by Blake Rudis | Jan 3, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have been working on a new downloadable video training package. It is roughly 2 hours long now, but I still need to record 3 more parts. It has been a long process with just about 5 months of research. It has been a windy road and to see it so close to finishing...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 27, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
On HDR Insider I conduct anonymous photo critiques. Throughout the month members of HDR Insider send me photos to critique during the video. I discuss what is working, what may be lacking, and what they could do to make the photo better and I do it right there in...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 20, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I received a request to show how to make a text logo after last weeks post on Masks and Clipping Masks. I skipped this step for the sake of time on last weeks tutorial. As you can see, even making a simple text logo like this requires over 15 minutes of tutorial...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 13, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
After yesterday’s Webinar with Topaz Labs, I realized I may have breezed through some rather important elements of Photoshop that I did not have enough time to elaborate on. The two main things I glanced by were Masks and Clipping Masks. During a webinar I...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 11, 2013 | Tutorial |
I just wrapped up the Topaz Webinar on Compositing. Thank you to all who made it to the live presentation. For those who missed it, I completely understand, we all lead busy lives! Once the tutorial goes live on YouTube I will post it here. In this webinar I showed...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 6, 2013 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Photomatix Pro 5.0 has recently been released from its beta testing and is open for public download/purchase. There are quite a few changes, mainly some wording and a new Contrast Optimizer setting, and a new way to deghost. To see the entire list of changes posted...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 22, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have you ever made an odd sized crop to a photograph, like 8 x 18, and wondered “How in the world am I going to print this without paying a fortune in custom framing fees?” The answer, as usual, is Photoshop! I recently made a crop to several...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 19, 2013 | Beginner, Quick Tips, Tutorial |
Last Saturday I received a notification on my phone that a severe thunderstorm was on the way. I initially thought, “Sweet! I can try and get some pictures of it!” However, the storms usually come so fast without me being prepared that by the time the...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 15, 2013 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I was going through my tutorials and realized I have not shown one of my favorite go-to tricks to punch up the contrast in my color images. Surprisingly enough it requires the use of a Black and White Layer! One of the best ways to tell if your image could use a bit...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 12, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial |
I have heard many times in the past that the megapixel count of your camera is not necessarily important and that a 12 megapixel camera is perfect for most situations due to the common print sizes. I can certainly agree to an extent because for several years I owned a...
