How to sharpen an image using Photoshop

Sharpen an image - Use the same technique the professionals use to sharpen their images in Photoshop.



Use the below tutorial to shapen your images like the professionals. Professional photographers always sharpen their images to make them look their very best. This technique is simple and with just a few steps your images will be looking as good as the pros.

Step 1:
Open the photo you will be using for this tutorial.

Step 2:
Select (Image > Mode > Lab Color).

Step 3:
Now on the channels dialogue box choose (Channels tab > Lightness)

Step 4:
Along the top toolbar choose (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask). The unsharp mask box will open, like the image below.

I like to keep the radius set between 1 and 3 and the threshold between 2 and 6 depending on the photograph I am working with. Play with the settings untill you are happy with what you see. I set amount to 65% on all my photo's and then adjust from there if needed.

Step 5:
We now need to set the image back to color so choose (Image > Mode > RGB Color).

Take a look at your image in color and apply the filter a second time if need be. If not simply save your image and your done.

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