I just thought I would throw together a tutorial of a combination of techniques I have shown in the past.  I was busy doing my normal workflow, when I noticed I have never really shown a tutorial on how to put multiple techniques together to function cohesively in your workflow.  Here is a series of cropping, selective saturation, high pass texturing, vignetting and a bit of background blurring.  Check out the before and after to decide whether this sort of tutorial interests you.

I will be making my way across the country this week, as you read this I am more than likely somewhere in the middle of America.  This moving thing really sucks, but it will all be worth it in the end!  Hang in there, I will be reposting shortly.  Thank you for being patient with me as I have been enjoying the labors of fatherhood the past 2 weeks.

Blake Rudis

f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite are the brainchildren of Blake Rudis. While he is a landscape photographer, he is most passionate about post-processing images in Photoshop and mentoring others.

For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!