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Nicole Young is a full-time photographer and author who thrives on inspiring and encouraging photographers to improve their craft and grow as artists. She teaches photography and post-processing through her blog, articles, videos, interviews, and training materials. Nicole also has an online store, where she creates post-processing tools, such as preset, actions, and textures, along with several books and eBooks.
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Thanks for the tips Nicole! :)
More stuff from Nicole!
Thank you for posting this.
Thank you, I really enjoy these video tutorials
Thanks! I appreciate all of your video tutorials. You make it very easy to follow!
I prefer to use the High Pass filter when I do my sharpening, mostly just because I feel like I have more control over the effect when I do it that way. It can also give your photo a neat grungy look if you over-do it, which can be appealing for some subjects if done right. I don’t know all the technical stuff behind how the unsharp mask works in Photoshop, but from what I do know they basically work the same … they make the image appear sharper by increasing the contrast to the edges. BTW it is a… Read more »
I use the fade command all the time. Especially with different blend modes.
Thanks for sharing Nicole!
I love your tutorials Nicole, really helpful. Thanks
Thank you for the tutorials. :)
I do this edit: I use ctrl+J (for PC) or cmd+J (for mac) to copy the layer, then I go to filter>other>high pass and I apply the filter. Then I can change the opacity of the layer. The efect is the same but your workflow looks quicker.
Thanks. :)
What an awesome little trick :)
Nicole,
Great video, as usual! What are the benefits of this approach to sharpening versus using unsharp mask? The ability to do localized sharpening?
Ron