by Blake Rudis | Aug 28, 2020 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Sharpening is not as convoluted as most people make it out to be, yet it tends to be a question I get a lot. Especially from beginner photographers who are starting to develop a workflow. You may have been told that you have to sharpen your photos at the end of your...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 16, 2020 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have your Photoshop layers been acting strange since the June 2020 update to Photoshop CC? I was subject to the odd “Legacy Compositing Photoshop Bug” and I was about to go berserk as I knew I was doing nothing wrong. As it turns out, I wasn’t doing...
by Blake Rudis | May 3, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Quick Sky Replacement Tips that Will Have Your Head Spin Sky Replacements are necessary for landscape photography. If you have an ethical problem with replacing skies, listen to this. I can tell you that in the last year I have been to some fantastic National...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 8, 2019 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Glow Brushes in ACR and LR? How???I have long been a fan of the Orton Effect. So much so, that I built my variation of it for the Zone System Express called “Radiance 2.0”. The glowing effect makes an amazing atmosphere for your photo, regardless of...
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by Blake Rudis | Jan 24, 2019 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
One more Blend If trick for the books!I have shown many many ways to use Blend If. So many that I made a whole Playlist for it on my YouTube channel. Here is another one for you to add to your notes if you are keeping score, Blend If and Dodging and Burning.I have...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 4, 2019 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Advanced Color Toning Made Easy! Over the years I have shown many ways to color grade your photographs from split toning to solid color overlays and even some unique methods using off the wall blend modes. While each technique has their benefits, they all require a...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 7, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
https://youtu.be/Qah_-IGUfTQ It is hard to lay claim to the “Most Epic Christmas Card Ever,” but many of my friends and family are sending me text messages with those exact words in them. I’ll take it ? Every year this Rudis Family creates a...
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by Blake Rudis | Nov 27, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
What I learned from Jim Welninski recently I am the type of person who loves to learn new things. I read quite a few books every year, I spent a LOT of time on the “Google” researching things I don’t know, and I embrace interaction with everyone...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 16, 2018 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Well, maybe that is a harsh title, but hear me out. We have all been in a place where we ask why our photos aren’t what we want them to be. Whether that is because of a certain style, or a look we are trying to achieve that we can’t, or we just...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 9, 2018 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Hard Mix Blend Mode is AMAZING! I could tell you all day long that the Hard Mix Blend Mode is the most fantastic Blend Mode in Photoshop, but you’d have to see it to believe it. That is because the Hard Mix Blend Mode, when applied “as-is” is...
