by Blake Rudis | Nov 10, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Photoshop is GREAT for Natural Light Rays There are many programs and plugins you can use to make light rays bursting through your image. However, few have the control over the effect that Photoshop does. Using things like Blend If, or Opacity you can protect...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 9, 2017 | f64 Academy News, ON1, Product Review |
ON1 Photo RAW 2018 is looking mighty fine! As many of you may know, I am a guest coach and ON1 Guru. That means I work alongside the ON1 team to bring education to their platform. They are a wonderful group of people to work with, and they have done a phenomenal job...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 3, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Edit Before You Cull Your Photos with Adobe Camera Raw I usually cull my photos rather fast and delete them before they have a chance to see the light of day. Why? Because 42 Megapixel images take up a lot of space and if the shot was bad, there is no sense keeping...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 20, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Yep, Luminosity Masking has been added to Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom I don’t think it was ever on my Wish List for Adobe, but they must have known I wanted Luminosity Masks in Adobe Camera Raw! I have shown Luminosity Masking here in Photoshop several...
by Jim Welninski | Oct 6, 2017 | Tutorial |
HandCrafting a Fine Art Photograph Making a great fine art photograph is a lot easier if you have a pretty good idea where you’re headed before you start. That means invoking the dreaded word “vision”. How do you tap into that? Where do you even begin? To answer this,...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 29, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial |
How to make the most Natural Color Correction in Photoshop! So what if I told you there was a second dimension of data in your photos that can help you make the most accurate color correction ever? You probably wouldn’t believe me because it is a bold statement...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 1, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Does the Nisi Natural Night Filter really cut Light Pollution? I will admit, I was very skeptical that the Nisi Natural Night Filter could reduce light pollution and make a more natural appearing night time photo. As usual, I had to know. So I went out and bought...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 22, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When you didn’t see the Solar Eclipse, you can make it! So were you like me on August 21st, 2017 planning for the Solar Eclipse? I had the works! My wife and I setup a trip out to Weston, Missouri on the Green Dirt Farm. There was going to be live music,...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 18, 2017 | ON1, Tutorial, Webinar |
Live Q&A and Workflow Edit with ON1 Photo RAW This month I am a guest coach over at ON1 Plus. One of the perks of being a Plus member is the Live Events that we do. They are a mixture of Live Workflow edits and Questions and Answers about the process. This...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 11, 2017 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A new kind of Vignette – A Gradient Vignette I have always used Adobe Camera Raw to create my vignettes, but recently I have been using a Gradient Vignette technique that I love. The traditional vignette in ACR or Lightroom is so restricting. Surely you can...
