Luminosity Masks Are Child's Play Compared to This!

[@mvia236]

You have produced so many free videos that have helped so many people that, as far as I am concerned, you can promote all you want. Love the Z product.

[@f64Academy]

You rock!!!!

[@JB-rm1oc]

I agree on both counts. It is the most used tool in Photoshop for me.

[@sgcf48]

Blake - “ Mind blown” Me - 🤯 You just changed my workflow

[@f64Academy]

Sweet!!!

[@kyle_medina]

Dude, you absolutely killed this tutorial. 1. I've never seen the first LM Mask way, so much easier. 2. The blend if was excellent. I can find uses for both for sure. I'm buying your ZSE6. Thanks!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks so much! I prefer to make LM's easy, there are so many convoluted ways out there. But Blend If, man, it is incredible.Hop on over to the ZSE6, I'd love to have you :)

[@steveparkins6854]

Another peice of gold as a link from the 30day mastery course--Cant wait to finish the course and i will def buy this-BUT I am being very good:) and waiting till the end of the course so i will have mastered the basics..BTW Blake... your enthusiasm is so infectious I love it!! I did play back parts at 75% though :) :) ( just pulling your leg ) great exciting stuff🙏🙏

[@f64Academy]

Haha! I love it 😁 I get genuinely excited about what I do. I just get overwhelmed with joy when I'm in Photoshop I guess 🤣

[@corvanderlinden4650]

You control what offends you. Great !!!!! You are absolutely right.

[@f64Academy]

Second part is don't let what offends you control you, ouch! It stings :)

[@Fotoadsza]

I absolutely love your videos. Be as corny as you think, but the information is key and you seem to nail it (nothing to do with anatomy) every time! Well done. As far as the thumbs down folk are concerned, in every bunch of beautiful roses there are pricks. Keep up the great job for those that appreciate it Blake.

[@f64Academy]

Thanks so much :) I appreciate your support and feedback, it means the world to me!

[@chepo1956]

Hi Blake, Jose from Puerto Rico. Like the late Bruce Lee said: "Be water my friend". Now I can understand your enthusiasm for this blend-if method. It adapts and can be moved to other photos without re-doing the whole procedure. Wonderful tutorial.

[@f64Academy]

Nice! I like that. "Be water, blend if" ha ha a

[@Mauilover82]

This man is a Photoshop savant and a world class teacher. With regard to buying the ZSE, like Nike says, just do it - you won't be sorry. The following is my "review" from his website; if you're interested. I am an engineer and I don't "like" or praise every little thing that comes along. However, this man is the real deal and this is a value add or force multiplier product. If you want to up your game as a PS processor, buy this product and follow this man. Review: Purchasing the ZSE is not simply an investment in another Photoshop (PS) tool. Rather, it is an investment in this man, Blake Rudis. Blake’s ZSE is the results of years of image workflow development along with the most straight forward way to implement it in the beast known as PS. The tool helps you implement his vision for you - i.e. to become the artist he knows you aspire to be - which is a departure from the many other tools (or presets) on the market designed to get you to push buttons in order to achieve someone else’s look on your pictures. The ZSE allows you to concentrate more on your artistic vision rather than worrying about how to get PS to do what is in your mind’s eye. Blake will make sure you understand how to use his tool, not only with accompanying education but by making himself available for questions - far beyond what most instructors would do. There is almost nothing this man won’t do to assist you in becoming a better photographer artist. Blake is that rare teacher who is dedicated to your success. You will come to consider any investment in him to be the best photography investment you’ve ever made - I certainly do. I’m to the point that if Blake puts something new out, I know it is in my best interest to get it. The ZSE is by far no exception and I can give it my highest recommendation!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks, John! You are too good to me :) Your words over the years have been tremendously profound for me and I appreciate you.

[@dawnestes5755]

"Holy crap, son!" Lol. You are awesome and I love learning from you! I am anxious to try this out to help me with my editing flow, speed things up and be more consistent!!

[@f64Academy]

Yes! I love it!

[@vartkespeltekoglu7159]

Excellent Blake! The LUT Profile in ACR is beyond amazing, for those of us that work in projects where similarities in look & feel across the project images is very important. And yes I use ZSE as well.

