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June 2020 f.64 Elite Updates Hello! June is here!  Time to get outside with your camera and shoot some Summer! 1.   Here is the challenge feedback session from May-  The May Flowers and Showers Challenge Feedback 2.   For June we have My Favorite SummerScapes  Challenge. 3.  There is still some room for the critique sessions this month, feel free to […]

May 2020 f.64 Elite Updates Hello! May is going to bring some interesting events,  it seems.   One thing is for sure, I will be getting a hair cut as soon as my town deems it safe 🙂 May is going to have some great content to keep you busy!   1.   Here is the challenge feedback session from […]

April 2020 f.64 Elite Updates Hello! Would you believe where we are and how much can change in a month? We are living in history right now and I am still not sure how I feel about it.  Either way, this is the hand we’ve been dealt,  we don’t have to like it, but we have to […]

March 2020 f.64 Elite Updates Good morning! February was a crazy month for me leading up to the release of MyPanel.   Thank goodness all is rolling smoothly! It’s March and that means your updates for f.64 Elite. 1.   Here is the challenge feedback session from February – The Negative Space Challenge 2.   For March we have the […]

Good morning! I pray your New Year’s Eve was safe and full of fun to bring in the New Year!  We just hung out on the couch and went to bed at 9.   Life with kids is exciting enough for us 🙂 Next week I will be bringing some more critiques.  Be sure to get […]

December 2019 on f.64 Elite Here are your updates for the last month of the decade.  That sounds so dramatic! Lots of links and stuff to check out to get your month kicked off! It’s a double Critique Month here on Elite.   It is always nice to have a good batch of photos to choose from.  So if you […]

November 2019 on f.64 Elite Good morning! Here are your updates for this month.  Lots of links and stuff to check out to get your month kicked off! It’s a double Critique Month here on Elite.   It is always nice to have a good batch of photos to choose from.  So if you have never had a review […]

October  2019 on f.64 Elite Good morning! Here are your updates for this month. It’s a double Critique Month here on Elite.  I currently have 16 entries and need 24 to do two twelve image critiques.   It is always nice to have a good batch of photos to choose from.  So if you have never had a […]

September 2019 on f.64 Elite Good afternoon, Here are your updates for this month. It’s a double Critique Month here on Elite.  I currently have 21 entries and need 24 to do two twelve image critiques.   It is always nice to have a good batch of photos to choose from.  So if you have never had a […]

Hello August! Here are your updates for this month. It’s a course month.  That means I am only doing one critique session and at the end of the month, we will have a new course on Night Sky Photography for beginners! Stay tuned, it should be a good one! Listed below are the updates for August […]

Here are your updates for July 2019. It is a double critique session month. I currently have 15 entries in the bin and 24 critiques to conduct. If you would like a shot at a critique this month please be sure to enter your photo by July 6th. Enter an Image for Critique This is […]

June 2019 on f.64 Elite Good afternoon, Here are your updates for June 2019. It is a double critique session month.    I currently have 31 entries in my bin and 24 critiques to conduct.  If you would like a shot at a critique this month please be sure to enter your photo by May 6th. Enter […]

May 2019 on f.64 Elite Good afternoon, Here are your updates for May 2019. It is a double critique session month.    I currently have 31 entries in my bin and 24 critiques to conduct.  If you would like a shot at a critique this month please be sure to enter your photo by May 6th. Enter […]

The latest course on Sky Replacements is now available in the courses section!

February 2019 Updates on f.64 Elite   Good morning, This month on f.64 Elite we are having two critique sessions of 12 images.   I am currently looking at 20 images submitted. If you’d like a shot at getting a critique, please submit your image before February 6th. > Submit for Critique < The latest Challenge has been […]

Dodging & Burning:  Advanced Concepts A few years back I created a course on Dodging and Burning that included the primary methods for dodging and burning.  We discussed how to dodge and burn with brushes, with curves, and with a 50% gray layer.  I thought I had taught it all, but as time will always […]

January 2019 Updates on f.64 Elite Good morning, Well, it is a new year.  How many times have you already written 2018 instead of 19?   Me, about 10 in this post alone 🙂 I am excited for this month on f.64 Elite as I will be bringing my A-Game with a new course on Dodging and Burning that […]

December Events on f.64 Elite Hello, hello! Alright, December, my favorite time of year around this house. The kids are all wired up for the Christmas Holiday, there’s lots of hot chocolate, and the snuggles are given freely!  Yep, I’m a snuggler! This month we will be doing a double critique month again. I will be […]

Hello, hello! October is going to be a little bit different on f.64 Elite.  I am not going to be creating a course.  Instead, I will be doing two critique sessions of 12 images each for a total of 24 images critiqued this month.  I have a few reasons for that and this important video will […]

Hello, hello! September is here!  That means Palette Effects 2.0 is going to be released 🙂   I am looking at a September 20th Launch Date with current owners receiving it sooner… just have a few more finishing touches to put in place! Here are your updates for September 2018: The August Challenge Feedback Session is available A […]

Hello, hello! August is a crazy busy month for me.  I have a lot of stuff going on outside of the business and the normal flow of things and I am trying to get the education complete for Palette Effects 2.0 However, I will still be maintaining f.64 Elite to ensure you have fresh new content! I […]

Here are your updates for July.    The June Challenge Feedback Session is available A new Challenge:  Local Landmark Don’t forget about last month’s  new course:  Photoshop Foundations:  The Basics Stay tuned.  I will be bringing a brand new Advanced Adobe Camera Raw Course and a new Live Event (Topic to be determined). Your “did you know it was 104° F in KCMO […]

June 2018 Updates! Hello, hello! Here are your updates for June. We are shifting things around a bit for the launch and release of the Zone System Express 5.0  Bare with me as this is a big endeavor! The May Challenge Feedback Session is available A new Challenge:  Long Exposure Photography The Live Event Replay is up from May […]

Hello, hello! Here are your updates for May. The April Challenge Feedback Session is available A new Challenge:  Go Back 5 Years The Live Event Replay is up from April Stay tuned.  I will be bringing a brand new Architecture Photography Course to you later this month.

April 2018 Updates! After the survey from February/March, you will be seeing some changes around the site.  Nothing major, just some basic housekeeping in the forum with a brand new submission process for the critique session. You may submit your critique images here through April 6th. We also have a few updates that you can check out below: […]

There is a lot of new things going on around here on f.64 Elite.  March is going to be a pretty busy month for me.  The Creative Live course I am prepping is taking a lot of time and effort. In order for me to give you the most out of the critique session this […]

New Content for February February is the beginning of my crazy time.  I will be headed to France in the middle of the month and when I return I am home for about two weeks and head back to Creative Live to record a vast Photoshop Course with them! Regardless, of how busy I am, […]

The survey results are being compiled right now and will be available for all to see in the upcoming Live Event.

Hello! We are quickly approaching the end of another year!  I guess technically every day is the end of a year in some regard, but you know what I mean! Here is the gist of what’s to come and what has been recently uploaded to f.64 Elite. December at a glance: The Photo Challenge Feedback for the […]

Phew!  November already?!?  Is it me or does time move exponentially faster as you age? Last time I checked the calendar in the kitchen, it was May.  Well, at least now my horrendous travel month is over, so I have some time to settle down. How about you? Here is the gist of what’s to come […]

The new Photoshop Foundations course is available for your viewing pleasure: Photoshop Foundations:  The Inverted Image!