In this short video series I'll be explaining the various ways you can sharpen an image in Photoshop. Those ways include the Unsharp Mask, Smart Sharpen, and High Pass Sharpening. In this video, I explain the how to sharpen and image using the High Pass Filter. You can find all of the videos in this series here: bit.ly/2tFikqS For more detailed info about how post processing sharpening works, watch my Lightroom video on the subject: ua-cam.com/video/mZV38QDo388/v-deo.html Please follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/anthonymorganti/ Gear and settings used for image in video: Nikon D800e: amzn.to/2EBZjYI Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 Lens: amzn.to/2VQMKi9 Sekonic Light Meter: amzn.to/2O177sv 5 in 1 Reflector: amzn.to/2Zl2g7C 3 Einstein Strobes (2 on background, 1 on model): bit.ly/2M7Qfha 22" Beauty Dish on Model: bit.ly/2mlymT5 8.5" Reflector (x2) on Background: bit.ly/2Md8Sk2 White Seamless Paper: amzn.to/31XIalx Cyber Commander: bit.ly/2ohkpXr Manual Mode Auto White Balance Single Point Focus - Focused on her eye 1/250, F11.0, iso: 100 at 70mm Checkout my Recommended Gear List: www.amazon.com/shop/anthonymorganti I use this software to record my screen: telestream.pxf.io/DMrW2 Unsure of how to price your photography? Check the 2019 Guide to Pricing Your Photography: amzn.to/2S1CiU7 The Amazon and Telestream links above are my affiliate links. Please read my code of ethics statement for more info about my affiliations: onlinephotographytraining.com/code-of-ethics/ Thumbnail Image by Olya Adamovich from Pixabay THANK YOU for watching!
I would love to see a video on how to blurr out a background to make a subject stand out. Maybe add light also. I am also interested in how to create a high pass look. Thanks.
I love the way you explain it at the perfect pace, not too fast, not too slow. It makes it useful to beginners as well as intermediate levels. Would love to see a video on Frequency Separation. What's available on UA-cam right now is too fast paced or too confusing for beginners. Thank you for this great content. I am a subscriber now.
Hi Anthony. I’m with you all the way now that I’ve decided that it’s time for me to concentrate on learning P/S. You have taken me for two years in L/R. Now you’re stuck with me still. Thank you for everything you teach & your manner of teaching. Neville J.
Thanks, Anthony. Given the changes in Photoshop and its version a revision of this video would be good. Now you can create a smart object layer and make multiple layers in order to sharpen different areas with different degrees of sharpening. I agree that High Pass is an excellent way to sharpen and vastly improved with the latest version of Photoshop.
Hello Anthony and thank you for your informative videos. In reference to this particular lesson: I respectfully disagree with statement that with High Pass filter you cannot use advantages of Smart Object. 1. I usually don't use Desaturation because I don't see any reason why it would be necessary. 2. But even if I use it (Ctrl+Shift+U) I still can convert "Layer 1" to Smart Object My work flow for High Pass sharpening is: 1. Copy original image to "Layer 1" with Ctrl+J 2. Convert "Layer 1" to Smart Object 3. Apply High Pass filter 4. Change blending mode to Overlay 5. And because it is a Smart Object I can double click on "High Pass" (below of Smart Filter) and adjust radius to whatever I want. I also use several extra steps: 6. Create inverted (black) mask for "Layer 1" 7. Select soft brush 8. Press Ctrl-D to set foreground color to White 9. Select Mask of "Layer 1" 10. Using Brush paint ONLY areas of image where you want sharpening to be applied. Please let me know what your opinion is. Respectfully Eugene
Thank you for your videos on Photoshop. I do have a request, are there situations when using Levels is always better than Curves for correcting lighting?
Further to your tip about showing the layer mask to see where you’ve painted, I found out there’s a far batter way. Just click the channels tab in your layers pallette and there’ll be a mask channel in there that is off by default. Enable it by clicking on the eye icon and it will show a semi transparent colour mask just like lightrooms adjustment brush has. So much easier to see where you’ve painted. You can change the colour and opacity of it too.
Following your claim for photoshop video suggestions, I would like you to consider a series of videos on fusion modes. Thank you once again for your great classes. George.
Hi Anthony - I have enjoyed your videos for years and have applied so many of your techniques. I have a suggestions for a video on using a 50% Grey scale layer for dodging and burning. I use this technique with blend-if at times as well. There does not seem to be much talk about the 50% Grey technique. Thanks Pat.
Anthony, what is your preferred method of sharpening with Fuji X-Trans sensors, if using Adobe products? I will have to give these a try compared to sharpening in LR with enhance details. Basically I am trying to avoid the wormy/watercolor effect. Thanks!
