Join Richard Harrington for an in-depth discussion in this video Sharpening a soft photo, part of Enhancing Photos with iPhoto.
If you're shooting in low light, or shooting handheld, the chance of having soft…pictures is pretty great.…Even if you autofocus the camera, the movement of the subject, due to the longer…exposure time, can lead to softness.…Now, there's no magical fix to remove this, but you can make it a bit better.…Let's zoom to 100%, and take a look at our photo here.…Now, this is a soft image.…However, I love the face, and I love the look.…And for posting to social media, it's going to hold up okay.…
I'm going to put a little bit of contrast in, and take the Sharpness slider over.…Notice, without; with. As we drag Sharpness over, however, noise was added,…so it becomes important to pick some of that up.…You may also want to use a little bit of Definition to bring out some of the details.…Let's zoom back out. Before, after.…It feels better to me.…
That previous image we were looking at could also benefit from a little bit of sharpening.…Now, let's take a look here at a reasonable size,…and by dragging the Sharpness over, you see that some of the details come out.…
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12/18/2012This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. lynda.com is honored to host this content in our library.
- Cropping for better composition
- Rotating an image
- Making a levels adjustment
- Adjusting shadows or highlights
- Increasing saturation
- Converting to black and white
- Creating sepia-tone effects
- Using the Retouch Brush
- Sharpening photos
- Adding borders
- Copying and pasting adjustments
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome25s
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1. Controlling the iPhoto Interface
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Working in Full-Screen mode1m 26s
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Switching images1m 28s
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Zooming in for detail2m 14s
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2. Essential Repairs
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Straightening crooked photos2m 22s
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Rotating an image1m 16s
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Removing red-eye2m 14s
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3. Improving Exposure
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Understanding the histogram3m 13s
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Making a Levels adjustment2m 15s
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Fixing an underexposed photo2m 36s
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Fixing an overexposed photo2m 42s
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Improving contrast2m 36s
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4. Improving Color
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White balancing a photo2m 24s
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5. Black-and-White Effects
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Creating sepia-tone effects2m 29s
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6. Polishing an Image
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Using the Retouch brush1m 55s
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Removing noise2m 10s
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Sharpening a soft photo1m 52s
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Defocusing a photo2m 15s
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7. Managing Changes to Photos
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Reverting to an original1m 49s
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Deleting an image3m 4s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye22s
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