Enhance Details in ACR and Lightroom (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Feb 14, 2019 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial | 23 comments

Enhance Details in ACR and Lightroom This week, Adobe released an update for ACR and Lightroom.   This update  was a minor one that came with a major feature that much of the internet is talking about.   This new feature is called Enhance Details. This is what Adobe...

Glow Brushes in ACR and Lightroom {Video}

by Blake Rudis | Feb 8, 2019 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 27 comments

Glow Brushes in ACR and LR?  How???I have long been a fan of the Orton Effect.   So much so, that I built my variation of it for the Zone System Express called “Radiance 2.0”.  The glowing effect makes an amazing atmosphere for your photo, regardless of...

One Wicked Dodging and Burning Blend If Trick [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Jan 24, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 15 comments

One more Blend If trick for the books!I have shown many many ways to use Blend If.  So many that I made a whole Playlist for it on my YouTube channel.  Here is another one for you to add to your notes if you are keeping score, Blend If and Dodging and Burning.I have...

The Hard Mix Blend Mode in Photoshop (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Nov 9, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 43 comments

The Hard Mix Blend Mode is AMAZING! I could tell you all day long that the Hard Mix Blend Mode is the most fantastic Blend Mode in Photoshop, but you’d have to see it to believe it.  That is because the Hard Mix Blend Mode,  when applied “as-is” is...

How to Make your Fall Colors Pop! [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Sep 22, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 4 comments

Using Palette Effects 2 to Make Autumn Images Glow! I am a big fan of this time of year.  The pumpkins, the weather, the hoodies, and the snuggles under blankets… yes you read that correctly, I am a snuggler, it is one of my love languages,  so what? It is also...

Jim Welninski’s Workflow with Palette Effects 2.0 [Video]

by Jim Welninski | Sep 21, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 6 comments

A Master at Work! I think my head is going to explode… the namesake of the “Welninski Drama” button, just used the Welninski Drama Button in an original Welninski workflow.  If that isn’t epic, I don’t know what is! Jim is a great friend...

Palette Effects 2.0 Top 5 Features

by Blake Rudis | Sep 20, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 6 comments

I am Biased, I did build it…  but here are my favorite Palette Effects 2.0 Features  It has been nearly a year and a half since I updated Palette Effects.  There are several reasons for that and while many of them lead to,  “I have been busy”,  I do...

The Vivid Light Blend Mode [Video]

by Blake Rudis | Aug 17, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 27 comments

A Color Grading Companion – The Vivid Light Blend Mode There are 27 blend modes in Adobe Photoshop and if you are anything like the “me before I learned them all”, you are only using three, maybe four to their maximum potential.  One of those you may...

Replacing a Sky With the Soft Light Blend Mode – Video

by Blake Rudis | Aug 3, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 19 comments

The Soft Light Sky Replacement Technique On my way out to Kansas City the other night, I was praying for a beautiful sunset.  I would venture to say that’s what most of us do when we take the time to go out with our cameras.   To my surprise when I got there I...

Fixing Tricky Color Temperature in ACR and Lightroom – Video Tutorial

by Blake Rudis | Jun 29, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 17 comments

How to fix ANY mixed lighting white balance issues in ACR and Lightroom One thing I enjoy is Interior Architecture Photography.   It is a very gratifying feeling when you photograph a huge church or cathedral and nail the composition.  But what happens when your White...