by Blake Rudis | Jun 19, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Let’s take a look at What’s New in Photoshop CC 2015 With every new release of Adobe’s Photoshop I get stoked to see what they added for Photographers. Sure we know Photoshop is a very strong editing tool typically used for web design, but it is...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 12, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A wicked vignette in Photoshop in under 3 minutes? I am game 🙂 Vignettes are a tricky beast to tame. At first they appear so docile and easy to manage. They make your photo feel warm and fuzzy, but they have a tendency to steal the thunder of a good photo by...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 5, 2015 | 3 Minute Flash Tutorai, Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Chromatic Aberration | A Major Pet Peeve! Chromatic Aberration is no fault of your own in the lovely world of photography. It is a natural occurrence in lenses where the wavelengths of light are not captured correctly. The result is a green/purple or magenta/cyan...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 2, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
These are possibly the most important Photography lessons you will ever learn! I recently had my first ever Seminar event in Kansas City last month. It was a phenomenal experience and I was awe-struck that over 50 people wanted to spend the day listening to me talk...
by Blake Rudis | May 29, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
No Neutral Density filter? No problem! Fake Neutral Density! Let’s face it, long exposures are awesome but they require expensive Neutral Density Filters, time, and patience… lots of patience! I really enjoy using a 10 Stop ND filter to get those long...
by Blake Rudis | May 22, 2015 | f64 Academy News, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Tell your friends you are a Black and White Conversion Boss after watching this tutorial! Coming up in the next 24 hours or so I have a webinar with the Photoshop and Lightroom Group for their Adobe Connect Event. I will be showing how to Master Tone and Color in...
by Blake Rudis | May 15, 2015 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Sometimes subtle blur is best. I was in Alabama for several days a few weeks ago. Every day I would pass this AC-47, the first Gunship in the Air Force inventory. It was stagnant and lonely, a once guns blazing wicked machine bred for intimidation and mayhem was now...
by Blake Rudis | May 8, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
HDR in Camera Raw Rocks! Lightroom received a lot of hype and hoopla over the awaited merge to HDR in Lightroom without going into Photoshop, which is a great feature. However, Lightroom is not the only Adobe product that received a makeover a few weeks ago. As many...
by Blake Rudis | May 1, 2015 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Flash Tutorial Friday! Instant Color Grading Color Grading an image does not have to be a convoluted process. As a matter of fact you can do it faster than it takes to cook Uncle Ben’s Rice in the Microwave, you just need to know the basic steps to do it....
by Blake Rudis | Apr 24, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Flash Tutorial Friday! This is the first tutorial in a series I am calling Flash Tutorials. I wanted them to be under 90 seconds… ha, if you know me that just is not possible! So I decided to go with 3 minutes. In these Flash tutorials I will show you a new...