Comments on: Photo Sharpening Techniques

By: Focusing on the Unfocused Photos

Focusing on the Unfocused Photos — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:28:21 +0000

[...] A sharp focus with crisp detail is generally one of the most sought after features in a photo. How many times have you thrown out a photo because your auto-focus was off a little? How many of us fret over shutter speeds, “sweet spots“, image stabilization, tripods and tripod heads, and image sharpening techniques in Photoshop? [...]

By: Fall Water | Epic Edits Weblog

Fall Water | Epic Edits Weblog — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:08:46 +0000

[...] I did the editing in five steps, and none of them were very drastic. The first step consisted of doing a few adjustments in the Adobe Camera RAW software — just taking care of the white balance, exposure levels, and a few other basic adjustments. Then I set my black and white points using a curves adjustment layer to remove any additional color cast. I found the black and white points using a threshold adjustment set to the extremes. Then I did a darkening curves adjustment layer by dragging the center of the RGB curve down and to the right. I masked out most of the layer and “painted” in some darkening, which mimics a burning effect. The next layer was a curves adjustment layer for lightening, which I did by dragging the middle of the RGB curve up and to the left. Again, I masked out most of the layer and “painted” in some extra highlights, giving the image a non-destructive dodging effect. The last step is sharpening, so I created a new layer on top of the stack and duplicated the merged image into it. Then I applied a bit of sharpening via the Unsharp Mask, and I “painted” out some of the sharpness with a layer mask. So most of my time spent on this image was doing the burning and dodging of the water to give it more contrast and greater depth. [...]

By: 6 Tips for Controlling Sharpness | Epic Edits Weblog

6 Tips for Controlling Sharpness | Epic Edits Weblog — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:00:39 +0000

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By: Brian Auer

Brian Auer — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:08:21 +0000

Sharpening is a tough thing to get a handle on. Some people oversharpen badly without realizing it. I typically oversharpen just slightly, then go back and mask things out using a soft brush at 5% or 10% opacity. I often find that one level of sharpening does not work well for the entire image.

By: Christopher Scholl

Christopher Scholl — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:56:21 +0000

Great tutorial. While I use Photoshop for serious sharpening, and Adobe Lightroom for less serious stuff, I’m not big on either. Some of the plugins seem to do a better job.
And by the way, I particularly like your photo of the day.