by Blake Rudis | Jun 30, 2017 | Product Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
My Top Three Favorite Camera Accessories! For your awareness, this is not an affiliate marketing post. I am sharing what I think are the essential products for your camera, and I am not endorsing any one brand for the sake of making money on link clicks. I buy a lot...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 23, 2017 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Radial Gradients in Photoshop, Lightroom (ACR), and ON1 Photo RAW Last week I did a tutorial about the radial gradient in Photoshop. It had a tremendous response which kind of shocked me. I whipped it together the morning of the free tutorial Friday and...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 16, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Creative Spotlights with the Radial Gradient There are all kinds of tools that you can use in creative ways in Photoshop, but one of my recent favorites is the Radial Gradient. It can be used very subtly to direct the viewer’s eye to the exact spot you want...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 14, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Gradient Fill vs Gradient Map: What’s the Difference? Every time I say or hear the term “Gradient Fill” I can’t help but think of an old photography buff named Phil who comes around and spreads his knowledge. All his friends say, “Oh...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 31, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Wait… What… Snapshots? Photoshop is not a camera! There is nothing more annoying than downloading a new Action for Photoshop and realizing that it is downright destructive! It flattens your image, throws out all that hard work, and runs its course...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 17, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
White Balance 101: Fixing Color Temperatures in Adobe Camera Raw Color Balance, Color Temperature, White Balance, they all go hand in hand. Every photo should get some love in the color department, but how do you know what needs what where? Before you just dive into...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 10, 2017 | f64 Academy News, Product Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A Zero Distortion Wide Angle Lens… Is it too good to be true? When I first heard about the Laowa 12mm Wide Angle lens on Kickstarter last year, I had to check it out for myself. The company, Venus Optics, claimed a near zero distortion wide angle lens. If you...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 10, 2017 | Do It Yourself, f64 Academy News, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Testing your camera lenses doesn’t have to be rocket science! The first thing I do when I get a new wide angle lens is test it out. Before I run off and try to take some epic shots with it, I need to know all about it. What are its strengths and weaknesses?...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 3, 2017 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Two Alternatives to Selective Color The Selective Color technique is something we all try at some point in our photography endeavors. The classic act of taking a color image, making it Black and White, but letting a single accent color of the subject matter show...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 27, 2017 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Cinematic Matte Effect in Photoshop Have you ever seen a portrait that immediately evokes a mood in you? Maybe it feels nostalgic or warm, but you can’t quite put your finger on why it feels that way. It is probably because the artist used a...
