
Natural Intense Color Boost in Photoshop
Let's REALLY Learn How To Use Selective Color Color Theory, you know it's my favorite topic, right? Today I have a really awesome tip for you on how to intensify the colors in your image using the Selective Color Adjustment Layer. We often think of the selective...

A Better Way to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop
Soft Light Dodging and Burning is for the Birds! Over the years, I have taught you many different techniques for Dodging and Burning. I have shown Curves Layers, 50% Gray Fill, even automated methods for Dodging and Burning. All the while, I had taught you these...

Gavin Hardcastle Critiques Blake
The Critiquer Gets Critiqued! As you may know, I conduct critique sessions on f.64 Elite. I have been doing these sessions for over 7 years and in that time have critiqued just about 900-1000 images. But in that time, I have never had a critique session of my own. ...

Fix Any Highlight Blowout in Photoshop in Seconds
Highlight Blowouts are a Pain ... Not Anymore! Over the last several years I have shown you many ways to use Blend IF creatively. But this is a new one I just figured out by necessity. A couple of months ago when I was in the Badlands I saw this scene, fell in love...

BETTER Sky Replacement Tool in Photoshop 2021
The new Sky Replacement Tool in Photoshop is pretty awesome and does a wonderful job with tricky sky replacements. But, Adobe added an even better tool into Photoshop 2021. Yes, even better than the Sky Replacement Tool! Personally, I don't find myself replacing skies...

Color Grading in Lightroom and ACR 13.0
More Color Grading in RAW The new Color Grading features in Adobe Camera RAW and Lightroom with the new update to Photoshop are awesome! I know Capture One and other programs have had this for a while, but those don't really work too well in my workflow as I prefer...

The Perfect Landscape Photography Camper
A Tour of the Rudis Resort A few months ago, I hitched up a Braxton Creek 17BH Bunkhouse to my Jeep for my landscape photography adventures. It has been a blast taking this thing out with my three boys, but recently I took her on her maiden voyage to The Flint...

Amazing Color for Fall Photography Tips
How can you make the colors in your Fall Photography stand out? Great locations help, but knowing what to do with those colors in post is imperative.

Is AI photo processing the future of editing?
Artificial Intelligence, cool name huh? A big buzzword for the implication of the future right? At least it has been for the last 20 years or more. But what does it mean for Photo post-production? Is there a place for it? Maybe, but as of right now, I don't see it in...

Sharpen Your Photos Like a Pro!
Heard this: you have to sharpen your photos at the end of your workflow. That is just wrong! You can do it when you want if you follow these best practices!