sharpening

Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Adjust Sharpness vs. High Pass

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In Photoshop Elements, it seems that the most commonly used types of sharpening are High Pass and Adjust Sharpness/Unsharp Mask.  These are two of the top Methods from my Top 12 list of sharpening methods. I used to use the High Pass method almost exclusively, but lately I’ve found myself going for Adjust Sharpening more. [...]

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New Free Action for Photoshop Elements

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My newest free action for Photoshop Elements is my special Luminosity Sharpening.  It’s super strong, but avoids halos and that crispy look that often accompany high levels of sharpening. You can download it from my Facebook page.  Just click on “Like” (if you haven’t already) and the it’s all yours! These pictures demonstrate how this [...]

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New MCP Actions for Photoshop Elements and a Freebie!

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New actions for Photoshop Elements are available for you from MCP Actions. MCP’s Blog It Set 1, Blog It Set 2 and Print It sets together give you over 120 actions that create custom collages from your images, either for printing or for posting on your website.  And they work in Photoshop Elements! For the [...]

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Photoshop Elements Actions – 2 New Freebies to Try + Contest Winners

March 11, 2010

Photoshop Elements Free Action lovers, there are two new ones for you to try. Digital Backdrops The first is a set of 10 actions that create Digital Backdrops of any color in 10 sizes.  Like this: You can use it to put behind a subject to make your photo look more like a traditional studio [...]

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Sharpening in Adobe Camera Raw

April 18, 2009

Sharpening is the topic of my 3rd article in Digital Photography For Moms’ series on Photoshop Elements’ Adobe Camera Raw. Where and How to Sharpen in Adobe Camera Raw You can find the Sharpening settings on the Detail tab of the ACR window: Before you sharpen, make sure that you are zoomed in to at least 100%! [...]

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Great Photoshop Sharpening Article

March 6, 2009

I’ve really been interested in sharpening in Photoshop Elements lately.  I hope you aren’t getting bored with reading about sharpening techniques.  Of course, these posts are in no way a comment on my always ummm, stellar and tack-sharp photography! Anyway,  today’s Digital Photography School post, How to Sharpen Photos: An Introduction, was written incredibly clearly.  Something inside [...]

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The Perfect Photoshop Elements Workflow – Final Step, Sharpening

February 22, 2009

At last, we’ve made it to the final step of the Perfect Photoshop Elements Workflow – Sharpening.  To recap, here are the workflow steps so far: Reading a Histogram Lighting Defog and Noise Reduction Blemish Removal Levels The Most Important Workflow Step Actions in Photoshop Elements Vignettes There are countless ways to Sharpen in Photoshop [...]

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