by Blake Rudis | Jul 16, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I am continuing with some experiments that have been spawned by my interest from the sunset pics a couple of weeks ago. In that experiment I toyed with the idea of minimizing my exposure brackets for HDR from 5 to 3, staying within the +/-2 EV range but throwing out...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 9, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Last Friday night, I was on my way out of the garage to head to the church and caught a glimpse of a giant green bug hanging out on the side of the door. I knew this bug, I knew it well, & I knew it was also hard to come across as they tend to be sneaky...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 2, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I pass this spot everyday on my way to work, and often times the sun rises just above it in the Summer months. Many times these sunrises are gorgeous but I never have my camera with me. Other times, like this one when I have my camera, they are decent and hold some...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 27, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
The Latest HDR Concert has gone live and boy is it more beautiful than the last. I was thoroughly impressed by the submissions this time around. There are some awesome Compositors out there! Head on over to the HDR Concert Page and take a look for...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 25, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Last Friday I took a trip out to the old Longview Farm in Lee’s Summit Missouri with a good photog friend of mine, Keith Moyer. Keith hosts an awesome blog following his HDR and photography endeavors, Time To Take Pictures. I saw these awesome pillars on his...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 22, 2012 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Well, I have been crazy busy working on my image for HDR Concert #5 and have had no time to put together a Tutorial for the week. Don’t let that discourage you! I have a whole page full of tutorials, as a matter of fact there are 74 tutorials posted there....
by Blake Rudis | Jun 11, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I was in Pensacola last week for some training and had a few minutes one afternoon to venture about. I stopped into the Navy Aviation Museum and had a blast photographing the Blue Angels on display. I don’t know much about aviation and sadly cannot tell you...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 1, 2012 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
My newest most favorite feature of Photoshop CS 6.0, drum roll please (oh wait you probably read the title), Camera Raw 7.0! Adobe has done some serious work on Camera Raw 7.0, on the surface it looks very similar. However, they have revamped the sliders in the...
by Blake Rudis | May 30, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
HDR CONCERT #4 is up! Follow the above link to see all of the entries in this months Concert!
by Blake Rudis | May 27, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
HDR Concert #4 is closed for submissions! The post will be live on Wednesday 12AM Central Standard time US. Thank you everyone for your submissions and feel free to download the brackets and experiment with them if you were unable to make it in.