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.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
You rock!!!!
@JB-rm1oc5 жыл бұрын
I agree on both counts. It is the most used tool in Photoshop for me.
@sgcf485 жыл бұрын
Blake - “ Mind blown” Me - 🤯 You just changed my workflow
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Sweet!!!
@kyle_medina5 жыл бұрын
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!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 🤣
@corvanderlinden46505 жыл бұрын
You control what offends you. Great !!!!! You are absolutely right.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Second part is don't let what offends you control you, ouch! It stings :)
@Fotoadsza5 жыл бұрын
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.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much :) I appreciate your support and feedback, it means the world to me!
@chepo19563 жыл бұрын
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.
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
Nice! I like that. "Be water, blend if" ha ha a
@Mauilover825 жыл бұрын
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!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, John! You are too good to me :) Your words over the years have been tremendously profound for me and I appreciate you.
@dawnestes575511 ай бұрын
"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!!
@f64Academy11 ай бұрын
Yes! I love it!
@vartkespeltekoglu71595 жыл бұрын
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.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
The ACR LUT Profile trick is beyond amazing! Wow, Adobe has given us a phenomenal tool there. Most impressive.
@guyivie89873 жыл бұрын
Promote away! Selling your products supports all the free tutorials that you share. And this is a good one.
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
You're the best! I appreciate it :)
@karltuto2 жыл бұрын
Really happy to see arcachon and saint emilion in your videos ;) I’m from Bordeaux and I’m really impressed by your content ! ✅
@f64Academy2 жыл бұрын
So cool! I love visiting there too see my great friend who builds my panels 😁 such beautiful architecture and amazing people 🤩
@speedways15 жыл бұрын
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!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Steve! I appreciate it. That blend If mask... I am still stunned by its power!
@sanjaykrdas4u4 жыл бұрын
Rudis you just put your bar of standard & trust quite some extra notches higher here ... respect, you rock like a BOSS 👍
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
😁yesss! That's awesome to hear! Thanks for the awesome feedback. I'll keep churning them out!
@MvRPhGy5 жыл бұрын
Absolute stunning!!! Thanks Blake for sharing your inside in PS, ACR and the revealing paths that can make the workflow stronger and easier!!!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
It is my pleasure :)
@KosherBeycon4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is a game changer. I was already using blend if but this took it to new level. Much appreciated.
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Sweet! We have another convert :) Thanks for taking the time to watch it.
@b9912283 жыл бұрын
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.
first vid i have watched from you. found you through fotoripper video. this is really good. subbed
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for coming by :) I really appreciate your support!
@Phantommxr5 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy same as Jon B .. subbed
@brucecooper85595 жыл бұрын
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! 👍🏻
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
:) thanks! That was one of my first Blend If videos!
@robynaldridge83044 жыл бұрын
I hope more people flock to F64 Elite. It's a wonderful place where there is a lot more education like this!
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Robyn! Always a challenge to get people to see how much more is available. They will come in time :)
@Feanor_11694 жыл бұрын
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.
@gordroberts535 жыл бұрын
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.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for watching, I LOVE Blend If!
@graemeallan78835 жыл бұрын
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...
@Nazareth4342 жыл бұрын
I'm offended by people who get offended. Thnak you very much for these valuable tips that you give us for,free blake.
@f64Academy2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@Maxmilion60043 жыл бұрын
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?
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! So my courses are the same way. I teach you first, then show you the panel. Practical application, then the shortcut 😁
@nositelle5 жыл бұрын
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...👍👍👍
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I appreciate it. A new spin on an old tool!
@edwardjenner13814 жыл бұрын
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.
@Snowcatnz25 жыл бұрын
Loved your sketch with Gavin. Great video. Subbed!!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thanks :)
@christophesurman6415 жыл бұрын
hello Blake. A personnal question. What an american photographer made in Notre Dame church in Arcachon? I 'd recognized its red ceiling.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
I loved that church! My favorite of almost all that I visited in Arcachon and Bourdeaux.
@alecfunes56455 жыл бұрын
Blake... awesome video! awesome thoughts! awesome promotion of your product... why not? you are soooo justified!!! we support you, Kudos!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much :) I appreciate your support!
@speterlewis4 жыл бұрын
Freakin' awesome! I've always loved Blend If, but have never used it this way before. Wonderful. Thank you.
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, huh? Wow,it is a game-changer!
@speterlewis4 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy Hold on...Camera RAW, too? (head explodes with workflow time-savings...more time for trail running!)
@darrellosullivan99015 жыл бұрын
Blake, this new approach is amazing. Great job!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much :)
@lancelenoir28754 жыл бұрын
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. :-)
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the input!
@mginglessis2 жыл бұрын
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!
@f64Academy2 жыл бұрын
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 😔
@christophesurman6415 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic and powerful method!!!!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Pretty nifty :)
@ruperterskin2117 Жыл бұрын
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
@Mousyfox2 жыл бұрын
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?
