Quick Sky Replacement Tips

by Blake Rudis | May 3, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 3 comments

Quick Sky Replacement Tips that Will Have Your Head Spin Sky Replacements are necessary for landscape photography.  If you have an ethical problem with replacing skies, listen to this.   I can tell you that in the last year I have been to some fantastic National...

The Art of the Subtle Hand {Video}

by Blake Rudis | Apr 12, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 16 comments

Learning the Art of the Subtle HandHow much editing is too much editing?Over the last several years I have critiqued over 3000 photos between f64 Elite, my old site HDR insider, and the various conferences I have attended.  One thing I see more often than not is the...

Relight a Photo with the Hard Mix Blend Mode

by Blake Rudis | Mar 1, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 68 comments

Relight any photo with the Hard Mix Blend Mode in Photoshop! The Hard Mix blend mode has very quickly become my favorite blend mode to experiment with.   Every time I use it in a  unique way it seems to pull through with flying colors.  It is a remarkable blend mode....

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...