[@f64Academy]

The ACR LUT Profile trick is beyond amazing! Wow, Adobe has given us a phenomenal tool there. Most impressive.

[@guyivie8987]

Promote away! Selling your products supports all the free tutorials that you share. And this is a good one.

[@f64Academy]

You're the best! I appreciate it :)

[@karltuto]

Really happy to see arcachon and saint emilion in your videos ;) I’m from Bordeaux and I’m really impressed by your content ! ✅

[@f64Academy]

So cool! I love visiting there too see my great friend who builds my panels 😁 such beautiful architecture and amazing people 🤩

[@speedways1]

This is awesome. I've been an f64 Elite member since it's beginning and have had every panel that Blake has designed and this one surpasses all of them. His teaching is excellent. Do yourself a big favor, get it, you'll not be disappointed. I've been using this Blend If mask method for a couple of days and am blown away. They're ya go, unsolicited promo!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks, Steve! I appreciate it. That blend If mask... I am still stunned by its power!

[@sanjaykrdas4u]

Rudis you just put your bar of standard & trust quite some extra notches higher here ... respect, you rock like a BOSS 👍

[@f64Academy]

😁yesss! That's awesome to hear! Thanks for the awesome feedback. I'll keep churning them out!

[@MvRPhGy]

Absolute stunning!!! Thanks Blake for sharing your inside in PS, ACR and the revealing paths that can make the workflow stronger and easier!!!

[@f64Academy]

It is my pleasure :)

[@KosherBeycon]

Thanks! This is a game changer. I was already using blend if but this took it to new level. Much appreciated.

[@f64Academy]

Sweet! We have another convert :) Thanks for taking the time to watch it.

[@b991228]

Many times instead of working with curves adjustment I go to the mask and darken & light it with a brush. It seems to give me more variation in depth of the complete image. Like touch-up in portraiture.

[@DaleSteadman]

"Blend If" = fluid workflow, enough said, thank you.

[@f64Academy]

Boom! You get it 😁😁😁

[@oscarmike47]

first vid i have watched from you. found you through fotoripper video. this is really good. subbed

[@f64Academy]

Awesome! Thank you for coming by :) I really appreciate your support!

[@Phantommxr]

@@f64Academy same as Jon B .. subbed

[@brucecooper8559]

I love blend if, I learned the method from you first and I think it was the 5 Ways Blend If video (memories a bit dodgy so hope I'm close) that sold me on blend if! I'm going to have a look at your zone system! 👍🏻

[@f64Academy]

:) thanks! That was one of my first Blend If videos!

[@robynaldridge8304]

I hope more people flock to F64 Elite. It's a wonderful place where there is a lot more education like this!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks, Robyn! Always a challenge to get people to see how much more is available. They will come in time :)

[@Feanor_1169]

Damn Blake! Saw you in Fototripper as well, but your Color Theory episode on Nick Page's Landscape Photography Podcast sold me to explore and subscribe to your channel. I love your content, and I love your energy and passion. When the stars align in the future I will be exploring your Zone System as well.

[@gordroberts53]

Hi Blake! Now that is an interesting application for blend if! Makes me happy to be an early adopter of ZSE6. Looking forward to diving into the education and looking forward to the extended edition next month. Keep on keeping on! Thanks for sharing.

[@f64Academy]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching, I LOVE Blend If!

[@graemeallan7883]

Mr Rudis: Thanks. I like your style, quality, energy and sincerity, a common factor in all your excellent tutorials. I may jump on Z real soon...

[@Nazareth434]

I'm offended by people who get offended. Thnak you very much for these valuable tips that you give us for,free blake.

[@f64Academy]

🤣🤣

[@Maxmilion6004]

I like to do things Manually, which is why i like your channel. not only do you allow people to learn then just download or buy the short cuts but you also allow people to learn and do it for themselves. So is your courses built in this same message or do we need to purchase the pannels? Also this is pretty awesome, i guess you could also use this to control and build like a set of images with the same images and color grades within the set of images?

[@f64Academy]

Thanks! So my courses are the same way. I teach you first, then show you the panel. Practical application, then the shortcut 😁

[@nositelle]

Good tuto as always, thanks. Few people come up with new tricks that were mentioned nowhere before. I wish I could think of such ways to use PS myself since I now know quite a lot about it...👍👍👍

[@f64Academy]

Awesome! I appreciate it. A new spin on an old tool!

