by Blake Rudis | Jul 19, 2013 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Have you been formally introduced to Topaz Lens Effects yet? I recently had my introduction and I am more than pleased with the results I am receiving. I formerly thought Lens Effects was for selective blurring and fixing common lens problems like vignetting and...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 2, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
So it is that time of year again, 4th of July, what other way to celebrate our Independence Day than with things that blow up filling the sky with magic beams of light! It is also a great time to bring your camera with you to capture all of that glory. Fireworks...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 2, 2013 | Product Review |
I recently had the luxury of checking out Jimmy Mcintyre’s Advanced HDR Course. Jimmy is the founder and host of HDROne and if you do not have him on your Facebook friends list you should probably add him now, his posts and images are incredible! Jimmy offers...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 1, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I have been a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals for the last 2 years and love my membership! It has many perks like the awesome magazine I receive 10 times a year, the amazing discounts at places like B and H photo an Mpix, and lets not...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 28, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Photoshop CC made a couple of changes to the 32 bit Merge to HDR Pro process that I think may be pretty advantageous to your workflow. Instead of pressing okay and receiving a 32 bit image in Photoshop after “Merge to HDR Pro” it now has you go straight...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 26, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Download the HDR Concert Brackets! This month’s Concert was awesome! The idea was to tone map my city, Kansas City, and send a picture of your city alongside it. It was very cool seeing where the other photographers lived and seeing how differently everyone...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 11, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
I recently wrote a guest blog on HDR One about Composition. Composition is critical in photography and is often something you see overlooked in the digital age. Many people who are getting into photography these days are not formally trained. They have not had to...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 4, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
This month all of the profits from EverydayHDR will go to Moore, Oklahoma, the city that was recently struck by that horrible tornado on May 20th. Every eBook purchase, Actions sale, affiliate sale, everything is going to Moore Oklahoma via The City of Moore...
by Blake Rudis | May 24, 2013 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial |
Topaz labs recently released Topaz Clarity! This is an awesome plug-in that gives you complete control of all of the aspects of contrast in your photos. It is kind of like the Clarity Adjustment in LR and ACR, with one major exception! It breaks down the single...
by Blake Rudis | May 21, 2013 | Product Review |
You know it is a good sign when the software company you love not only continually improves their products, but goes out of their way to create awesome new ones. Topaz Labs will be releasing Topaz Clarity tomorrow, 22 May 2013. I had the luxury of beta testing it...
