by Blake Rudis | Nov 19, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
FINALLY! The wait is over!Most of you may not have been waiting per se, but I certainly have. 6 years, as a matter of fact. I have always wanted surgical precision masks at the Raw level, and we almost got there in 2017 with the introduction of the Luminance and...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 12, 2021 | Advanced, Tutorial |
I talk a lot about Color Grading, Color Theory, and the tools you can use to manipulate the looks of your photos. However, I have never spoken about the Photo Filter Adjustment Layer. Why is that? From my research and experimentation, I have found that the Photo...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 21, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever wondered how specific photos just have that “look”? You know, the look that makes you say, “WOW! That Photo is INCREDIBLE! They must have a nice camera!” Haha, truth be told, it’s never really the camera, is it? I have found...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 8, 2021 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Have you ever looked for a White Balance tool or Adjustment Layer in Photoshop? Were you shocked to find that there wasn’t one? I, after 22 years of PS experience, am still quite shocked that there is no White Balance tool. We have tons of tools to control color...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 30, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Fall Color Photography is fun, excellent, in fact! There is nothing better than getting out there with your camera and showcasing the glory of all that yellow, orange, and red goodness in the tapestry of trees. What could be better, right? The problems with Fall...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 3, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Not all Photoshop Panels are created equal and all of them could have a place in your workflow. However, when I set out to make my Panel for Photoshop, I knew I wanted it to be different. I wanted it to be a Workflow Solution and not another tool for Photoshop....
by Blake Rudis | Aug 27, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Time Blending is a technique in Landscape Photography where you blend multiple exposures taken at various times. You may see this with sunrise and sunset images, clouds, or even waves and seascapes. The process for combining images you want to time blend can be both...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 20, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
If you have been an f.64 Elite Member for any amount of time, you know that I use the Reflected Gradient in almost every Critique Session, heck, sometimes I will use it on 3-5 images! All gradient adjustment layers are incredibly powerful in Photoshop, but I think...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 18, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
The Smart Object is an interesting feature in Photoshop. You can do all kinds of things in Photoshop with Smart Objects from opening a RAW file and then going back into the ACR settings to resizing layers and building templates. But… these Smart Objects come...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 10, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
The Color Tool No One Uses… Except for maybe f.64 Academy readers, because you know better, right? Today I want to show you five efficient uses for the Color Calibration Tool in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. This is quickly becoming my favorite place to get...
