by Blake Rudis | Mar 21, 2014 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
Just in case you missed the Webinar from Tuesday with Topaz Labs… here it is! It was a great turn out with a lot of great comments. I covered a TON of information, as usual, I need to lay off the Spark! The topic was all about how to avoid technical flaws when...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 18, 2014 | f64 Academy News, Tutorial |
Join me with Topaz Labs today at 4 PM Central Standard Time. I will be discussing how to successfully add the artistic expression to your images without destroying the integrity of them with technical flaws. More often than not, we make technical flaws without even...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 14, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Next Tuesday (March 18th, 4 pm CST) I will be conducting a Webinar for Topaz Labs titled, “Adding Artistic Expression While Avoiding Technical Flaws”. During this tutorial I will be showing many techniques to avoid making fatal errors to your images...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 21, 2014 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
onOne’s Perfect Effects 8 is a great plugin for Photoshop that can create some unique effects. It is very intuitive, with the ability to apply the Filters and Presets to just about any tonal range of your photo. This addition does not restrict you to global...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 18, 2014 | Tutorial |
As many of you know, my second son William was born just over two weeks ago. His presence with us has been a pleasure! So much of a pleasure that we barely get any sleep because we are hanging out with him all hours of the night, Mom especially! I have had a few...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 14, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
On Monday, 10 February, I released my first ever 3 hour and 40 minute video training package Black, White & Beyond:The Digital Zone System! It focuses on using the Digital Zone System to edit photographs. I started using this technique about 5 Months ago and...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 7, 2014 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
It has been some time since the Webinar I did last month for Topaz Labs on Compositing. They have recently posted the full webinar to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. If you want to follow along and put me on a strange background, you are more than welcome to...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 24, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have been working on this Composite image of my son for the last couple of days. Like all composites, the layers palette tends to get pretty thick with every new layer addition. With such a thick palette it is easy to get wrapped up in layer masks and adjustment...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 17, 2014 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have received several comments and emails lately about the magenta screen individuals are receiving when they go to process the RAW images I provide from my Canon EOS 6D in Photomatix Pro. Even though the 6D utilizes the same file suffix, .CR2, as all the other...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 10, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
There is one thing I really enjoy about my job, I get to meet people from all over the world. Granted it is usually in the form of email, but at least it isn’t spam 🙂 I have been talking with Manashree Parekh about how to make the signage in a photo become the...
