by Blake Rudis | Jan 23, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blend if what??? There have been numerous occasions that I have gone into Photoshop, double clicked on a layer to adjust the Layer Styles and have seen the “Blend if” dialogue. I always thought, “Blend if what?”. I also cannot tell you how...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 9, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Want to replace a sky like a Boss!?! We have all been down this road. We go to a place that is gorgeous, on our bucket list. We have visions of amazing sunrises, beautiful cloudy afternoons, and sunsets that just won’t stop making you drool. However, when we get...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 26, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blending Options within Glow During the Topaz Webinar on Tuesday I showed quite a bit of information. After the webinar my head was spinning, it felt like an hour went by in 5 minutes! Sorry if you got sucked into my whirlwind of tips and tricks and spit out...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 19, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
One of the most important parts of your workflow… automated! Dodging and Burning is one of the most important parts of your workflow. I would put it right up there with Noise Reduction and Sharpening. It is a time when you get to dictate where the viewer pays...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 5, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Tone Mapping Meets Painting Recently on HDR Insider I showed a full length workflow tutorial on how to make a great HDR image from a single exposure. More often than not, we get way in over our heads with HDR processing that we forget that sometimes all you need is a...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 28, 2014 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Little Bit Sharper Over the last few years I have used many different Sharpening Techniques. I have found some better than others, from the High Pass to the Unsharp Mask to the various Plugins. All of these techniques are pretty great and do a decent job of...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 25, 2014 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
There is Always a Place for HDR! Last Thursday I went and spoke to the Digital Dimensions & Beyond Photo Group in Kansas City. I will admit, I was very intimidated at first. I had to speak to all levels from the beginner to the advanced and some have been...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 18, 2014 | f64 Academy News, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Not a Grunge Match… a Grudge Match! When I was putting together the course Exploring HDR: The Video Series, I had to record a tutorial for every HDR Method I use on a routine basis. This was kind of a chore for me as I am pretty fond of the Photomatix look as...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 7, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have done several Black and White Tutorials. Several years ago I wrote a Black and White tutorial, I then recreated that in a video, and then there are the 3 hours and 40 minutes of Black and White and tone control in Black, White & Beyond: The Digital Zone...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 31, 2014 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
This is a great topic to discuss as Curves and Levels essentially do the same thing just in different ways. A reader of f.64 Academy and a photo buddy of mine (a very talented one at that) asked me what the difference was between them. It is a very...
