by Blake Rudis | May 30, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
I have a disturbing fascination with Bicentennial Quarters. I have no idea why but for some reason I get really flustered when I see one. It sucks sometimes. For instance, if I need quarters for laundry and I have exactly 3 dollars and need all of those quarters to...
by Blake Rudis | May 27, 2011 | Post Processing, Tutorial Update, Video Tutorial |
I made a New Year’s Resolution that I would fix the HDR and people problem. You know the nasty gritty look people get when you HDR them? My wife says they look dirty, I even did an HDR of our newborn son and she said he looked dirty, so even the cleanest...
by Blake Rudis | May 25, 2011 | HDR Software Reviews, Product Review |
A couple of months ago I purchased the Photo Enhance Pro by Mark Wheadon App off of Amazon for 99 cents,$4.99 on the Android Market. It is a simple app that tonemaps your cell phone snaps. While I am not a fan of Pseudo HDR’s I am however a fan of the HDR look...
by Blake Rudis | May 23, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
So as you know if you follow my blog, the wife and I up-rooted to the Mid West, Platte City Missouri to be exact. I took a job at the Guard base out here to get closer to the family and to raise my boy in an environment that would be more wholesome and kid friendly...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 15, 2011 | HDR 101: The Basics, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A pretty cool way to use two processed HDR images to make your final product pop off the page. I was also playing around with the Gradient Map function in Photoshop when I noticed a pretty cool trick for bringing out some more drama in my HDR pictures. I call it the...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 11, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
Last Thursday the Riggers, technical term for those who pack parachutes, and the Pararescuemen threw Sarah and I a little going away Barbecue. The food was amazing and we could not have been more thankful, those Riggers really know how to throw down on the grill....
by Blake Rudis | Apr 9, 2011 | f64 Academy News, From the Author |
Richard Sisk at HDR 360 Pro found my blog post yesterday for the Good HDR Photomatix Tutorial. I am honored that he reposted it to his site. If you have never been over there, you have to check it out! I added a link to my blog, if you don’t make your way...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 8, 2011 | HDR 101: The Basics, Photomatix Tips, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
After many months of searching the web and seeing some horribly processed HDR images. I decided to do a more in depth Photomatix tutorial on how to make good HDR images and how to fix those damn electric clouds that happen during the tonemapping process! I may be a...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 6, 2011 | Featured Artist |
“Here’s to a hobby that takes us outside and the understanding wives who put up with it.” -Eric Valdez I have seen many styles of HDR, many styles that do not work and many styles that are over the top. Eric Valdez brings a new light to the High...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 4, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
Well, in case you haven’t heard, the wife and I are moving to Missouri come May. I took a new job out there and am pretty stoked, we will be much closer to family. What does this mean for EverydayHDR? Nothing, it will stay in the same place @...