blake Rudis | May 10, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Damien Parker, a friend of mine from Australia, asked me about faking Neutral Density Filters in post processing. At the time I was kind of stumped, but gave him a quick answer, “Try using masks and Gaussian Blur in PS”. However, his question planted the...
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 | 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...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 23, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Check out my recent article for HDR One, the awesome Online HDR Magazine! I discuss a couple of the idiosyncracies of HDR that I have debunked over time. I also make quite the confession about my past smug ways!
