by Blake Rudis | Jan 20, 2017 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Blend If Has Brothers! I have done a ton of tutorials showcasing one of Photoshop’s most powerful features, Blend If. However, I am often asked, “Blake I see you using Photoshop for Advanced Blending with Blend If, but can I do this in ____________...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 13, 2017 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Color Grading Never Looked So Easy! One of our primary jobs as photographers is to evoke emotion in our viewer when they look at our images. Sometimes the subject matter speaks for itself and does most of the work, but there are other instances where the...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 6, 2017 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The Oil Paint Filter can be Great with some tweaking. As a former painter, I wanted the Oil Paint Filter in Photoshop to be incredible. As it stands, by itself, it is less than desirable. It looks like someone just threw a filter on a photo and called it a day....
by Blake Rudis | Dec 16, 2016 | Advanced, f64 Academy News, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
The pixel bending fight of the year! I get this question all the time, “Blake, what is the difference between using Blend If and Luminosity Masking?” It is a great question, and my answer usually goes something like this: Luminosity Masking and Blend If...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 9, 2016 | f64 Academy News, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Flashback Friday! Actions in Photoshop Sometimes you just have to go back to the first tutorial you ever created and laugh. The audio was horrible, the content was sparse, and the personality was completely missing. It is amazing how quickly you find your voice,...
by Blake Rudis | Dec 2, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Custom Luminosity Masks with Color Range in Photoshop Luminosity Masks are all the rage these days it seems and rightfully so, they are extremely powerful. A Luminosity Mask is nothing more than a selection of the luminance range in your image. Think of it like...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 11, 2016 | ON1, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
More than just an upgrade, ON1 Photo Raw is a redesign ON1 Photo Raw is more than a redesign of the previous ON1 Photo 10. This, soon to be released, software is a complete overhaul of everything you know about ON1’s product line. It is a complete workflow...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 4, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I once thought blown out clouds were a deal breaker… not anymore! There have been many landscape photos that have found their way to my trash can on my computer because I pushed the histogram a bit too far to the highlights and ruined the picture. It can be...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 28, 2016 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Just a wee bit of fun with some Zombies! A few years ago a buddy of mine and I started a business called “Learn Photo Now”. It was intended to be a traveling workshop business where we would teach all levels of photography and Photoshop. Due to the lack...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 16, 2016 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Dynamic Contrast in Photoshop made easy! One of my favorite features in ON1 Effects 10 and Topaz Clarity is Dynamic Contrast. Both Plugins allow you to increase the contrast in your images in ways you could only dream of in Photoshop. Or is there a way in achieve...
