How to Sharpen Images in Photoshop

[@mindfulmovementadmeditation]

Finally! A youtube photoshop tutorial with a voice I can understand and tolerate... thank you so much Kelvin.

Hi Hailey 👋🏻 I've just posted a tutorial on my channel, explaining how to make pictures sharper, the proper way. It would mean the world if you could check it out 😊

[@killingspreenk]

Go and check piximperfect . Thanks me later.

[@Dreamscapes-365]

I think this man is a great teacher. He speaks English and is very easy to understand

[@Islandbiker10]

man you have definitly helped me. no one else on youtube has expained sharpening techniques as well as you. thank you. very relieving.

[@Xxcilo]

I know right! Total life saver :D

[@brendadelorespoole565]

I loved how you offered the photos for us to download and practice on at same time watching this video. You made it easy to follow as you went along and if did not catch, just went backwards easily to area I missed and proceeded. I even wrote down the steps to practice further on. I thought it was an excellent presentation especially for someone who knew very little about the different processes you use. Great job!

[@jessthompson6548]

Went through the lesson twice with one other presentation between. Impressed about the amount number of ways presented and the detail in each way presented.

[@helenandersson7173]

Thanks for this tutorial! I practiced along with you on my own photos and it was easy to folllow your instructions. I learned how to use the sharpening tool and High pass, which will be very useful. You also show your screen close up so I could see even the small icons, texts and details. Good job!!

[@cpplinford]

Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial. I don't know why there are haters. I followed pretty well until the high mask part and then my brain got tired. I'll watch that part again! I always wanted to learn more about the unsharp mask so thank you!

[@davidrachlin3557]

Wow! The best video ever on sharpening. This is worth watching several times.

[@BradAmesFLL]

The most comprehensive tutorial on sharpening I've watched yet. I learned alot. Thank you.

[@thechickenguy7447]

your legit

[@debbiemurdock5544]

I know people are belly aching about the thumbnail but I appreciate the info provided in this video it helped me sharpen up my image. Thank you!

[@avposts]

The best you have done. I felt you were teaching with come explanation without just running through a process which is what I have noticed in some of you other tutorials.Well done. Be a good teacher as well as the outstanding photo editor as you have demonstrated. Thanks for this powerful explanation of this sharpening aspect of editing.

[@KoriLinae]

Wow, this was exactly what I needed to learn. You are a great teacher! Thank you so SO much!

[@webreaver01]

I gave a thumbs up and I subscribed because you really explained and demonstrated different methods in sharpening the image in a very simple and concise way.

[@harshitpareek1818]

you have no idea how helpful this video was. thanks a lot buddy

[@thechickenguy7447]

awesome

[@ramirosanchez9758]

Excellent teaching the best sharpening different methods, to try , and easy to understand. Thank you

[@prhayz1]

Despite the negative criticisms, I find this tutorial very helpful. I even bookmarked it. Good job, my friend.

[@thechickenguy7447]

thanks due to your comment am going to download i will watch later

[@Remi10pm]

Thank you SOOO Much my guy. Clear, concise, to the point, versatile. The lost art of tutorial making is not lost on you! Lol. Appreciate it, cheers.

[@jeffkopito1537]

One of the best tutorials I've watched, practiced with, and put into play. Great demo using the unsharp mask, high pass, and sharpening tool. Thanks for the excellent presentation and the images to work with!

[@kristiereilly1167]

Very informative. Learned a lot in easy langue to understand. Do you have a video just on layers? .

[@TheIceMan23]

hats off to you..that high pass method was a game changer

[@maartenroes-francken7996]

A very helpful tutorial. It has helped me no end to achieve better sharpening practices. Thanks for publishing it.

[@thechickenguy7447]

awesome thanks for watching

[@MichaelCoxRN]

Nice, very definitive! Covers so much and all in one video. The best sharpening video I've seen, so far.

[@pedromiguelvicente8099]

Brilliantly explained! Very useful techniques. Keep up the good work and please keep on doing videos on a regular basis.

[@thechickenguy7447]

cute

[@lhiamcroft]

Great tutorial. Definately worth rewatching until all these methods become second nature. Thanks Kelvin Designs!

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Thanks for sharking Kelvin! Cant save blurry images but you can definitely make great images shine with proper sharpening.

