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...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 23, 2012 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
In general chromatic aberrations are a pain in the ass, in HDR tone mapped images, they are a root canal! Those out of control Cyan/Magenta/Purple fringes around tree branches and buildings can really make a great image look horrible! The good news, you can control...
by Blake Rudis | May 25, 2012 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I recently upgraded from Photoshop CS 5 to CS 6 and I do not regret the $200 bullet one bit! I must say, I thought CS 5 was as good as it could get, but low and behold, Adobe created yet another masterpiece that rocks your world. CS6 is packed with more features,...
