by Blake Rudis | Apr 29, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
Something big is coming! Two weeks ago I said that I would be relatively busy, but never did I imagine it would be this busy! I have been a Guest Coach over at ON1 Plus and that has been incredibly rewarding. It is a group of very active learners. I am not sure who...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 31, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
It’s not saran wrap on the toilet seat, but this April Fool’s Photoshop prank is good! April Fool’s day is tomorrow, and your friends may be up to no good. Some April Fool’s pranks that ring a bell: saran wrap on the toilet seat disconnecting...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 22, 2016 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
Photo composites made simple with a treasure trove of information! Last Saturday, I did a webinar hosted by the Photoshop and Lightroom Facebook Group with Andrew Kavanagh. In this webinar, I discussed “Understanding Layers for Photo Composites”. I went...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 8, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
F64 Academy is not Hacked A few weeks ago I received word from Google Webmaster Tools that a few of my sites had been showing hacked content in the Google Crawler searches. My heart sunk into my chest and I immediately went into damage control mode. I lost countless...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 19, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
Color Lookup Tables are like Lightroom Presets, but way better! Color Lookup Tables have existed in Photoshop since the inception of CS6 and I just now took the time to understand them. How many times has that happened to you. You get so comfortable with a program...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 5, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
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...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 29, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
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...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 15, 2016 | f64 Academy News |
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,...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 29, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
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...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 8, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
We live our lives in a Standard Definition and have no idea why There is a saying that goes, “You do not know what you do not know”. It is a powerful statement that exploits our ignorance in the most profound way. There are things we know but choose...