There are lots of tips and tutorials in the net on how to sharpen a landscape photo. I shoot in RAW, and I know just few ways such as sharpening using LR or canon DPP. However, using adobe photoshop I really have no idea how sharpening is done. I think it is better to use PS than LR or CANON DPP. Could somebody please share what's the best way to sharpen a landscape shot. or how it is done in PS. Thanks!!!

using adobe photoshop I really have no idea how sharpening is done.
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Could somebody please share what's the best way to sharpen a landscape shot. or how it is done in PS.


There are lots of tips and tutorials in the net on how to sharpen a landscape photo.

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what you wrote was nothing but useless. i would be happy to read if you posted something that forumers can gain of. i just thought that somebody who has something to share has already answered my question. peace! :D

what you wrote was nothing but useless. i would be happy to read if you posted something that forumers can gain of. i just thought that somebody who has something to share has already answered my question. peace! :D

No offense, but Don made a good point. You contradicted yourself. You ask for others' advice but then again what will those be? Just part of the "lots of tips and tutorials in the net on how to sharpen a landscape photo" you mentioned? And yes, those tips and tutorials have probably answered your question and have been shared on the internet. :)

It's the structure of your post, or the way you asked. He was actually trying to help you by pointing that out. What is lacking from those tips that made you say "using adobe photoshop I really have no idea how sharpening is done."?

No offense, but Don made a good point. You contradicted yourself. You ask for others' advice but then again what will those be? Just part of the "lots of tips and tutorials in the net on how to sharpen a landscape photo" you mentioned? And yes, those tips and tutorials have probably answered your question and have been shared on the internet. :)

It's the structure of your post, or the way you asked. He was actually trying to help you by pointing that out. What is lacking from those tips that made you say "using adobe photoshop I really have no idea how sharpening is done."?

oh thanks. but my question is clear. what is the best or most common way? albeit there are lots in the internet, what am i looking for is the most common/best way using the photoshop. it's like this "there are many species of banana, could somebody tell me which is the most delicious."

im here to seek for help not good points to correct slight mistakes on what i posted.

There's this handy book by Scott Kelby, "Adobe Photoshop for Digital Photographers". The latest edition is for CS5.

This book contains lots of sharpening tips in Camera Raw and in Photoshop. You may want to consider getting your hands on this material.

oh thanks. but my question is clear. what is the best or most common way? albeit there are lots in the internet, what am i looking for is the most common/best way using the photoshop. it's like this "there are many species of banana, could somebody tell me which is the most delicious."

Francis, the techniques depend on your specific objectives.

It will be difficult to tell you which is "best" in all situations. For web, try the Manny Librodo technique.

There's this handy book by Scott Kelby, "Adobe Photoshop for Digital Photographers". The latest edition is for CS5.

This book contains lots of sharpening tips in Camera Raw and in Photoshop. You may want to consider getting your hands on this material.

thank you sir dan. noted.

Francis, the techniques depend on your specific objectives.

It will be difficult to tell you which is "best" in all situations. For web, try the Manny Librodo technique.

ill view his gallery again. i heard he's using USM sharpening photos on his portraitures. i hope it will render good results if the same USM sharpening is applied to landscape photos. i will try it.

thanks sir!

well someone had to say it.
i dont mind taking the burn :p (but not too much xD)

i suppose it would help others help you more if you were to share to us some workflows you tried
or share a picture or two that would need the sharpening you require

im not against helping people out. :peace:
sorry if you find it offensive. :D

on the librodo sharpening technique.. personally i didnt like it.. i went with david tong's sharpening method.
if you want, you can download the PS action on his site :)

well someone had to say it.
i dont mind taking the burn :p (but not too much xD)

i suppose it would help others help you more if you were to share to us some workflows you tried
or share a picture or two that would need the sharpening you require

im not against helping people out. :peace:
sorry if you find it offensive. :D

on the librodo sharpening technique.. personally i didnt like it.. i went with david tong's sharpening method.
if you want, you can download the PS action on his site :)

that's fine sir. i think i saw david tong's post somewhere in this forum though ihavent read his thread. thanks for introducing him. ill search him.

here you go :)

http://reviews.davidleetong.com/articles/photoshop-noise-reduction-sharpening-workflow-part-1/

here you go :)

http://reviews.davidleetong.com/articles/photoshop-noise-reduction-sharpening-workflow-part-1/

oh great. thanks so much!

ill view his gallery again. i heard he's using USM sharpening photos on his portraitures. i hope it will render good results if the same USM sharpening is applied to landscape photos. i will try it.

thanks sir!

I use it in product shots and landscapes, as well. On landscapes, I find it necessary to mask its effects on areas that do not need it (e.g., clouds, sky).

Sharpening is a very broad topic but to answer your question, I usually use USM in Photoshop. :)

here is the basic sharpening techniques by Scott Kelby

Use a setting of Amount 150%, Radius 1, Threshold 10 if you are sharpening flowers, puppies,
people, rainbows or anything of a soft nature.
Use a setting of Amount 65%, Radius 4, Threshold 1 if the photo is visibly out of focus or the
image contains lots of well-defined edges (i.e. buildings, coins, cars, etc.).
Use a setting of Amount 85%, Radius 1, Threshold 4 for general purpose sharpening

sharpening is an art. no single technique will answer all your sharpening objectives.

are you sharpening for print or for online display. you will need to apply specific sharpening moves depending on how you want to output your images.

a good text would be Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop by Fraser, Schewe.

sir dan, jieno, romz and jay thanks for your responses! they are all noted!