…Another way that we can selectively sharpen and improve other details of a…larger area of a photograph, is by working with what's called the graduated filter.…The graduated filter allows you to make a…linear adjustment over a larger area of an image.…We'll be working with this beautiful resort photograph here,…and what I want to do is I want to…sharpen the top of the photograph, and then I…want to soften or reduce the noise in the lower…region or area of this picture.…Yet before we start to work with the…graduated filter, first let's zoom in on this picture.…
To do so, position your cursor over the photograph, and then click a few times in…order to zoom in, or press Cmd+plus on Mac, or Ctrl+plus on Windows.…When we zoom in close, one of the things I…notice is that there is some noise in the image.…It also is a touch soft.…So before…we start to work with the graduated filter,…let's apply a global adjustment to the whole image.…To do that, we'll work with the Detail panel.…Here, open up the Detail panel and one of the things we…
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Released
2/3/2014- Reducing luminance and color noise
- Improving details in portraits and landscapes
- Selective sharpening with the Adjustment Brush
- Sharpening with filters
- Creating sharpening presets
- Using blending modes to avoid color problems when sharpening
- Smart filtering and masking
- Edge sharpening
- Batch sharpening
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 20s
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1. Lightroom Input Sharpening
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2. Advanced Lightroom Sharpening Techniques
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Creating custom presets6m 2s
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3. Camera Raw Input Sharpening
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4. Advanced Camera Raw Sharpening Techniques
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Creating custom presets5m 40s
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5. Photoshop Sharpening with Filters
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Resizing before you sharpen4m 37s
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Using Unsharp Mask8m 21s
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Using Smart Sharpen6m 5s
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6. Advanced Photoshop Sharpening
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Smart filtering and masking4m 54s
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7. Specialized Sharpening Techniques
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8. Batch Sharpening with Bridge and Photoshop
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9. Final Output Sharpening
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Conclusion
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Next steps31s
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