by Blake Rudis | Aug 5, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
This is the Innovation of still imagery: Plotagraph Pro The photography industry is in a whirlwind of advancement and innovation. From super wide angle lenses with little distortion to flying cameras that can avoid obstacles, it is difficult to keep up with and...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 29, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Do not be intimidated, clean your camera sensor with ease! I can remember the first time I realized I needed to clean my camera sensor. I was on a mini vacation with my wife, and I was shooting her glowing, radiant, and very pregnant portrait on the boardwalk of...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 15, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Making great masks with the Select and Mask Tool in Photoshop With the new Photoshop CC 2015.5 upgrade, Refine Edge is now called Select and Mask. I thin this is a much more suitable name for the tool as “Refine Edge” may have been misleading to some....
by Blake Rudis | Jun 10, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
ACR Noise Reduction + Blend If = Awesome! There are many ways to do the same things in Photoshop, why would Noise Reduction be any different? From Adobe Camera Raw to the Reduce Noise filter there are several options for getting rid of those pesky High ISO...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 3, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When everything else just won’t work, resort to manual Perspective Correction in Photoshop There are times when Manual Perspective Correction in Photoshop is a must. Typically, these are times when you have exhausted all other measures and the only way to fix...
by Blake Rudis | May 20, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blend with Blend If I have done quite a few tutorials about the powerful tool, Blend If. I have shown many technical ways to use it, from Noise Reduction and Sharpening to the basics and better vignettes, but I have yet to show you how to use it in a creative way....
by Blake Rudis | Apr 15, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Saving Multiple Images in Photoshop with Scripts: The Easy Button Last week, I did a photo shoot with an interior designer and friend of mine here in Kansas City. The house was gorgeous which made all of the shooting very easy for me thanks to the work of Studio...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 8, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Sometimes a Marquee Selection is better than a Clone Stamp Every once in a while you come across a tricky distraction in a photograph that throws off the whole shot. In the example image today, there is a giant toolbox in the lower left-hand side of the image that is...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 22, 2016 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
Photo composites made simple with a treasure trove of information! Last Saturday, I did a webinar hosted by the Photoshop and Lightroom Facebook Group with Andrew Kavanagh. In this webinar, I discussed “Understanding Layers for Photo Composites”. I went...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 4, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
An Animated Gif in Photoshop is so much fun to make! While they may seem like a daunting task it is rather easy to make an animated GIF in Photoshop. You have probably seen animated GIFs around. They were big in the late 90’s when the Dancing Baby appeared all...
