by Blake Rudis | Jul 14, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Selective Color in Photoshop, is it the best-kept secret? The selective color adjustment layer is a tool that can make your images pop off the page. Almost every week someone emails me and says, “Blake, how do you make your photos pop in Photoshop?” I...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 7, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Plotagraph Pro is all kinds of new and Innovative! It was about a year ago that I reached out to the Plotagraph Pro Team and asked if I might be able to review their software. I was intrigued by the ability to make an animated image from a still photograph. It...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 23, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Radial Gradients in Photoshop, Lightroom (ACR), and ON1 Photo RAW Last week I did a tutorial about the radial gradient in Photoshop. It had a tremendous response which kind of shocked me. I whipped it together the morning of the free tutorial Friday and...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 28, 2017 | Beginner, ON1, Tutorial |
Color Correction: Quick, Simple, and Infallible! One of the most common questions I receive is “Blake, how do I color correct my photos.” For the longest time, I avoided this request like the plague because color correction can be done in so many ways....
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2016 | Beginner, ON1, Tutorial |
One powerful filter: The HDR Look Learn More about ON1 Ever since I started using the Sony a7Rii I have found myself bracketing images less and less. There is a plethora of dynamic range information in every file that thing pumps out, which is awesome, but the file...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 12, 2016 | Beginner, Product Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Review of the Tamrac Anvil Slim 15 and the Corona 20 Camera Bags I have been using Tamrac bags for quite a while. My first and most favorite bag (until now) was the old Tamrac Adventurer bag. It got me through quite a few Workshops and, as the name implies,...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 8, 2016 | Beginner, ON1, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Long Exposure Workflow with ON1 Last week I did a live recording of my Long Exposure Workflow with ON1. One thing I love to do is long Exposure photography. There is something about the science behind the capturing of the images that sets me in the zone! Although,...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 1, 2016 | Beginner, ON1, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Gallery Wrap Border in ON1 Resize for print with mpix A gallery wrap can add an exquisite finish to a canvas printed photo with mpix. It adds a thick border to the sides of the print making it appear like a painting that has been stretched. It also adds depth to...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 11, 2016 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Color Blend Mode can be extremely powerful The Color Blend Mode in Photoshop has slowly become my new favorite toy. I am using it in many more ways than I ever imagined and today I will show you how. The Artist’s Eye: A Closer Look will be launching very...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 12, 2016 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
There is no excuse for poor representation! Get on the web with your Adobe Portfolio! Recently Adobe Portfolio was announced as an added benefit to those of us high on the Creative Cloud. While you may have overlooked that email, I implore you to take a closer look...