by Blake Rudis | Dec 4, 2015 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
I don’t always make underexposed photos, but when I do, I sure as heck know how to fix them! Surely I never get everything correct in the camera. More often than not I am over or underexposed. I don’t always get the shot in focus, and I rarely get my...
by Blake Rudis | Nov 9, 2015 | Beginner, Product Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
On1 Effects 10 is pretty OnPoint It was almost a year ago that I took a good solid look at On1’s Perfect Effects 9. The new On1 Effects 10 was released last week and I have had the luxury of taking a look at all of its new features. It may not seem like much...
by Blake Rudis | Aug 21, 2015 | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Color Matching – Color Grading I recently received an email from Wayne, an EverydayHDR subscriber, asking me about Color Matching the palette of one photo and applying it to another. Here is his inquiry: It has me wondering if there is some way to take a colour...
by Blake Rudis | Apr 17, 2015 | Advanced, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
When one shot just won’t cut it, take many! With Macro Photography one shot usually will not cut it. This is due to the high levels of magnification and the effect they have on Depth of Field. f/2.8 on a normal lens has limited depth of field and creates that...
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 31, 2014 | Beginner, HDR 101: The Basics, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
This is a great topic to discuss as Curves and Levels essentially do the same thing just in different ways. A reader of f.64 Academy and a photo buddy of mine (a very talented one at that) asked me what the difference was between them. It is a very...
by Blake Rudis | Jun 6, 2014 | f64 Academy News |
Dust spots manifest themselves as annoying circles in your photos. They may be a pain, but they are very simple to fix. If you want that professional look with your photos I highly advise that you watch at this video. The truth is, when I see an awesome photograph...
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 | Nov 5, 2013 | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial |
Are you a fan of Black and White photography? I know I am, that is where I started in 1999, with a Canon AE-1 film camera that I ran hundreds of rolls of black and white film through. I love the look of a true BLACK and WHITE photograph. These days, in the digital...
