by Blake Rudis | Jul 13, 2011 | Product Review |
Topaz Adjust is a pretty cool Photoshop plug-in used to “spice” up your photos whether they are HDR’s that need a little push or normal images that could use some help. Topaz Labs has several programs in their arsenal, but the first on my list was...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 1, 2011 | HDR Software Reviews, Product Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I recently reviewed Oloneo’s PhotoEngine last week. Since then, I have had more opportunities to experience it. I must say, the more I play, the more it amazes me. Oloneo has it all figured out over there and if you haven’t played around with it yet,...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 29, 2011 | Product Review |
I recently picked up Fhotoroom’s Artizen HDR version 2.9.5. For $45.95 Fhotoroom offers not only a very decent tonemapping engine, but a full editing program as well. This is a great way to start dabbling in HDR without spending outrageous amounts of cash on...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 15, 2011 | Product Review |
As I posted last week, I recently purchased the rights to another website, www.blakerudisphotography.com, using GoDaddy. One of GoDaddy’s most useful features is adding WordPress as an application to your hosting account. From there you have WordPress and...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 8, 2011 | Product Review |
In Search of a Domain or Host for your photo blog or website? Check out GoDaddy. I purchased my domain, www.everydayhdr.com from them as well as the hosting service. Their customer service is incredible and can easily get you blogging or creating a website in...
by Blake Rudis | May 25, 2011 | HDR Software Reviews, Product Review |
A couple of months ago I purchased the Photo Enhance Pro by Mark Wheadon App off of Amazon for 99 cents,$4.99 on the Android Market. It is a simple app that tonemaps your cell phone snaps. While I am not a fan of Pseudo HDR’s I am however a fan of the HDR look...
by Blake Rudis | May 4, 2011 | Product Review |
I finally bit the big 38 dollar bullet and checked out the Amazon Basics Camera Bag. I was starting to out grow my Slingshot 200 and was in the market for a new camera bag. I started scouring Amazon for a bag that would be both large enough for all of my gear yet...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 13, 2011 | Product Review |
About 95% of my tutorials are Photoshop Tutorials. That is probably frustrating for the less fortunate that do not own Photoshop. It is extremely expensive, I did not spend $900 on it, I didn’t hack it either! My wife is a student so I got the student version...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 30, 2011 | Product Review |
I updated My Gear page to be more helpful for those curious as to what I shoot with and how I like it. I have linked all of the items to Amazon and even wrote my #1 Pro, #1 Con, and Bottom Line opinion about each piece of equipment. Click on the navigation menu and...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 16, 2011 | Product Review |
A tripod is an essential piece of equipment for HDR photography. More important than the legs that hold up the camera is the ball head upon which you rest it. For many months I have been using the Induro ball head (SA-0) that came with my tripod, but after many...