by Blake Rudis | Jun 27, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
What’s new in Adobe Camera Raw 8.5? Among all the chaos of the Photoshop CC 2014 update did you notice that Camera Raw received some awesome new features? What changed in ACR 8.5: New RAW profiles A new Preview button that toggles the adjustments on and...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 13, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
It can be difficult to handle the HDR process, especially with so many brackets running around your hard drive. I have found the most efficient way to manage the chaos is with a very efficient filing system and the power of batch processing. Batch processing allows...
by Blake Rudis | May 23, 2014 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Last week I posted a video about how astounded I was about Photoshop’s ability to handle video… This week I have been crushing out some video in the major leagues! Check out Zone-Edits new video intro. I have learned a ton in the few videos I have made...
by Blake Rudis | May 16, 2014 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I had no clue just how powerful Photoshop was for video until I started experimenting with its capabilities. It all started a couple of weeks ago when I purchased a Panasonic X920 Camcorder. I had heard great things about its video quality and I was in the market to...
by Blake Rudis | May 9, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Until recently I have never used Topaz Clean. It is one of those programs that was in the bundle that I really did not see a use for. It wasn’t because it is not useful, don’t get me wrong. It is because I was ignorant to what it could do! I had no idea...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 11, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When it comes to output sharpening and detail extraction in your photographs you have many options on the market. However, there is one Plug-In in particular that I think is the bee’s knees, Topaz Detail 3. I have done several tutorials that use Detail 3 and I...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 4, 2014 | f64 Academy News, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I was honored when Topaz Labs asked to interview me on their blog about the Digital Zone System. They asked several very great questions that many people ask for clarification about how it works and what makes it so different from the original Zone System. I will...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 28, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have been using the Zone System to edit my photographs for months now and I frequently get asked questions about how well it works with regular photos rather than HDR images, how seamlessly it ties into your current workflow and how well it works with Topaz Plugins....
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 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...
