by Blake Rudis | Nov 23, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
We often use Curves in our workflow. It’s a staple in almost every genre of photography. But how often do you venture into the beautiful world of color or RGB Curves? Probably not as often as you’d care to mention. No worries, I didn’t either. At...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 4, 2022 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Tutorial |
Photoshop is LITTERED with hidden gems. Play around enough in there, and you’ll find two notebooks full and a day’s work! Ask a handful of Ps educators what their 5 hidden gems are, and I can almost guarantee you’ll hear mixed results. So how do you...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
So you think you know everything about the HSL Adjustment Layer in Photoshop? Well, I have a doozy of a tutorial for you today! I will uncover the HSL Range tool and show you how powerful this feature is that you are more than likely glancing over. I get it, those two...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 28, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Color is everywhere, and we use it to process our color digital images. It’s probably one of the most important things for you to master in your raw workflow. That’s why I am going to share 5 Color Theory secrets with you today that will help you better...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 17, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Our mid-year update to Adobe Camera Raw is HUGE! While the features they included are seemingly small, their implementation in your workflow is incredible.Last year we received masking in Adobe Camera Raw, which turned our local adjustment tools into selection...
by Blake Rudis | May 12, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
In today’s lesson, I will teach you how to detect and avoid over saturation in your color images. Saturation is like salt, it’s necessary for colors to pop, but too much of it or used in the wrong place and you can ruin your images rather quickly. We are...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 14, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Adobe’s Sky Replacement tool is pretty cool, right? I agree it is pretty cool, but did you know there is an even EASIER and more effective way to replace skies in Photoshop with Blend If? Today I will show you how to replace a sky with two sliders and two...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 11, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Have you ever struggled with your “photo mojo”?Have you ever felt uninspired?Have you ever felt like inspiration was unattainable?Well, I can honestly say yes to all of those questions. And until recently, I felt like inspiration was one of those things...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 6, 2022 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
A few weeks ago I showed you some tips and tricks for Color Photography using Photoshop. That video went over SO well, thank you for the response and support! I received a lot of questions about how that knowledge could be applied to Lightroom. While Lightroom and...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 22, 2021 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
I know what I said about AI in the past and I still mean it 🙂 AI cannot make educated artistic decisions, HOWEVER, in some cases, it can provide us with a decent starting point. In today’s video, I will simplify one of the most difficult compositing...
