9. Sharpening

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Sharpening a whole image with the Unsharp Mask filter 210
Sharpening midtones with the Unsharp Mask filter 214
Enhancing details with the High Pass filter 216
Sharpening areas selectively 218
Using the Smart Sharpen filter 219
Selecting edges for sharpening 223
Sharpening edges 225

The difference between an unsharpened photo and a sharpened one may be subtle, but the former will look blah and undefined and the latter will have that extra, well, edge. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use three sharpening filters in Photoshop: Unsharp Mask, High Pass, and Smart Sharpen.

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