by Blake Rudis | Feb 26, 2016 | Intermediate, Video Tutorial |
Tone Mapping in Adobe Camera Raw… Really? In Photoshop CC you can use Adobe Camera Raw as a filter (Photoshop CC users only, I apologize in advance CS6er’s) and if you are creative enough with it you can do some tone mapping. This may sound odd as Adobe...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 18, 2015 | Advanced, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
To be compressed or uncompressed raw files that is the question! Sony recently announced their uncompressed Raw files for their Alpha 7 line. Traditionally Raw files have been formatted with a Loss-less compression. This is a way to compress a file but not lose any...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 20, 2015 | Advanced, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Lighten Blend Mode and the Sea of a Million Waves! A few weeks ago I conducted a tutorial showing off the various Blend Modes in Photoshop, but I hesitated to get too far into the Lighten Blend Mode. The Lighten Blend Mode can be a powerful asset in photo post...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 30, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Unleash Incredible Power with Blend Modes in Photoshop While that may sound like an epic headline for a less than interesting topic, Blend Modes in Photoshop will do many things for your images. Blend Modes increase workflow efficiency by making difficult tasks...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 21, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Color Matching – Color Grading I recently received an email from Wayne, an EverydayHDR subscriber, asking me about Color Matching the palette of one photo and applying it to another. Here is his inquiry: It has me wondering if there is some way to take a colour...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 14, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Non Obtrusive Brush Style Watermarks in Photoshop We have all seen those horribly gaudy watermarks on images that distract and most times destroy your viewing experience. Do a quick Google crawl on the Images tab for the words “watermark on photo”. You...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 24, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blend If to the creative rescue! The first Bonus video for the Zone Systems Master Class is all about Blend If. One of the big new updates in the upcoming Zone Systems Course is the use of “Blend If” options. These are stuck in the Layer Styles of any...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 12, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A wicked vignette in Photoshop in under 3 minutes? I am game 🙂 Vignettes are a tricky beast to tame. At first they appear so docile and easy to manage. They make your photo feel warm and fuzzy, but they have a tendency to steal the thunder of a good photo by...
by Blake Rudis | May 22, 2015 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Tell your friends you are a Black and White Conversion Boss after watching this tutorial! Coming up in the next 24 hours or so I have a webinar with the Photoshop and Lightroom Group for their Adobe Connect Event. I will be showing how to Master Tone and Color in...
by Blake Rudis | May 8, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
HDR in Camera Raw Rocks! Lightroom received a lot of hype and hoopla over the awaited merge to HDR in Lightroom without going into Photoshop, which is a great feature. However, Lightroom is not the only Adobe product that received a makeover a few weeks ago. As many...
