by Blake Rudis | Sep 18, 2015 | 3 Minute Flash Tutorai, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Saturation Adjustment Layer in ~ 5 minutes! The Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop can be one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop if you know how to use it properly. I would go on a limb and say this is my second favorite tool in Photoshop next to the...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 14, 2015 | Podcast |
jpeg2RAW’s Zone System Podcast On September 8th 2015 I sat down with the hosts of jpeg2RAW to discuss many things! It was such a great podcast and these guys really know how to host a show. It was a pleasure to discuss a topic that I am passionate about with...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 26, 2015 | Podcast, Tutorial |
Getting Started with HDR – HDR PodCast I had the great opportunity of sitting in on a panel discussion about HDR Photography with Ron Pepper of HDRSoft (Photomatix) and Richard Harrington of Photofocus for their HDR month. It was a fabulous discussion about the...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 21, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Color Matching – Color Grading I recently received an email from Wayne, an EverydayHDR subscriber, asking me about Color Matching the palette of one photo and applying it to another. Here is his inquiry: It has me wondering if there is some way to take a colour...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 14, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Non Obtrusive Brush Style Watermarks in Photoshop We have all seen those horribly gaudy watermarks on images that distract and most times destroy your viewing experience. Do a quick Google crawl on the Images tab for the words “watermark on photo”. You...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 7, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Spiral Flower Graphic EffectThis is something new to me, the Spiral Flower effect, but not totally new to the wonderful world of Photoshop. It was originally published on this site a few years back (December 2011) and that individual learned it here (published in...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 31, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Zone Systems… with everything else out there… why bother? I get this question a lot… why the Zone Systems? I’d say at least 3 times a month. With the Launch of the new Zone Systems Master Class I feel like I have not heard the end of it!...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 24, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blend If to the creative rescue! The first Bonus video for the Zone Systems Master Class is all about Blend If. One of the big new updates in the upcoming Zone Systems Course is the use of “Blend If” options. These are stuck in the Layer Styles of any...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 17, 2015 | 3 Minute Flash Tutorai, Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Add Depth and a Story when you Texture a Photo A great way to add a story and depth to your image is to texture a photo. I do this often with photos that could use something extra to make them more dynamic. Kind of like the photo in the video you see today. A...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 10, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Let’s look at what this Dehaze in Photoshop is all about! When Photoshop CC updated last month they added a new feature, Dehaze in Photoshop. However, you won’t find it in Photoshop it is nestled deeply inside Adobe Camera Raw in the Effects panel. I...
