by Blake Rudis | Apr 14, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Spring is here, bring on the bugs… and flowers! I have this crazy obsession with Wide Angle HDR photography, but what you may not know is that I enjoy a bit of macro from time to time. I usually bust out ye old Macro lens when the bugs start creeping around the...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 31, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
So many programs so little time… Photoshop, Lightroom, PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Aperture, Phase One, DXO Optics, Tiffen Dfx, Photomatix, Oloneo, Topaz Labs, On1, Nik Software, Picassa, MS Paint… Did I miss any? Of course I did, there are so many to choose...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 24, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Have Gear Lust? Here’s your cold shower… There comes a time in any photographer’s life where they long for more. Not more photos or even better photos, that is an ongoing process, but more gear. We are in a fast moving technological age and lust...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 17, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
It is very much ALIVE! (Blake steps on Soap Box) I recently read an article titled “Is the Death of HDR Coming?”. Where I read it is not necessarily important to point out. I would prefer to allow the source and author to remain credible, as they are,...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 6, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Coming To Kansas City in May! I have been blogging about HDR Photography for just about 4 and a half years. I have put in thousands of long hours and thought about exposure brackets for entirely too long. When I started this my number one goal was to become a...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 27, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Oh there are so many more than 6… A few days ago I reviewed Perfect Effects 9. I mentioned several things that Perfect Effects has going for it, but now I want to showcase them in a quick video tutorial. The funny thing is, when I set out and planned this...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 18, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
Let’s Celebrate a Milestone Together! After a little over 4 years of having my YouTube channel live I hit 10,000 subscribers! Time to pop some bottles! Here is my way of saying thank you for all you have done for me through your sharing, commenting, emails,...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 17, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
In this webinar I will place a strong focus on three areas that are the most critical to understand when you are editing photographs. They are the Curve, the Histogram, and the Luminance Values of pixels. In the beginning I will cover these topics briefly and then...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 27, 2015 | f64 Academy News, Product Review |
A Look at Lens Adapters These days there are tons of ILC and Mirrorless cameras on the market that are giving DSLRs a run for their money. DSLRs have been the Gold Standard for a very long time and there are hundreds of lenses for each major camera maker. The...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 20, 2015 | f64 Academy News |
This is a rather long ND Filter post, use the links below to skip to the desired section: Part 1: How to Speak Neutral Density Part 2: What is Neutral Density? Part 3: What do ND Filters look like and how do you attach them? Part 4: What effect will they have on my...
