The snow is almost melted from the storm we had about 2 weeks ago.  It is bittersweet, a fresh snowfall is absolutely gorgeous, but the after effects, especially what it looks like now, is the exact opposite!  I am glad I still have these pictures to edit though as they remind me of the beauty in that first snowfall!

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I was playing around with that Grayscale Dodge and Burn Technique I showed last week.  I really do love that technique, it has to be the best way to see the depth in your dodging and burning as you work through it.  I was working on the color image and realized just how much more powerful it was in grayscale.  So I kept it that way.

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Have you tried using the Grayscale Dodge and Burn technique yet?

Blake Rudis
f.64 Academy and f.64 Elite are the brainchildren of Blake Rudis. While he is a landscape photographer, he is most passionate about post-processing images in Photoshop and mentoring others.

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