[@edwardjenner1381]

Nice. I usually deal with very individual landscape photos and paint in luminosity masks. However, this is a good thing to know for those times I want to edit a bunch of images.

[@Snowcatnz2]

Loved your sketch with Gavin. Great video. Subbed!!

[@f64Academy]

Yes! Thanks :)

[@christophesurman641]

hello Blake. A personnal question. What an american photographer made in Notre Dame church in Arcachon? I 'd recognized its red ceiling.

[@f64Academy]

I loved that church! My favorite of almost all that I visited in Arcachon and Bourdeaux.

[@alecfunes5645]

Blake... awesome video! awesome thoughts! awesome promotion of your product... why not? you are soooo justified!!! we support you, Kudos!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks so much :) I appreciate your support!

[@speterlewis]

Freakin' awesome! I've always loved Blend If, but have never used it this way before. Wonderful. Thank you.

[@f64Academy]

Awesome, huh? Wow,it is a game-changer!

[@speterlewis]

@@f64Academy Hold on...Camera RAW, too? (head explodes with workflow time-savings...more time for trail running!)

[@darrellosullivan9901]

Blake, this new approach is amazing. Great job!

[@f64Academy]

Thank you so much :)

[@lancelenoir2875]

I just ran across your page today. You forgot #4 when using blend if you get a true 16bit tonal transition vs only getting 8bit tonal even when working on 16bit images and selectin a mask. :-)

[@f64Academy]

Awesome! Thanks for the input!

[@mginglessis]

Hi, loving your tutorials! I have a question. How would you compare a mask made with Apply Image to LM and the BI masks here? I'm trying to understand the difference. Thanks!

[@f64Academy]

I honestly think Apply Image has run it's course. I haven't used it in about 8 years. I know others use it in their workflow, but now with LMs and Blend If being as powerful as they are, Apply Image feels antiquated to me. I'm probably not the best person to ask 😔

[@christophesurman641]

What a fantastic and powerful method!!!!

[@f64Academy]

Pretty nifty :)

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mousyfox]

I have one question. I have been looking at the TK8 module from Tony Kuyper and one of things I've found is that many of the files end up over 2gb in size when I've finished editing them. Is it the same with ZSE6 files?

[@f64Academy]

Not necessarily... But only when using Blend If. I have a whole portion of my panel dedicated to blend if. Blend if is, in my opinion, superior to traditional masking. It is lighter on file size and much easier to manipulate and as you stack them they continually interact with the layers below them. Since using Blend if I rarely, if ever, use traditional pixel masking when making luminosity adjustments.

[@Mousyfox]

@@f64Academy Is there a trial period for the ZSE6 panel?

[@sandrampillay2652]

Thank you for sharing this video. This tutorial has many good guides for one to follow.

[@f64Academy]

Thanks for the feedback, and for watching!

[@efferoconsultingabprojects3500]

Thank you for a great tip! How does this compare to the masking that now are available in Lightroom?

[@franson53]

thank you

[@Nivenization]

Thank you.

[@f64Academy]

my pleasure!

[@Nazareth434]

Zone system won't work with cs photoshop 5 wil it? (I might asked this before, my memory isn't too,good)

[@f64Academy]

No. Not the latest version. Only CC. Zone System 3 worked for CS, but that was a long time ago.

[@Nazareth434]

@@f64Academy ah, ok thanks. I'll try to remember so I don't keep asking lol. Looks like a great panel of actions though.

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Awesome! Just found you from cat shit Gavin and wow thanks Gavin, you’ve just blown my mind Blake! I guess you could carry on with the Luts and use them in premier to grade video 😱😮 awesome! Great video.

[@NickPage]

I am offended that you think I am offended :)

[@f64Academy]

I knew you'd be offended 😅😂🤣

[@collinanderson3432]

WOW!!! Yes, mind blown.

[@brucecooper8559]

Are ever going to do another ZSE 6 Education Bundle + Extended Edition promotion?

[@McLachlanMedia]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!!

[@f64Academy]

My pleasure!

