by Blake Rudis | Nov 4, 2022 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Tutorial |
Photoshop is LITTERED with hidden gems. Play around enough in there, and you’ll find two notebooks full and a day’s work! Ask a handful of Ps educators what their 5 hidden gems are, and I can almost guarantee you’ll hear mixed results. So how do you...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 5, 2021 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Tutorial |
The Topic of Conversation During my last Live Event, I received a TON of questions about the difference between FLOW and OPACITY related to the brush in Photoshop. Do not confuse this with OPACITY and FILL in the layer palette. They are two very different topics. ...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 28, 2017 | Beginner, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blue Waterfalls? Yeah, they aren’t supposed to be! Blue waterfalls are a side effect of white balance and your camera compensating for the colors coming into the sensor. You may have everything dialed in perfectly, but when you edit your waterfall pictures...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 3, 2015 | Beginner, Quick Tips, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have a Confession to make… I have never filled a Memory Card In my entire Photography career I have never once filled a memory card. I don’t even know what kind of error message my camera would give me if I did fill one. Beyond that, I really...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 10, 2014 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Automated Color Correction? Yes, there are FREE Actions at the end!Yes it is true, there is a way to auto color correct your images. The idea is simple, but pretty complex all at the same time… kinda like marriage ? (If you are reading this, I love you...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 19, 2013 | Beginner, Quick Tips, Tutorial |
Last Saturday I received a notification on my phone that a severe thunderstorm was on the way. I initially thought, “Sweet! I can try and get some pictures of it!” However, the storms usually come so fast without me being prepared that by the time the...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 6, 2013 | Quick Tips |
A successful gallery event is not difficult to achieve if you keep a couple of things in the forefront of your mind throughout the setup process. I will outline them in great detail, but first and foremost, you must understand the definition of successful. If you...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 26, 2012 | HDR 101: The Basics, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have made claims in the past about how much I dislike Photoshop’s HDR toning. That is still true, I am not a fan of the HDR toning, but I do love the 32 bit workflow in combination with Adobe Camera Raw. The results can make for some impeccable HDR images...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 23, 2012 | Beginner, f64 Academy News, Quick Tips, Tutorial |
Last week while my Mom was in town, we headed to the Kansas City Zoo. I still cannot figure out who was more excited, my mother with her 50-200 lens, me with my inferior 70-300, or my wife who continually stated. “I can’t wait to go to the zoo!” all...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 6, 2012 | Quick Tips, Tutorial |
So vignettes have hit the streets running as one of those awesome ways to make an image go from eh.. to Wow… I don’t want to like vignettes because they seem so cliche, but they work, they really work. They do a great job of diverting one’s...
