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The Targeted Adjustment Tool – Why and Why not (Video)

The Targeted Adjustment Tool – Why and Why not (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Aug 7, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 8 comments

Tha TAT – Targeted Adjustment Tool for ACR and Lightroom The Targeted Adjustment Tool is a powerful little tool for ACR and Lightroom. It can make for quick edits within the Color Mixer.  I have found it to be beneficial for many reasons, but it also has...
3 Expert Tips for Gradient Management

3 Expert Tips for Gradient Management

by Blake Rudis | Jul 31, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial | 6 comments

Expert Tips for Gradient Management in Photoshop CC 2020 Since my last video on the Diamond Gradient, I have received a LOT of questions about gradient management in Photoshop CC 2020.  In today’s video, I will answer all of them summed up into three questions:...
4 Essential Color Tools You Should Use in ACR

4 Essential Color Tools You Should Use in ACR

by Blake Rudis | Jul 24, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 27 comments

Essential Color Tools in ACR and Lightroom There are four things you should be doing with the colors in your photos in Adobe Camera Raw. Well, there’s probably more than four, but today I am going to show you how to manipulate color with just four essential...
Photoshop Layers Not Working? PS CC  2020 (21.2 update)

Photoshop Layers Not Working? PS CC 2020 (21.2 update)

by Blake Rudis | Jul 16, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 17 comments

Have your Photoshop layers been acting strange since the June 2020 update to Photoshop CC? I was subject to the odd “Legacy Compositing Photoshop Bug” and I was about to go berserk as I knew I was doing nothing wrong. As it turns out, I wasn’t doing...
The AMAZING Diamond Gradient in Photoshop

The AMAZING Diamond Gradient in Photoshop

by Blake Rudis | Jul 10, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 31 comments

There is nothing I enjoy more about photo post-production than the finishing effect phase.  That’s when I take my time fine-tuning and polishing my photographs to create mood and emotion for the viewer. That’s when I craft the experience to share with others who may...
Why you need a Circular Polarizer (Video)

Why you need a Circular Polarizer (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Jul 3, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Vlog | 3 comments

Do you use a Circular Polarizer in your landscape photography?  For years I did not, and I look back on all kinds of missed opportunities and shots that could have been so much better had I been using one.  They are not that difficult to use and can be pricey, but...
Everything you need to know about ACR 12.3 (4 Part Series)

Everything you need to know about ACR 12.3 (4 Part Series)

by Blake Rudis | Jun 26, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial | 18 comments

Last week Adobe updated Adobe Camera Raw.  If you updated like I did thinking it would be routine… boy, were we wrong!  It was a shell shock at first, but I quickly adapted to the new layout and have grown to accept the innovation Adobe has put into it.With the...
What’s New in Adobe Camera Raw 12.3

What’s New in Adobe Camera Raw 12.3

by Blake Rudis | Jun 17, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial | 48 comments

My oh my I have been waiting a LONG time for this.  An upgrade to Camera Raw.  It’s like I went from driving a Ford Pinto to a Ferarri overnight ? Adobe Camera Raw updates to version 12.3 for PS CC 21.2: ► Overall interface update – Similar to Lightroom...
How to Master Photoshop (Video)

How to Master Photoshop (Video)

by Blake Rudis | Jun 12, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 4 comments

How do you master Photoshop?  That is the question…I receive this inquire in many different forms and fashions.  While I would like to say, “practice is how you master Photoshop.”  That is not entirely true; it goes MUCH more in-depth than...
Adobe Camera Raw vs Camera Raw Filter

Adobe Camera Raw vs Camera Raw Filter

by Blake Rudis | Apr 17, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 40 comments

Adobe Camera Raw vs Camera Raw Filter what’s the difference?About three weeks ago I set out on a journey to find the difference between Adobe Camera Raw and the Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop.   I have been asked the difference between these two programs many...
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