Not sure why you need to desaturate the image first. All I do is duplicate the color image, apply high pass., change blend mode and voila? Naturally can apply mask to those areas which don’t need sharpening. Can you please explain why desaturate ?
Photoshop is maddening. I would like to see you take an image that needs all the usual edits of a complex image & take it through from beginning to end using one, and only one, way to do each edit. Not, "you can do it this way or that way, or here is another way to do it". I would like a clear algorithm to approach editing an image, and I don't care about how many different ways there are to do it. Too many forks in the road is confusing. Also, I don't care what the extremes for each slider do. Jerking the slider back and forth from max to min to see the extremes is not helpful. Trying to absorb all the options muddles my feeble mind. Your videos are great and you are a skilled teacher and I think you could be the one to do this. Thank you for everything you do.
There's always several different ways to achieve the end result, there's not a "best way", so you learn a few different options and adapt the way you prefer, after trying them all, to your own work flow
For me it has to be selections and layers and how to separate the different elements of an image into layers. like sky, building, water, or Eyes, mouth, face etc, so you can work on each element in a layer mask. I still find this a bit confusing. Cheers 👍👍
Overexposure of a lot of the skin makes it more difficult to see the effects of sharpening. Would suggest you use a properly exposed image in the future,
In this short video series I'll be explaining the various ways you can sharpen an image in Photoshop. Those ways include the Unsharp Mask, Smart Sharpen, and High Pass Sharpening. In this video, I explain the how to sharpen and image using the High Pass Filter.
You can find all of the videos in this series here:
bit.ly/2tFikqS
For more detailed info about how post processing sharpening works, watch my Lightroom video on the subject:
ua-cam.com/video/mZV38QDo388/v-deo.html
Please follow me on Instagram:
instagram.com/anthonymorganti/
Gear and settings used for image in video:
Nikon D800e: amzn.to/2EBZjYI
Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 Lens: amzn.to/2VQMKi9
Sekonic Light Meter: amzn.to/2O177sv
5 in 1 Reflector: amzn.to/2Zl2g7C
3 Einstein Strobes (2 on background, 1 on model): bit.ly/2M7Qfha
22" Beauty Dish on Model: bit.ly/2mlymT5
8.5" Reflector (x2) on Background: bit.ly/2Md8Sk2
White Seamless Paper: amzn.to/31XIalx
Cyber Commander: bit.ly/2ohkpXr
Manual Mode
Auto White Balance
Single Point Focus - Focused on her eye
1/250, F11.0, iso: 100 at 70mm
Checkout my Recommended Gear List:
www.amazon.com/shop/anthonymorganti
I use this software to record my screen:
telestream.pxf.io/DMrW2
Unsure of how to price your photography? Check the 2019 Guide to Pricing Your Photography:
amzn.to/2S1CiU7
The Amazon and Telestream links above are my affiliate links. Please read my code of ethics statement for more info about my affiliations:
onlinephotographytraining.com/code-of-ethics/
Thumbnail Image by Olya Adamovich from Pixabay
THANK YOU for watching!
I would love to see a video on how to blurr out a background to make a subject stand out. Maybe add light also. I am also interested in how to create a high pass look. Thanks.
I love the way you explain it at the perfect pace, not too fast, not too slow. It makes it useful to beginners as well as intermediate levels. Would love to see a video on Frequency Separation. What's available on UA-cam right now is too fast paced or too confusing for beginners. Thank you for this great content. I am a subscriber now.
Thanks Anthony-- this is great. I'm curious about "many people hating" high-pass sharpening. What's to hate here?
Many, many thanks for video on high pass sharpening. Like others, I wasn't desaturating my images, but followed your steps, and hey, all good
Your videos are very helpful and easy to follow, thank you
Hi Anthony. I’m with you all the way now that I’ve decided that it’s time for me to concentrate on learning P/S. You have taken me for two years in L/R. Now you’re stuck with me still. Thank you for everything you teach & your manner of teaching. Neville J.
Thanks, Anthony. Given the changes in Photoshop and its version a revision of this video would be good. Now you can create a smart object layer and make multiple layers in order to sharpen different areas with different degrees of sharpening. I agree that High Pass is an excellent way to sharpen and vastly improved with the latest version of Photoshop.
Hello Anthony and thank you for your informative videos.
In reference to this particular lesson:
I respectfully disagree with statement that with High Pass filter you cannot use advantages of Smart Object.
