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...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 18, 2023 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tutorial |
The remove tool in Photoshop is fairly simple to use. It has very few settings but seems to work like magic until it doesn’t. Here are some of my best practices for using the remove tool. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:28 Where is it? 02:02 Tool Size Settings 02:51...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 13, 2023 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Want to know how to get the ABSOLUTE best detail in your photos WITHOUT using Clarity and Texture? Well then, you’re in luck! I’m gonna show you how to get incredible details in Photoshop! This method will give you incredible details in your image without...
