by Blake Rudis | Aug 17, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Color Grading Companion – The Vivid Light Blend Mode There are 27 blend modes in Adobe Photoshop and if you are anything like the “me before I learned them all”, you are only using three, maybe four to their maximum potential. One of those you may...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 3, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
The Soft Light Sky Replacement Technique On my way out to Kansas City the other night, I was praying for a beautiful sunset. I would venture to say that’s what most of us do when we take the time to go out with our cameras. To my surprise when I got there I...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 20, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Does the Vivitar 500mm lens hold up to it’s hefty $119 price tag? It is not very often that I need a 500mm lens. I can recall a handful of times I said it would be nice, and maybe once at Indian Beach in Oregon where I NEEDED it. Therefore, the likelihood of...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 29, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
How to fix ANY mixed lighting white balance issues in ACR and Lightroom One thing I enjoy is Interior Architecture Photography. It is a very gratifying feeling when you photograph a huge church or cathedral and nail the composition. But what happens when your White...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 14, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Creator’s Top 3 features of the Zone System Express I know, I know, I am a little biased to the Zone System Express because I created it. It feels kind of silly, like a grade school teachers whose favorite kid in the class is their own, but hey, at least...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 8, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Raw File Data Collection Here on f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite, I talk about data manipulation quite a bit. More specifically, I show you how to edit your images in Photoshop (data manipulation). I have done well over 300 tutorials on data manipulation in Photoshop,...
by Blake Rudis | May 18, 2018 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Perspective Correction has Never been so easy- The Perspective Crop Tool With all interior architecture images, there is a need to fix the perspective as many perspective altering variables come into play. What lens are you using, are you tilting your camera up or...
by Blake Rudis | May 4, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
Profiles are Changing My Workflow Anytime Adobe creates an update to their programs I am always excited and nervous at the same time. I love innovation, and I believe Adobe keeps on innovating, and that is the exciting part. The nervous part is two-fold… is it...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 13, 2018 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Let’s get to some basics, the color picker Photoshop is such a massive program it can be very easy to get lost in all of its intricacies. With so many features and bells and whistles, it is very easy for us to get used to one tool and know it very well. All the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 6, 2018 | Beginner, Tutorial |
Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom went out for a mani/pedi Adobe Camera Raw updates usually entail camera raw profiles and minor tweaks. This week, however, ACR and it’s sister Lightroom went out for a manicure and pedicure and had one too many mimosas. They came...