by Blake Rudis | May 18, 2012 | f64 Academy News, HDR 101: The Basics, Video Tutorial |
HDR Soft recently released version 4.2 of their critically acclaimed HDR software, Photomatix Pro. I have been processing photos with Photomatix Pro for countless years and have found it to be my “go to” HDR software. After processing thousands of HDR...
by Blake Rudis | May 16, 2012 | Product Review |
Photomatix, by HDR Soft, has recently updated their show-stopping HDR software from 4.1.4 to 4.2.1 and I must say, they added some very nice features. Photomatix creates impeccable HDR results in almost any tone mapping circumstance; I would expect nothing less from...
by Blake Rudis | May 7, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
This weekend was the “Sound of Speed” Airshow at Rosecrans Airport in St Joseph Missouri. I loved airshows as a kid and was pretty excited about this one and the opportunity to photograph the aircraft there. The downfall, I had to work all weekend as it...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 30, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I snuck into my grandfather’s garage while on my trip to Scranton a couple weeks ago. I used to do this as a kid to look at my grandfather’s awesome Ford cars. This time was a bit different, I just needed a screwdriver to tighten all the loose door knobs...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 25, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Stroll over to the HDR Concert Page and take a look at all of the amazing entries into this month’s HDR Concert. While you are there you can download the brackets and experiment with them yourself!
by Blake Rudis | Apr 23, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I recently traveled back to, what I like to call my home town, Scranton Pennsylvania. The circumstances were less than ideal as a death in the family never finds anyone well. However, the family came together and celebrated the life of the most amazing woman I have...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 18, 2012 | HDR Concert Announcement |
Download the Brackets here. The 3rd installment of the HDR concert is upon us. Please join me and many others in another HDR performance, the last two were such a success I cannot wait to see this months entries. This one should be pretty explosive, no pun intended!...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 13, 2012 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have you ever noticed that there is a blaring difference between a regular photos noise and an HDR photos noise? The tone mapping process compounds the noise in all of the original exposures in such a way that the noise starts to become a part of the detail in the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 11, 2012 | Product Review |
When it comes to HDR tone mapping, noise can be your worst enemy and many times can separate a good shot from a great shot. However, there are a plethora of options on the market for noise reduction. If you are anything like me, you like to attack the noise after...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 9, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I recently signed up for a meetup to go on a Photo walk in the West Bottoms of Kansas City. That place is awesome and I was stoked to attend. The buildings in the area are run down warehouses, factories and all kinds of HDR friendly. The West Bottoms are almost...
