The trick to photo sharpening is not to sharpen the entire photograph, but only the edges of the elements or subjects in the photograph. These edges must then be blended in themselves or the photo sharpening process will produce sharp jagged lines around the photographs subjects. To finish off the picture some color, exposure, and levels adjustments will usually follow.
Click on any photograph below to view an enlargement, you may click on more than one to compare them side by side.| This photograph was shot with a hand-held camera sporting a telephoto lens from some distance. It is difficult enough shooting a moving photo without blur, but adding a telephoto to the camera and holding it by hand makes it even more so. A blurry picture of a great shot was the result. The photo was first cropped to center the subject and bring the cowboy in a little closer. The edges in the photo were then highlighted, blended, and sharpened. A levels and curves adjustment set the color level and exposure. Then the color saturation was increased to finish the photograph. |
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| The original photograph, shot with a telephoto from a hand-held camera. Fuzzy around the edges, to much so to give a good photograph worth keeping. | |
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| The original photograph cropped and slightly enlarged.
Better, but still fuzzy around the edges. Repair Time: 1 hour |
The finished photograph, cropped and enlarged, sharpened,
exposure and color enhanced. Repair Time: 4 hours |
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