by Blake Rudis | Jan 7, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
The snow is almost melted from the storm we had about 2 weeks ago. It is bittersweet, a fresh snowfall is absolutely gorgeous, but the after effects, especially what it looks like now, is the exact opposite! I am glad I still have these pictures to edit though as...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 2, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Every new year you find everyone has a new resolution. They want to do something to better themselves, give themselves something to look forward to. They make that new resolution and things are going great for one or two weeks and then they fall off the band wagon...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 24, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Merry Christmas to all on this fine day! There is still some residual snow on the ground so that Christmas spirit lives strong in the Midwest! Every year my wife and I, put together some kind of clever Christmas Card. Last year we were all Christmas Ornaments on...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 19, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I know this is usually the Wednesday that I announce the HDR Concert, and I am deeply sorry that one will not be going on this month. Among the chaos of Christmas and a recent surgery I am not sure I really have it in me to put as much time in that is needed to kick...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 12, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
The engineers at Topaz Labs have out done themselves yet again! Topaz Detail 3 is not only a great program for adding detail to any photo that may be lacking it, but it boasts some awesome features that make it almost like a mini Camera Raw. Topaz added the ability...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 5, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz Detail 3 is on its way to the wonderful world of post processing! Exciting news for us HDR photographers as it can really be a quintessential tool during post processing. I have found the capabilities of Topaz Detail 2 to be extremely powerful for recovering...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 3, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
We recently had a pretty nice full moon here in the Midwest. My wife went to take the trash out and quickly notified me of its presence. I, of course, had to run and get my camera equipped with the 70-300 lens. I started photographing the moon and realized, these...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 28, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Download the RAW Brackets here! The 9th installment of the HDR Concert series is live today in the HDR Concert Page section. The brackets were graciously provided by Nick Marzinski. It was a color study assignment that went over very well. Thank you Nick,...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 26, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
This past Saturday I met up with Nick Marzinski, you know that cool guy that let us use his brackets for this months concert? He happened to be in the Kansas City area so we decided to make plans to photograph the West Bottoms of Kansas City. This place is intense to...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 25, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
HDR Concert #9 is officially closed for submissions! Be sure to check in with me on Wednesday for the results!
