December 2008

Adjust Sharpness Command

December 6, 2008

Does your version of Photoshop Elements have the Adjust Sharpness command under the Enhance Menu?  Later versions do. Go to the Enhance Menu and select Adjust Sharpness Adjust Amount & Radius until results in preview window look good. I always keep the More Refined box checked Gaussian and Lens Blur removal settings usually work best [...]

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Using Two Unsharp Mask Layers to Sharpen in Photoshop Elements

December 6, 2008

Use this method for sharpening photos in Photoshop Elements with a minimum of halos and noise: Run the Unsharp Mask using moderate settings Duplicate the Layer and apply the Unsharp Mask again, possibly with lower settings If some areas are being over-sharpened, apply a mask to the second Unsharp layer and apply sharpening only to [...]

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Top 10, I Mean 12, Methods of Sharpening Using Photoshop Elements

December 6, 2008

There are a few things to keep in mind to improve sharpness in an image: If one of the methods below doesn’t work, try another, or even a combination of them. Except for the Camera Raw adjustments, always sharpen last. When sharpening, always view your picture at 100% zoom to get a good look at [...]

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Sharpening Using Photoshop Elements' Unsharp Mask

December 6, 2008

The Unsharp Mask is located in the Enhance Menu in recent versions of PSE and the Filters Menu in older versions.  First, a few definitions: Amount refers to how much sharpening is applied. Radius identifies how many pixels around an edge will be sharpened. Threshold defines how different one pixel must be from the those [...]

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Sharpening Use Adobe Camera Raw

December 6, 2008

The Clarity Slider in Adobe Camera Raw makes slight contrast adjustments to bring out details.  Try setting this slider at about 30. Try these settings on the Detail Tab in Adobe Camera Raw: Amount Slider – 35 for pictures of kids Radius – 1 to 1.2 Detail – I usually don’t change this one. Masking [...]

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