| Photoshop's High Pass sharpening is a great
alternative to Unsharp Mask when you just want to sharpen the
Bolder Contrasting edges of an image without sharpening the
smaller digital noise artifacts or worsening the complexion on a
portrait. The image takes on a "crisper" look.
1. Duplicate your Background Layer - Ensure it is the
TOP Layer
3. Click: Filter > Other
> High Pass
2. Change the Blending Mode of this new layer to Soft
Light
3. Use a Radius from .2 to 10 depending on the result
required and image size. As you increase the Radius, you
will see more of the edges that the filter will work on
appear.
4. Click on OK and Change the Opacity of the High Pass
layer to taste.
The Blending Mode of this layer can also be changed to
Overlay, Hard Light, Vivid Light, or Linear Light for additional
effect.
* An added benefit of this technique is that it
does not produce sharpening halos!
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