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Amazing Color for Fall Photography Tips

Amazing Color for Fall Photography Tips

by Blake Rudis | Oct 2, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 9 comments

Ever wonder how can you make the colors in your Fall Photography stand out? Great locations help, but knowing what to do with those colors in post is imperative.  Today I am going to show you how I explore color in my fall photography.  We will start in Adobe Camera...
Is AI photo processing the future of editing?

Is AI photo processing the future of editing?

by Blake Rudis | Sep 18, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial | 47 comments

Artificial Intelligence, cool name huh? A big buzzword for the implication of the future right? At least it has been for the last 20 years or more.  But what does it mean for Photo post-production? Is there a place for it? Maybe, but as of right now, I don’t see...
Sharpen Your Photos Like a Pro!

Sharpen Your Photos Like a Pro!

by Blake Rudis | Aug 28, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 19 comments

Sharpening is not as convoluted as most people make it out to be, yet it tends to be a question I get a lot. Especially from beginner photographers who are starting to develop a workflow. You may have been told that you have to sharpen your photos at the end of your...
Stop Making Photos!  Build Experiences with Color Theory

Stop Making Photos! Build Experiences with Color Theory

by Blake Rudis | Aug 14, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial | 5 comments

Use Color Theory to Build Experiences for  your viewer.   You’ve  heard the phrase, “I don’t  take photos, I make them” right?  Well, its cliche,  its overused,and just about anyone who has heard it has said it at one point.  Yep,finger...
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 | 16 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...
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