@f64Academy2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mousyfox2 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy Is there a trial period for the ZSE6 panel?
@sandrampillay26524 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. This tutorial has many good guides for one to follow.
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, and for watching!
@efferoconsultingabprojects35005 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great tip! How does this compare to the masking that now are available in Lightroom?
@franson535 жыл бұрын
thank you
@Nivenization5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
my pleasure!
@Nazareth4342 жыл бұрын
Zone system won't work with cs photoshop 5 wil it? (I might asked this before, my memory isn't too,good)
@f64Academy2 жыл бұрын
No. Not the latest version. Only CC. Zone System 3 worked for CS, but that was a long time ago.
@Nazareth4342 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy ah, ok thanks. I'll try to remember so I don't keep asking lol. Looks like a great panel of actions though.
@MaliDaviesPhotography5 жыл бұрын
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.
@NickPage5 жыл бұрын
I am offended that you think I am offended :)
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
I knew you'd be offended 😅😂🤣
@collinanderson34324 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Yes, mind blown.
@brucecooper85595 жыл бұрын
Are ever going to do another ZSE 6 Education Bundle + Extended Edition promotion?
@McLachlanMedia5 жыл бұрын
Very cool, thanks for sharing!!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@fabiankeppler3153 жыл бұрын
genius, wonderful, mind blown..Dunning-Kruger
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
😁☺️
@HoustonBrownPhotography5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I have been using BI masks for a while but not in this capacity. Pretty exciting. :)
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
yeah, the LUT workflow with them is just amazing!
@thebostonartist5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Blake!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@carlosread58874 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable! Loved it!
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@JohnKorvell3 жыл бұрын
An unrelated question - how do you get your cursor to show as it does (with yellow highlight around the pointer)?
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
That happens in my editing software I don't actually see that.
@ankits3865 жыл бұрын
Mind Blowing
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Glad you agree :)
@thihoa89973 жыл бұрын
awesome skill !! thank so much for sharing this !!
@maicopresente5 жыл бұрын
GREAT!!! Thank you
@bmwcar3355 жыл бұрын
Can you use blend if to merge the sky to foreground image for high dynamic scene.
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
You sure can!
@iancxxx4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!! Thank you.
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Glad you like it!
@rumonhossain33253 жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@eimclark5 жыл бұрын
Briliiant! Thanks for sharing!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@noyb1543 жыл бұрын
i love the snarky comment about being offended. so fucking relevant these days.
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
Its sad, huh? Oh well, such is life.
@memisemyself3 жыл бұрын
1:11 in and I hit the like button. Good on you. No doubt that the rest of the video will be brilliant too.
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@Heiko.Kalweit4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Josemim5 жыл бұрын
Awsome! Great job, again, thank you
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, thanks for watching 😁
@carlh.shubsph.d14305 жыл бұрын
This looks fantastic. Is there any way this could be used with CS6?
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
No, CS6 cannot handle this workflow as it does not allow LUT profiles
@carlh.shubsph.d14305 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy So sorry to hear that, but thanks for letting me know.
@thihoa89975 жыл бұрын
Very Good job !!!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much :)
@christophersmithphotograph22755 жыл бұрын
my brain has officially melted
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
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
@christophersmithphotograph22755 жыл бұрын
What is the key stroke on a Mac...beginning of the video. Please and thank you :)@@f64Academy
@KimberlyMaxwell3 ай бұрын
Is there a lite version of ZS6 that will work on CS6?
@f64Academy3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, no, I stopped supporting CS6 in 2016. It became too much to manage for the multiple panels I have created.
@KimberlyMaxwell3 ай бұрын
@@f64Academy Thank you for the quick reply.
@dontaskiwasbored20083 жыл бұрын
The concepts of these videos are starting to become the 'functional programming' of photo editing.
@mustafa.40944 жыл бұрын
great lesson thanks man you are awesome you just got new fan :)
@f64Academy4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@waxwingsphoto5 жыл бұрын
I've avoided luminosity masks because they seemed like a lot of work. This is a million times simpler!
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
I know right :) No need to reinvent the wheel!
@waxwingsphoto5 жыл бұрын
@@f64Academy thanks for the great tip. I subscribed.
@johnsamuelmcelroy3 жыл бұрын
Dang!
@f64Academy3 жыл бұрын
Right!
@alanvandever96833 жыл бұрын
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-Wizz5 жыл бұрын
Promote away, as you said your chanel. I don't get offended because I don't have feelings. LOL (or so I'm told)
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
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
@SteveMillerhuntingforfood5 жыл бұрын
I think the correct response is: Just because I have feelings, doesn't mean you can hurt them.
@michaelcross21995 жыл бұрын
There must be losers who troll KZbin and click dislike
@f64Academy5 жыл бұрын
Lol Im beginning to think they are my ex girlfriends 😂
@cw59824 жыл бұрын
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?