by Blake Rudis | Oct 1, 2013 | Guest Post |
[important] The following post was written by Nick Marzinski of Trapping Light. I highly suggest taking a hike on over there after you read this post to see all of the great content and tutorials he has to offer! [/important] I grew up in the 1980s, back before the...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 10, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Topaz is hosting yet another awesome sale on their epic plug-in, Topaz Adjust. This was the first Topaz product I purchased back in 2008 and is still, to this day, my favorite Photoshop Plug-In! You can really take your HDR images to the next level with the Adaptive...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 5, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
This just in! Price Drop in Photoshop & Lightroom CC! As it turns out Adobe has listened to their customers in reference to the price of Photoshop and Lightroom CC. They released a new photographers package at Photoshop World this week. Anyone who has...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 23, 2013 | HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
A while back I started a series of HDR tutorial Episodes related to avoiding Halos. In Episode 1 I covered how to avoid them altogether using Photomatix Pro and Camera Raw. In Episode 2 I showed how to fix them using Photoshop. Today in Episode 3, I am showing you...
by Blake Rudis | Jul 12, 2013 | Beginner, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
On August 2nd I will be showing my work for the first time in over 4 years! I am a bit timid and excited all at the same time. However, I am more prepared this time than I ever was the last time! I had a horrible experience at the gallery where I showed my work in...
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 21, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
Today’s tutorial is a quick look at the new features within Photoshop CC and a couple of pointers on how to set yours up for success. Your Presets will transfer over smoothly, however, your Preferences will not! I highlight a couple of things to take heed when...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 19, 2013 | HDR Software Reviews |
My initial response when I opened Adobe Photoshop CC was, “Crap, now I need to import all of my Actions, Brushes, and Presets from Photoshop CS 6…” Not the case! They have finally allowed the programs to interact with one another. As soon as I...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 14, 2013 | f64 Academy News |
This may be my last CS 6 tutorial! I know, I know, those waters need to be tread lightly! Not everyone is as excited about the release of Photoshop CC as I am. I don’t mind the cost, as an American I spend 10-20 dollars a month on much much dumber things. I...
