Lightroom is a good tool for initial "development" of the raw files as well as black and white conversion.
It makes it easy to convert and colorize and give you false boarders, but it also locks you into those adjustments to a good degree.
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I have been doing digital black and white for several years now, mostly with drum scans from 2 1/4 and large format negatives but now more and more direct with digital capture.īeing a bit of a control freak I tend to stay away from things like silver efex pro which give you presets with only slight ability to control the contrast, sharpness, or shape of the curves adjustments. However, even though it has more than most people need, with a little of knowledge of a few basic tools within photoshop you can do everything you need without being constrained by someone else's presets or plugins. My 4 Step Creative HDR Process goes a little something.I recently made the analogy that Photoshop is sort of like a fully outfitted woodshop or garage, with specialized tools to do just about anything you can imagine, and that might be overwhelming to most people.
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However, ReMask makes it simple, really simple, easier than finger painting and much less.īy Blake Rudis | | f64 Academy News | 19 commentsMy 4 step Creative HDR Process as revealed during Topaz Labs Webinar Series DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION I have also provided the set of brackets I used for the presentation so you can experiment with them as well.
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In this Webinar I showed my 4 Step process for creating HDR images all without using Photoshop! I did the whole tutorial using Topaz Labs products.īy Blake Rudis | | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 2 commentsTopaz ReMask may be the most intuitive piece of masking software I have ever used! Really, it rocks! Masking can be a pain in Photoshop, even with the refine edge tool. The 4 Step Creative HDR Process Revealed!īy Blake Rudis | | Tutorial, Video Tutorial, Webinar | 2 commentsLast Tuesday, October 15th 2013, I conducted a Webinar for Topaz Labs, “The 4 Step Creative HDR Process”. Long before I became and HDR Photographer I spent many nights on the beaches of California shooting long exposure photographs of the. But don’t fret! I have another venue for something similar and I will be announcing it very soon!īy Blake Rudis | | f64 Academy News | 1 commentI recently had the pleasure of reading Scott Wyden Kivowitz’ Long Exposure Photography eBook “Time Is On Your Side”. Here is a brief explanation of what you will receive when.īy Blake Rudis | | f64 Academy News | 0 commentsHappy Halloween! HDR Concert #15 is up and running on the Concert page! This will be the last Concert hosted on EverydayHDR. I will not be holding back anything on this site. These days, in the digital.īy Blake Rudis | | f64 Academy News | 4 commentsI am very excited to announce the launch of my newest endeavor for EverydayHDR, HDR Insider! This is your online resource for even more awesome HDR content. I love the look of a true BLACK and WHITE photograph. I can certainly agree to an extent because for several years I owned a.īy Blake Rudis | | Topaz Labs, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 3 commentsAre 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. Surprisingly enough it requires the use of a Black and White Layer! One of the best ways to tell if your image could use a bit.īy Blake Rudis | | Beginner, Tutorial | 4 commentsI have heard many times in the past that the megapixel count of your camera is not necessarily important and that a 12 megapixel camera is perfect for most situations due to the common print sizes. Use a Black and White Layer to Make Better Color Imagesīy Blake Rudis | | Intermediate, Tutorial, Video Tutorial | 0 commentsI was going through my tutorials and realized I have not shown one of my favorite go-to tricks to punch up the contrast in my color images.
I initially thought, “Sweet! I can try and get some pictures of it!” However, the storms usually come so fast without me being prepared that by the time the. By Blake Rudis | | Beginner, Quick Tips, Tutorial | 8 commentsLast Saturday I received a notification on my phone that a severe thunderstorm was on the way.
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