by Blake Rudis | May 26, 2015 | f64 Academy News, Topaz Webinars |
Long Exposure Workflow with Blake Rudis | A Topaz Webinar In this webinar I will be showing you how I use Topaz for my Long Exposure Workflow. Long Exposure Photography can create some awe inspiring results in your images. However, just capturing the long exposure...
by Blake Rudis | Mar 13, 2015 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Interesting Backgrounds Made Easy! One of the techniques I showed in the last webinar was how to make interesting backgrounds with Topaz Impression. During the webinar I used this in a very artistic workflow. This technique is also very effective in the following...
by Blake Rudis | Feb 20, 2015 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
.17 Megapixels to 35 Megapixels… WHAT?!? My wife, kids and I went to Cannon Beach, OR a few weeks ago. We had a blast, it rained the entire time, but it was still very nice to be with the family on the West Coast (or the left coast as my East Coast roots would...
by Blake Rudis | Oct 7, 2014 | Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar |
Forging Your Photographs By forging your photographs I do not mean copyright infringement in any way! Let’s just clear that air before we start! What I mean is real, hardcore, labor intensive forging. A belt buckle starts out as a piece of metal and is forged...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 26, 2014 | f64 Academy News, Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
An Advanced Look at Topaz Impression I have been experimenting with Topaz Impression non-stop since it came out last week. I know many have had video card issues with it and I understand those frustrations. I can assure you the folks at Topaz Labs are doing...
by Blake Rudis | Sep 18, 2014 | Product Review, Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Finally an ACCURATE Paint Filter Program! I have used many Painting Filters in Photoshop. I have also used many paint filter programs. There was always something I did not like about them though. I could always tell a Filter was applied to get the look. If I...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 8, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Topaz Webinar Follow-Up I love doing Webinars with Topaz Labs, they really are the highlight of my month in many cases. I tend to cram a lot of information into one session. I don’t do this because I want to confuse people, I do it because I want there to be...
by Blake Rudis | May 9, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Until recently I have never used Topaz Clean. It is one of those programs that was in the bundle that I really did not see a use for. It wasn’t because it is not useful, don’t get me wrong. It is because I was ignorant to what it could do! I had no idea...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 11, 2014 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When it comes to output sharpening and detail extraction in your photographs you have many options on the market. However, there is one Plug-In in particular that I think is the bee’s knees, Topaz Detail 3. I have done several tutorials that use Detail 3 and I...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 4, 2014 | f64 Academy News, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I was honored when Topaz Labs asked to interview me on their blog about the Digital Zone System. They asked several very great questions that many people ask for clarification about how it works and what makes it so different from the original Zone System. I will...