1. I usually don't use Desaturation because I don't see any reason why it would be necessary.
2. But even if I use it (Ctrl+Shift+U) I still can convert "Layer 1" to Smart Object
My work flow for High Pass sharpening is:
1. Copy original image to "Layer 1" with Ctrl+J
2. Convert "Layer 1" to Smart Object
3. Apply High Pass filter
4. Change blending mode to Overlay
5. And because it is a Smart Object I can double click on "High Pass" (below of Smart Filter) and adjust radius to whatever I want.
I also use several extra steps:
6. Create inverted (black) mask for "Layer 1"
7. Select soft brush
8. Press Ctrl-D to set foreground color to White
9. Select Mask of "Layer 1"
10. Using Brush paint ONLY areas of image where you want sharpening to be applied.
Please let me know what your opinion is.
Respectfully
Eugene
Great video. Thanks!
Very useful series of video's re sharpening methodology thanks.
Thank you for your videos on Photoshop. I do have a request, are there situations when using Levels is always better than Curves for correcting lighting?
Further to your tip about showing the layer mask to see where you’ve painted, I found out there’s a far batter way. Just click the channels tab in your layers pallette and there’ll be a mask channel in there that is off by default. Enable it by clicking on the eye icon and it will show a semi transparent colour mask just like lightrooms adjustment brush has. So much easier to see where you’ve painted. You can change the colour and opacity of it too.
Thanks a lot for the improved tip. This way its very easy to see exactly what you are masking or demasking.
@@ChelOis-55 even better. I’ve since learnt that hitting the backslash key on your keyboard does the same thing.
Following your claim for photoshop video suggestions, I would like you to consider a series of videos on fusion modes.
Thank you once again for your great classes.
George.
a very good series on sharpening and how best to use these important features. if you update the series try doing landscape pix also.
You said hi pass is your favorite. Do you use it exclusive to Lightroom, or when do you use Lightroom sharpening?
You're so good thankyou Sir.
Hi Anthony - I have enjoyed your videos for years and have applied so many of your techniques. I have a suggestions for a video on using a 50% Grey scale layer for dodging and burning. I use this technique with blend-if at times as well. There does not seem to be much talk about the 50% Grey technique. Thanks Pat.
Anthony, what is your preferred method of sharpening with Fuji X-Trans sensors, if using Adobe products? I will have to give these a try compared to sharpening in LR with enhance details. Basically I am trying to avoid the wormy/watercolor effect.
Thanks!
Hi Anthony,
how about the opposite? smoothing skin in Photoshop, especially (older) skins which may need a bit of TLC?
Just wondering, do I sharpen before or after editing my photo?!
is it really necessary to desaturate it? out of curiosity.
I do most of my editing in LR, then move to PS to sharpening. In that case, how much, if any sharpening should I do in LR?
Not sure why you need to desaturate the image first. All I do is duplicate the color image, apply high pass., change blend mode and voila? Naturally can apply mask to those areas which don’t need sharpening. Can you please explain why desaturate ?
If you don't desaturate it will often leave small gray blotches on the image. Not always but often it will -- particularly on skintone.
Anthony Morganti ...thank you for your reply and all your other excellent videos 👍
thanks will be kind if you give us more examples and tutorial in luminar 4 layers
I use high pass on my images. I am curious why you desaturate the high pass layer. I don't, and I'm not sure it is necessary. Can you explain please?
I saw this same method done in Gimp and the image was also desaturated.
@@leniehulse1621 I have tried it both ways and see no real difference in effect.
Photoshop is maddening. I would like to see you take an image that needs all the usual edits of a complex image & take it through from beginning to end using one, and only one, way to do each edit. Not, "you can do it this way or that way, or here is another way to do it". I would like a clear algorithm to approach editing an image, and I don't care about how many different ways there are to do it. Too many forks in the road is confusing. Also, I don't care what the extremes for each slider do. Jerking the slider back and forth from max to min to see the extremes is not helpful. Trying to absorb all the options muddles my feeble mind. Your videos are great and you are a skilled teacher and I think you could be the one to do this. Thank you for everything you do.
There's always several different ways to achieve the end result, there's not a "best way", so you learn a few different options and adapt the way you prefer, after trying them all, to your own work flow
I m from Punjab (India) thanksq sir
Thank you!
For me it has to be selections and layers and how to separate the different elements of an image into layers. like sky, building, water, or Eyes, mouth, face etc, so you can work on each element in a layer mask. I still find this a bit confusing.
Cheers 👍👍
Overexposure of a lot of the skin makes it more difficult to see the effects of sharpening. Would suggest you use a properly exposed image in the future,
thanks
Anthony images stacking in PS please
Do a composite
I prefer to use 3D bum-pmap...