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,...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 16, 2011 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Today’s tutorial is all about how to make your own custom brushes. Custom brushes can be made from all kinds of pictures, pictures that you wouldn’t consider worthy of a brush, like rust spots on the side of a dumpster! You can use these brushes that you...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 25, 2011 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Today’s tutorial will show you how to recreate that old photo look on your HDR images. I was inspired by Alfred Stieglitz and thought I would try my hand at emulating the old world photo look. Take a look at the before and after to see if this tutorial...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2011 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
So one thing I hate about long exposure photography is the noise that occurs in the black sky, even at ISO 100. Now take that noise frustration and multiply it times 5 when working with HDR long exposures. How do you fix it? Do you sacrifice the awesome look of the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 1, 2011 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I developed a pretty good technique for making some kick ass looking Graphic Novel-esque images. It looks spectacular on military related pictures, Helicopters, Uniforms, Guns, weirdos in gas masks… Check it out. I made myself an Action for it and cannot stop...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 25, 2011 | Intermediate, Post Processing, Video Tutorial |
I have finished the Polaroid template and have it up for grabs. Also today’s tutorial will be all about how to download it, install it, and make your own in Adobe Photoshop. So let’s get right down to it! Download the Polaroid Goodies! package from my...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 18, 2011 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have been working on trying to make my images look like old Polaroid pictures, the ones with the washed out look. For the past week I have been trying to replicate that tactile Polaroid as well. I know it is as easy as going to Image > Canvas Size and making a...