[@fabiankeppler315]

genius, wonderful, mind blown..Dunning-Kruger

[@f64Academy]

😁☺️

[@HoustonBrownPhotography]

Very interesting. I have been using BI masks for a while but not in this capacity. Pretty exciting. :)

[@f64Academy]

yeah, the LUT workflow with them is just amazing!

[@thebostonartist]

Awesome, Blake!

[@f64Academy]

Thanks 😁

[@carlosread5887]

Unbelievable! Loved it!

[@f64Academy]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@JohnKorvell]

An unrelated question - how do you get your cursor to show as it does (with yellow highlight around the pointer)?

[@f64Academy]

That happens in my editing software I don't actually see that.

[@ankits386]

Mind Blowing

[@f64Academy]

Glad you agree :)

[@thihoa8997]

awesome skill !! thank so much for sharing this !!

[@maicopresente]

GREAT!!! Thank you

[@bmwcar335]

Can you use blend if to merge the sky to foreground image for high dynamic scene.

[@f64Academy]

You sure can!

[@iancxxx]

This is awesome!!! Thank you.

[@f64Academy]

My pleasure! Glad you like it!

[@rumonhossain3325]

Love your videos

[@eimclark]

Briliiant! Thanks for sharing!

[@f64Academy]

My pleasure!

[@noyb154]

i love the snarky comment about being offended. so fucking relevant these days.

[@f64Academy]

Its sad, huh? Oh well, such is life.

[@memisemyself]

1:11 in and I hit the like button. Good on you. No doubt that the rest of the video will be brilliant too.

[@f64Academy]

Thanks 😁

[@Heiko.Kalweit]

Brilliant!

[@f64Academy]

Thank you!

[@Josemim]

Awsome! Great job, again, thank you

[@f64Academy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching 😁

[@carlh.shubsph.d1430]

This looks fantastic. Is there any way this could be used with CS6?

[@f64Academy]

No, CS6 cannot handle this workflow as it does not allow LUT profiles

[@carlh.shubsph.d1430]

@@f64Academy So sorry to hear that, but thanks for letting me know.

[@thihoa8997]

Very Good job !!!

[@f64Academy]

Thank you so much :)

[@christophersmithphotograph2275]

my brain has officially melted

[@f64Academy]

Haha, mine too! I started talking so fast at the end of this I had to sit down with a cold compress on my head... haha

[@christophersmithphotograph2275]

What is the key stroke on a Mac...beginning of the video. Please and thank you :)@@f64Academy

[@KimberlyMaxwell]

Is there a lite version of ZS6 that will work on CS6?

[@f64Academy]

Unfortunately, no, I stopped supporting CS6 in 2016. It became too much to manage for the multiple panels I have created.

[@KimberlyMaxwell]

@@f64Academy Thank you for the quick reply.

[@dontaskiwasbored2008]

The concepts of these videos are starting to become the 'functional programming' of photo editing.

[@mustafa.4094]

great lesson thanks man you are awesome you just got new fan :)

[@f64Academy]

Awesome, thank you!

[@waxwingsphoto]

I've avoided luminosity masks because they seemed like a lot of work. This is a million times simpler!

[@f64Academy]

I know right :) No need to reinvent the wheel!

[@waxwingsphoto]

@@f64Academy thanks for the great tip. I subscribed.

[@johnsamuelmcelroy]

Dang!

[@f64Academy]

Right!

[@alanvandever9683]

This is the first video of yours I didn't like. It was like the old bait & switch, tempt them with the offer to educate, then go over everything so fast they have to buy the course to understand it. I didn't even watch thing to the end, another first.

[@Gee-Wizz]

Promote away, as you said your chanel. I don't get offended because I don't have feelings. LOL (or so I'm told)

[@f64Academy]

lol! Yeah, trolls hate self-promotion even if you give away great-free content, haha. It is the bane of my existence on KZbin, lol

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

I think the correct response is: Just because I have feelings, doesn't mean you can hurt them.

[@michaelcross2199]

There must be losers who troll KZbin and click dislike

[@f64Academy]

Lol Im beginning to think they are my ex girlfriends 😂

[@cw5982]

I love the information in your videos, but your constant hand movement when the camera is looking at you is very distracting. My mom used to say that some people would be mute if their hands were tied behind their back --- and I'm wondering if that applies to you?