by Blake Rudis | Jan 31, 2025 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial |
I know, I know the title sounds a little “Click-Baity” but I only made it that way because it’s TRUE. I have spent the better part of 10 years critiquing images from all skill levels on f.64 Elite. I have seen a common issue that I had no real...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 23, 2025 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial |
Ever looked at a rainbow photo and thought, “This doesn’t look ANYTHING like what I saw?” You’re not alone – and today, I’m going teach you a technique that’ll transform your landscape photography forever. Most photographers...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 7, 2024 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
In this tutorial, learn the powerful yet often overlooked capabilities of Photoshop’s Selective Color Adjustment Layer. This tool enables subtle or dramatic color grading, transforming your images with painter-like precision. We’ll explore how to intensify colors,...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 14, 2024 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever taken your ISO to the limit? Or is there only a specific limit you are comfortable with? I’d say I was the latter before this experiment. I wasn’t comfortable taking my ISO to extreme amounts due to fear of losing data and detail in the...
by Blake Rudis | May 9, 2024 | Beginner, f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial |
Today, I’m diving into something that really fuels our creativity as photographers—our artistic vision. You might not realize it, but this vision is more than just a skill; it’s your unique way of seeing the world, expressed through your...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 26, 2024 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Having trouble editing your Solar Eclipse shots? Corona detail lost? In this video, I dive deep into the post-processing techniques I used for my 2024 solar eclipse photographs taken in Story, Arkansas. I focus on two often overlooked tools in Adobe Camera Raw that...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 17, 2023 | Advanced, Intermediate, Tutorial |
Today, let’s dive into the world of Adobe Photoshop, specifically its hot new feature – Generative Fill. As cool as this tool is, it’s got a quirky limitation that might frustrate you as much as it does me: the 1024 rendering limit. But don’t...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 13, 2023 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
What’s new in ACR 16.0 and Lightroom? An EPIC Color Theory tool that I never knew I needed, and now that I have it, I am STOKED! This color range feature for modifying color is next-level color theory at play, and it’s at the RAW level. WOW! The only thing...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 22, 2023 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever wondered why ACR and Lightroom are so good with skin tone selections, but the native tools in Photoshop are antiquated? I have. It baffles me that masking is so easy to do in a program that just recently received masking. Yet Photoshop, which has had...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 28, 2023 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Photographing and editing skin tones can be a difficult task. Take them too far, and they saturate quickly, but don’t take them far enough, and you could have lifeless skin. A fine balancing act exists for proper skin tones between on-location lighting and...
