So I know this monthly Concert thing has become a routine for many people and I think that is awesome! However, this month there will not be an HDR Concert. The family and I will be driving to Austin to visit some great friends of ours. These concerts are a bit of work, but not …
Category Archive: Everyday HDR In Use
May 17 2013
How to use the Clone Stamp Tool
I know what you are thinking… “the Clone Stamp Tool, really Blake? Are you insulting my intelligence?” Absolutely not! I would never do such a thing! However, knowing the Clone Stamp Tool and using it effectively are 2 different things altogether. In this tutorial I will not just show you how to use the Clone …
May 14 2013
A New Post Schedule
I have been battling with the idea of a new posting schedule for several months. I currently post something new every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently, I have been more active in the community writing guest posts, trying to keep up with social media, and writing more eBooks (two more are on the back burner!). …
May 10 2013
Creative Camera Raw: Faking Neutral Density with Clarity
Damien Parker, a friend of mine from Australia, asked me about faking Neutral Density Filters in post processing. At the time I was kind of stumped, but gave him a quick answer, “Try using masks and Gaussian Blur in PS”. However, his question planted the seed in my brain, and I was hooked on finding …
May 08 2013
Adobe Photoshop CS is Dead…RIP
I received the news early yesterday morning from fellow HDR buddy, Nick Marzinski, of Trapping Light. Adobe is releasing Photoshop CS7, or what would be CS 7, on the Creative Cloud only. It was only a matter of time, RIP CS “So what does that mean for me?” You may be wondering. The Adobe …
May 06 2013








