by Blake Rudis | Sep 10, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
I recently took a road trip out to Wichita Falls Texas for work. I had been there before, before I was a photographer, and I hated it. Now going back 10 years later, I actually enjoyed myself a bit. One thing I have realized is that photography makes any place...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 27, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
There are several ways to post process animal photos. There really is no right or wrong way and quite honestly I am no expert at it either. I tend to enjoy a nice solid background as it tends to allow the personality of the animal to flourish without distractions....
by Blake Rudis | Jun 29, 2012 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
My recent submission for the HDR Concert contained self made lightning. I know I know, I should have used real lightning from a real picture, but believe it or not, it didn’t look right when I did. So I did a quick Google search and found an awesome tutorial...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 18, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
Happy belated Father’s Day to all you father’s out there reading this. I had a great day myself, post processed some images from Pensacola, made some killer kabobs on the grill and to top it off, my little man fell asleep on me. There is no...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 15, 2012 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have been thinking about doing a bare bones compositing tutorial for a while now, but was hesitant that I could whip something together in under 15 minutes. I say 15 minutes for 2 reason, I don’ t have the attention span to watch a 15 minute tutorial...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 8, 2012 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Straightening images in Photoshop CS 6 is slightly different than Photoshop CS 5. Actually, Adobe made it much more logical! Imagine that a company that uses logic! In the past the straighten tool was lumped into the Ruler tool, kind of weird but it worked! In...
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 25, 2012 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I recently upgraded from Photoshop CS 5 to CS 6 and I do not regret the $200 bullet one bit! I must say, I thought CS 5 was as good as it could get, but low and behold, Adobe created yet another masterpiece that rocks your world. CS6 is packed with more features,...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 9, 2012 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Ever thought of using Topaz Adjust to make a High Pass sharpen base? It is a pretty neat technique that adds a little more umph to your High Pass sharpening without over doing it. I really like the Topaz Adjust 5 interface and find myself using it more and more in...
by Blake Rudis | Jan 16, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
This last weekend the wife and boy were out of town which means I had plenty of time to paint the town HDR! Don’t get me wrong I cherish the time with my family and would not trade it for the world, but sometimes it is nice to have 7 hours of free time...
