Quick Fix: Sharpen

It's time again for another photo-tip. I love to use the photos from I heart Faces' Fix-It Friday challenges because it gives me a focus to my tips.

And speaking of focus, today's tip is boosting those slightly out-of-focus photos so that they are a little more sharp. There are a few ways to do this, the most popular being using Unsharp Mask. Today, however, I'm going to show you a quick way using one of the Filters in Photoshop. This way allows you more flexibility than unsharp mask.

Let's start with the BEFORE:


Step 1: Open your photo to be fixed and duplicate the layer (CTRL-J on your PC). On the top-most layer, select the blending mode "Overlay."

Step 2: Go to Filter>Other>Highpass

Step 3: Finally, you will have a window that shows the photo with this tint of gray over it. Adjust the slider to your liking (I stay around 1.5-3.5) and then click OKAY. You can adjust the opacity if it's too much. Flatten the image and you are good to go!



Now, here's the BEFORE and AFTER side-by-side. See the difference the slight sharpen makes?

AND I decided to play a little more, so here's my final edit for the photo. (I used several actions from My Four Hens and the frame is from Paislee Press)

SO, that's it!! Be sure to leave comments for all of the other I Heart Faces members who participated in the challenge.

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Leora