[@thechickenguy7447]

me i dont think so

[@Penis521]

Thank goodness!! a person who actually simplified it. Thanks a lot!!!

[@danielaargandonalowe9764]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing your knowledge. For me it was kind of opening my eyes to all the sharpening ways!

[@thechickenguy7447]

awesome

[@IkeJr2008]

This video made my day!!! Applied your techniques to some of my favorite photos that were slightly out of focus and -- HUZZHAS! Thanks for posting.

[@thechickenguy7447]

wow awesome

[@rooster3181]

Love your desktop photo with the rain drops and the Effel Tower. Good tutorial

[@markharris5771]

Easily the best video I've seen on sharpening, thank you.

[@thechickenguy7447]

really!!!! thats great

[@mathuravaniinstrumental]

Thanks a lot Kelvin, I learn a lot about sharpen tools in photoshop

[@thechickenguy7447]

your good

[@Golden_Spike]

About the Camera RAW editing... You can do it in CS6 as well. You just have to get to it a bit differently. Instead of selecting 'Open,' select 'Open as...' You select your jpg or other file, and then choose 'Camera RAW' from the dropdown in the pop-up window. From there, it's identical to what you were doing.

[@guillermogabriel9022]

Helou

[@denniskoore]

still in 2020, you sir still a life saver

[@mazman8343]

great video dude.Quick question can photo shop enhance a car number plate image

[@philmuir6799]

Kevin, Great video - amazing what can be achieved with a little knowledge. Can you please advise how you get the red tip when you are sharpening the leopard etc? Tx Phil

[@siddhunkarthik]

Thank you very much. It is really good. Learned a lot kind of feelings and it works well. Simple narrative, easy english --Not too much technical, explained patiently properly throughout, especially pulling out different images. Classic.

[@sadesign9575]

Can we get more of these videos? I learnt so much from this !

[@Ronin760]

Kelvin, what is the reasoning behind the blur layer before applying the high pass filter. I like the results, but I would like to know why this method works together. Thanks!

[@rosaestevesmiranda2274]

People had reported this tutorial! Can’t believe it!! I loved it, thanks!! 😀🎉

[@rocknrolla258]

best video about improving low res foto out there

[@ameshuynh1975]

Best sharpening video EVER! To the point, fast, easy to understand and I love the different scenarios. Thanks a million! =)

[@thechickenguy7447]

your welcomed a million times too

[@atephoto]

6:44 Masking is basically the same as threshold back in Unsharp Mask, right?.. Like you want to increase threshold to avoid sharpen skies in the first image.

[@GifCoDigital]

not quite. Masking literally masks out the sharpening in any area that is black (just like a layer mask) threshold is setting the minimum difference needed between two pixels for sharpening to be applied.

[@atephoto]

Oh right, now I remember. He covered that

[@sluggishpanda]

Subscribed! Awesome tutorial. Definitely will watch a bunch more of your videos!!

[@thechickenguy7447]

nice car

[@erniehayden]

Well done! Well paced! Well spoken! Great ideas offered. Thanks!!

[@judithlilly5208]

One of the best I've seen

[@nitinule]

Bro, You opened my creative eyes.. Thanks a ton. Regards from Mumbai.

[@barbararindisbacher7881]

Very well explained. Thanks so much for sharing with us for FREE!

[@LindaTCornwall]

Very helpful, many thanks for the information. I'm a Jewellery designer and needed some advice on this subject for sharpening my product images.

[@thechickenguy7447]

wow inbox me dear

[@stevengerard7371]

This is probably the most useful and information dense/legible PS vid that I've seen. Thank you so much!

[@TonderayiKanoz]

Thanks for this in-depth tutorial. I really needed these techniques for my work and that LAB one I am hearing it for a first.

[@RosaPerry]

Thanks Kelvin. Learnt lots from your tutorial!

[@thechickenguy7447]

share with me what you know more than that

[@melodyreed9032]

What is the function of the blur layer you placed under the high pass. You didn't say. I've never needed a blur layer in high pass (only in frequency separation when your actually separating the texture from the color).

[@thechickenguy7447]

your good at editing photos???

[@kirtg1]

thanks for the video. cc has also added "texture" which helps to sharpen as well. i do real estate photography and like sharp images. the images are usually viewed in their entirety in the mls, so rarely at 100%. also, often walls are one light color. the raw filter mask helped a great deal. thanks again

[@sumsumcorda8]

what does kelvin say at 6:45? if you hold the alt XXXXX key? i cant get it. please help. English is not my native language. thanks a lot. btw, very interesting tutorial, thanks kelvin for uploading it.

