LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP UPDATES

This month Adobe released a raft of new updates – here are the key improvements…

WHAT’S THE POINT OF SHARPENING?

Sometimes we might need to apply sharpening to

THE BEST SHARPENING TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP

There are essentially four sharpening tools and techniques

CONTROL SHARPENING STRENGTH

Every image can be seen as a series

WHAT IS RADIUS?

RADIUS 0 PIXELS With Radius set to 0, there

DON’T SHARPEN NOISE

When an image has out-of-focus, detail-less areas, there’s

SHARPEN TO SUIT YOUR SUBJECT

As a rule of thumb, use a fairly

MASK SOFTER AREAS FROM SHARPENING

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WHEN TO SHARPEN

By default, Camera Raw and Lightroom set a

SHARPEN WHEN OUTPUTTING OR EXPORTING

Head to the Export settings in LIghtroom or

SHARPENING FOR PRINT

If preparing images for printing, resize to the

MASTER UNSHARP MASK

Unsharp Mask is one of Photoshop’s best sharpening

TAKE CONTROL WITH SMART SHARPEN

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THE AMAZING HIGH PASS TECHNIQUE

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PRACTICAL Photoshop

01 DUPLICATE AND BLEND Open high_pass_before into Photoshop

TRY SUPER RESOLUTION OR PURERAW

Advanced tools in Camera Raw and Lightroom can

MAKE IMAGES POP WITH UNSHARP MASK

As well as sharpening fine details, the Unsharp

OVERSHARPEN THEN PULL IT BACK

Shift Amount to the maximum first, then drag

REMOVE HALOS WITH BLEND IF

To remove halos, apply sharpening to a duplicate

BLUR THE UNIMPORTANT AREAS

BEFORE AFTER Sharpening is often about drawing attention

SHARPEN OUT-OF-FOCUS IMAGES

Unfortunately there is no way to fix an

IMPROVE CAMERA SHAKE

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CREATIVE CLIPPING

Learn how to use clipping masks to craft a dynamic digital effect in Photoshop CC

DRIVE-BY SHOOTING

James Paterson shows you how to shoot portraits in a car – safely – with beautiful blurred motion

NO NEED FOR SPEED

A slow-moving car can create stunning motion blur with a few simple skills

SHOOT PORTRAITS WITH BLURRED BACKDROPS

01 TIME IT RIGHT Your shutter speed needs

CREATE YOUR OWN BLUR

01 TWIRL AN UMBRELLA If you can’t find

FAKE MOTION BLUR

Fake a camera-panning effect in Photoshop for a motion‐blurred backdrop

ESSENTIALS

Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

PHOTOSHOP CC

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THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW

Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING

Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS

The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo