Written on Oct 25th, 2008 by Dave Adams
Posted In: Post Processing
Sharpening Photos With The High Pass Filter
Post Information and Notes
How to use the Photoshop High Pass filter to sharpen an image rather than the standard sharpening tool.
- Level:Beginner
- Tools:Photoshop (CS3)
- Time:5 Minutes
There are times when no matter how good your photography skills are, and how good the equipment your are using is, a photo just doesn’t turn out as sharp as you’d hoped it would. Never fear, all is not lost. With a little post-processing, a photograph can be easily sharpened up to give that perfect final touch you want.
Using Photoshop, there are two options to sharpening a photograph. The first is to use the standard sharpening tool that can be found under . While this filter can result in an acceptable final result, and there is scope for changing the filter parameters, I prefer to use a two step approach using the high pass filter and vivid light.