[@ETSUBrown8939]

Very helpful, thank you Kalvin.

[@georgecharpentier6043]

Very interesting and informative, especially if you want to move beyond basic sharpening

[@thechickenguy7447]

you have a point brother

[@cv07apr9]

Such a great tutorial! Big thumbs up!!!

[@CapeTownGirl01]

great video, it covered all of the sharpening bases and the fact that your key strokes showed, also helped me a lot. Just wish I knew how you open up finder while you are inside PS as I am new to Imac!

[@ultramuc466]

hey Kelvin is there any differnce between Lightroom sharpning and Photoshop sharpning? and what do people do on 500px to get razor sharp Images? thank you

[@TetsusaigaDrgn]

This video is amazing. Thank you so much! Subscribed! What sharpening technique or combination of techniques do you recommend for sharpening a somewhat blurry portrait photo? I have a portrait that is soft and it is noticeable when compared to my other tac-sharp photos.

[@thechickenguy7447]

sorry for they never replied but hope you got the answer already!!

[@butlerunia]

Can someone explaing to me in "high pass" method (11:09) why do we use blur filter at all? Why not use only one "high pass" layer? Thank you

[@jeffkopito1537]

You can use only the high pass filter - I prefer it myself especially when you use the linear light blending mode. You really have to start with the image and use what works - don't just add a technique because it's available.

[@geoff270172]

great tutorial, so so good. can these techniques be made into actions?

[@thechickenguy7447]

your so lucky

[@drpentecost]

Great tutorial Kelvin. The information about the Sharpen Tool was very informative and I don't understand why more Photoshop tutorials are not talking about this tool. Is there any reason that you didn't talk about Smart Sharpening ? Thanks.

[@oveandreegeland4179]

Really good tutorial! you are clearly skilled and a good teacher! Keep up the good work! You´re helping a lot of people with editing in Photoshop that is so essential when you´re taking pictures!

[@thechickenguy7447]

he has that talent

[@GideonAbutu]

Thanks for the tutorial. Please what is the name of the screen recorder you used???

[@ED-ie3et]

This was super helpful. Now utilizing this to fix some of my images for my class!!

[@thechickenguy7447]

wow share with me some of your work dear

[@cameracowboy9948]

I work as a product photographer and this video helped a lot! I like to record my screen when editing to help myself later. I do need help with one thing: How can I get my command keys to show on the screen when I record?

[@LoLitaChatte13]

That's an apple thing. If you have pc, i don't think it's possible.

[@cameracowboy9948]

I have a new mac, and I record through quicktime and use sound flower as well..... I just cannot see what keys I am using during my playback along with the tool that follows your mouse around.

[@Yupppi]

The CC part was nice, don't have to have lightroom for that, knowing the camera raw menu. Unfortunately my CC 2015 doesn't read raw files even after trying to install the plugin. This video is full of little things that are off topic but really convenient. Like the quick keys for zoom in (no idea why scroll wouldn't work for zoom) and space bar to move the pic. The use of smart objects, hipass, blend, the use of brush with those filters etc. The lab color reminds me a lot of s-video signal with brightness and colors separated.

[@joecolletti]

Really helpful video, thanks! Great to see more than one way of getting results.

[@Alpha_Orionis]

Your tutorial helped me a lot. Thanks

[@thechickenguy7447]

awesome God bless you

[@dayangdiyana2878]

on the squirrel picture, I didn't really get what you meant by "this is destructive, so you can't do the smart object" . do you mind clarifying it?

[@dank5372]

Hi Thank you for the videos. They are great.. can I ask you something. If I export photos with no size but at 100% quality with dpi of 300 ,are those in good quality to post on web,Instagram,Facebook or would I have to go down with the dpi to 72 And if you shoot portraits or wedding, what size would you convert it to ,for good quality to print and use them online with clients Thank you

[@Xcellenceofxecution1]

Hey Kelvin what is the difference between using this method instead of sharpning in LR?

[@rancorous]

camera raw sharpening is exactly the same as in LR. If you are editing a Fuji raw file, then I wouldn't suggest it though..

