by Blake Rudis | Sep 12, 2014 | HDR 101: The Basics, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Want to make your HDR process more efficient? As you may know by now, I am an efficiency and workflow nut! I love a strong post processing Workflow and like nothing more than to save some time wherever I can. I recently went to Colorado National Monument on my way...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 13, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
After yesterday’s Webinar with Topaz Labs, I realized I may have breezed through some rather important elements of Photoshop that I did not have enough time to elaborate on. The two main things I glanced by were Masks and Clipping Masks. During a webinar I...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 22, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have you ever made an odd sized crop to a photograph, like 8 x 18, and wondered “How in the world am I going to print this without paying a fortune in custom framing fees?” The answer, as usual, is Photoshop! I recently made a crop to several...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 15, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I was going through my tutorials and realized I have not shown one of my favorite go-to tricks to punch up the contrast in my color images. Surprisingly enough it requires the use of a Black and White Layer! One of the best ways to tell if your image could use a bit...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 20, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I spent a lot of time creating logos for the new endeavor, LearnPhotoNow. I realized after it was all said and done that there may be some people interested in the wonderful world of PNG files. Sometimes I take for granted the amount of random things I have learned...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 2, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
So my show is today, it is at The Cashew in Kansas City on 2000 Grand Ave if you are in the area. They have a great reception area that is just immaculate for showing work. I am stoked! One of the pieces I am showing is a great example of the 4th step in my Creative...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 19, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial Update, Video Tutorial |
I recently shot a picture of a barn at sunset. I brought it into Photomatix and tone mapped it and all was going well, but I had one distinct problem. The sky was very blue and the barn was very red. Talk about two completely opposite ends of the White Balance and...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 1, 2013 | Intermediate, Video Tutorial |
I know what you are thinking already, and you probably cringed at the thought of the word vignette. However, vignettes can be very powerful if used correctly! A powerful vignette can attract your viewer and pull them in without them even having the slightest bit that...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 4, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I talk about dodging and burning a lot on EverydayHDR, as a matter of fact, I have done 3 separate video tutorials, one written tutorial, and I even threw in a segment about it in my eBook. It is an extremely important step in the HDR process as you tend to lose a...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 21, 2012 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Yesterday was the first day in the last 10 years that I had to shovel snow… Yeah we got caught in that jumble that spun through the Mid-West! It was pretty interesting, the night before started out with rain and thunderstorms, which turned to pea sized hail...
