Re: Sharpening
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:49 pm
Although i have in the past used Unsharp mask and other sharpening tools such as Extensis intelihance pro, i no longer use them, instead i use the High pass filter in Photoshop for all my sharpening because it's about the best method i've come accross.
For those that don't know about the High pass filter, try giving it a go and see what you think.
Work should be carried out on the full original file prior to cropping and resizing.
here's the process:
Layer > Duplicate layer > Filter > Other > High pass > select between 2 to 3 pixels so that you have a grey mask with little or no colour showing through but plenty of texture > OK > In the layers dropdown pallette chosse between Overlay, Hard light, Vivid light which will depend on the type of image and personal taste, Overlay works best with most images although Hard light can be good for fur and hair > Use the layers opacity slider to fine tune the amount of sharpening you want, then > Layer > merge visible and you're done.
One other tip,
While you still have the High pass filter layer, you can erase any areas that are blurrred to help reduce noise if you are doing heavy sharpening.
For those that don't know about the High pass filter, try giving it a go and see what you think.
Work should be carried out on the full original file prior to cropping and resizing.
here's the process:
Layer > Duplicate layer > Filter > Other > High pass > select between 2 to 3 pixels so that you have a grey mask with little or no colour showing through but plenty of texture > OK > In the layers dropdown pallette chosse between Overlay, Hard light, Vivid light which will depend on the type of image and personal taste, Overlay works best with most images although Hard light can be good for fur and hair > Use the layers opacity slider to fine tune the amount of sharpening you want, then > Layer > merge visible and you're done.
One other tip,
While you still have the High pass filter layer, you can erase any areas that are blurrred to help reduce noise if you are doing heavy sharpening.