[@Geophoto63]

Very nice tutorials, great to bring to live a soft lens Pictures,,

[@marylizhernandez]

Could you do a similar tutorial enhancing small areas of colors, like different colors in eyeshadows? How is that Instagram high quality of colors is achieved in eye colorful makeup?

[@madiko]

Thanks for the informative video, Kelvin :-) It's nice to have all the methods I already use combined in 1 video. I learnd along the way watching many many artists and their creative process. From you I learned something new using the "raw-tool"-method. The mask is a really good trick. As well as learning how to apply sharping only to the midtones (not blacks/whites). That was an eyeopener for me!! May I suggest a tweek to your "High Pass"-Method? You might want to try "soft light" instead of "linear light" - in my opinion, it's smoother. Furthermore I learned over the years, to watch the preview wile increasing the radius for the moment, the edges get somewhat white. Thats probably the max you can set to keep the picture natural looking. (Only to let you know: Further on it gets the look often used by hip hoppers or such for their special look and feel.) Keep up the good videos and tutorials. And once again: Thank you very much for sharing :-)

[@eylab1541]

Your opening line is the best ever.

[@MIMCKMedia]

why gausian blur underneath the highpass filter?

[@austinswain]

reduce noise and other small blemishes

[@Super420Lucky]

Excellent video. You are a good teacher

[@WattyJay]

HOW DO YOU HAVE YOUR BRUSH PREVIEW SHOWING WHEN USING IT. IM USUING THE "SHARPEN TOOL" AND WHEN I PUT MY MOUSE OVER MY PHOTO ITS A + SIGN INSTEAD OF A CIRCLE FOR MY BRUSHES

[@EviesAnnee]

Lots of information. Thanks for sharing. Great video. There are a few places where your voice drops off and I had to rewind several times to get what you were saying (looking where your cursor was going...) But I really appreciate the information.

[@kithsirilokuge2174]

I enjoy and learned very much , Thanks

[@willeastburn5881]

Great tutorial, informative and easy to follow.... Thanks

[@Mickemukk]

Great video. Some questions: 1. Is there any benefit in sharpening in PS instead of Lightroom? 2. Any difference (pros/cons) between sharpening a raw file vs a jpeg? 3. The "amount" in the different sharpening techniques, what's the difference. in the first technique you said 100%-160% is good. But in number two and three you used 30-35%. Thanks in advance.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Micke J The RAW file has way more information so more can be done to it before it looks overdone. Working on a compressed JPG file can be done but will tend to look processed very quickly.

[@tyler.hitchcock]

I learned a whole bunch, you're awesome man, cheers

[@thechickenguy7447]

wow your great too.

[@kenmorris2858]

Fantastic tutorial....

[@arezoojalali2362]

sometimes the camera does focus on a wrong subject. Is that possible to move the sharpness later in phhotoshop to another point?

[@BobG-eh5fc]

Great Video!!! Thanks a lot for going through all the methods to sharpen. I just started photoshop and your videos are great tutorials. I've also purchase your photoshop101, but have to say these video's are great additions.

[@isabellethomas2750]

Another great video!

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

Why do you learn Photoshop ,I mean do you work in Digital Marketing Company ?...I use the Photoshop to fix the Items in Digital Marketing Company

[@pax5161]

Great video Kelvin

[@jonlavoie7375]

Great Video , easy to use

[@specfever2]

When would someone ever set radius to a much higher number? It seems that most of the tuts I see on sharpening have the radius number below 1.5 or 1. Thanks.

[@alyskeia]

What should I do to continue editing after the mask? Because it doesn't allow me to use other tools...

[@LoLitaChatte13]

hahaha. you guys should get over the thumbnail... that's just an illustration. I found the content really helping, thank you Kevin. I needed it really much!

[@VJ-td6oc]

The forth tip was best in my case it really made big difference

[@photoeditingsoftwarepromo5327]

Great tutorial

[@melawievergreenfarms9523]

Thanks. A very great work. Will try

[@JUMOWAx]

great channel, just discovered you. Q: are you inserting the keyboard press flow in the edit or is there a app for that?

[@isuskataotinstagram2069]

Really thank you for this tutorial.

[@thechickenguy7447]

hahahaa iliked your name

[@99desi9n]

Awesome. Very detailed thank you!

[@ameliaacevedo-kelly3311]

wow that was awesome thank you so much for all the tips

[@thechickenguy7447]

thanks for appreciating