by Blake Rudis | Nov 12, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
What is Dogfish Head? Some may call it beer, I refer to it as an experience. Ages ago my palette was quenched by a couple of drops of Yuengling, which sparked my interest in good tasting beer. I am not talking about Coors Light or Bud Light. That kind of beer...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 7, 2012 | f64 Academy News, Product Review |
I have always wondered if 3mm would really make that much of a difference in the scheme of wide angle lenses. I recently had the chance to experiment with the 11-22mm lens compared to my 14-54mm lens and it does! Now a couple of factors here before I show you the...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 29, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
My buddy Matt Kloskowski hosts The Grid on Kelby TV. On Episode 71 Matt and Brian Mattiash of OnOne talked all about HDR. It was a very insightful episode and is definitely one to be watched by any HDR enthusiast. Check out the episode of The Grid and see what you...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 26, 2012 | HDR 101: The Basics, Post Processing, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I have made claims in the past about how much I dislike Photoshop’s HDR toning. That is still true, I am not a fan of the HDR toning, but I do love the 32 bit workflow in combination with Adobe Camera Raw. The results can make for some impeccable HDR images...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 8, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
While this photo may hold no interest to you as it is simply a picture of a hole in a wall, it holds a lot of nostalgia for me. You see, I took this photo when I was on the way home from Photoshop World. Matt Kloskowski and RC Concepcion had convinced me to start an...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 30, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
The month of August is looking pretty busy for me! Unfortunately, I will have no acces to my camera for the few weeks and very limited computer access. Horrible isn’t it? I am going to use this opportunity to try something new on EverydayHDR. I am going to do a...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 17, 2012 | Product Review |
When it comes to printing on canvas, the online market is relatively over saturated. It can be difficult to weed out the good from the bad, especially if you do not know exactly what you to look for. I recently had the honor and privilege of receiving one of my...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 4, 2012 | Product Review |
Happy Fourth of July everyone! What a great way to spend the day off, reflecting on the Independence of America and experimenting with one more awesome new product from Topaz Labs. Topaz recently re-released photoFXlab, a one stop shop for all of your installed...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 4, 2012 | f64 Academy News |
As I am still processing many of the photos from last week, I am coming across some pretty interesting captures. The area we went to get that great pano of Kansas City is the World War 1 Memorial, it offers one of the best actually. After shooting Union Station for...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 7, 2011 | f64 Academy News |
I have been shooting for HDR since February 28th of 2010, about a year and a half. During that time I have shot 94 total days, I know this because I group my shots into folders based on the day they were shot, like this: I put together a tutorial on how to organize...
