too much sharpening
Aug 8, 2019 12:45:15 #
maryo
Loc: Santa fe
I was looking at an older photo that I realized I had sharpened too much. Halos around the trees. Has anyone found a way to fix this? Thanks.
Aug 8, 2019 12:57:20 #
Very carefully, one or two pixels at a time with a good editing program is the only way I know how to do it. Maybe others will have a better answer and we both can learn.
Aug 8, 2019 12:58:27 #
Aug 8, 2019 13:05:21 #
maryo wrote:
I was looking at an older photo that I realized I had sharpened too much. Halos around the trees. Has anyone found a way to fix this? Thanks.
If you still have the original, work with that. I often save several copies as I process, just in case.
Aug 8, 2019 13:05:38 #
Post an example. Many tools available in Photoshop but would need to see the problem.
Aug 8, 2019 13:07:37 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Very carefully, one or two pixels at a time with a good editing program is the only way I know how to do it. Maybe others will have a better answer and we both can learn.
If you use Lightroom then the original as out of camera is there.
Open in "develop" and in the history menu on the left of the screen go all the way down to "imported" and click, there is the OOC image. I would then right click, select "make virtual copy" and then work on the copy - keeps it separate and easier to keep track of it apart from the original edit that was over sharpened.
If you don't use Lightroom then if you do not already get in the habit of putting the OOC in a folder and when working on an image make a copy and only work on copies* so your OOC will be there for other PP ideas or to start over if things go wrong.
* Years ago before I started to use LR (LR5 in my case) I actually put the folders of OOC images in an "Originals" file and made a copy of each import folder that I kept in an "Editing" file. Lightroom is a lot less hassle.
Aug 8, 2019 13:12:23 #
Assuming there is sky behind the trees, a technique I have used is to sample the sky with the clone tool and use in in Darken mode to bring the halos down. The branches should be darker than the sky, so only the halos would be darkened.
Aug 8, 2019 13:41:29 #
Aug 8, 2019 14:08:36 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Always sharpen on a separate layer.
Which is exactly what Photokit Creative Sharpener does. It's 100% reversible.
Aug 8, 2019 14:24:03 #
maryo wrote:
I was looking at an older photo that I realized I had sharpened too much. Halos around the trees. Has anyone found a way to fix this? Thanks.
Hopefully you still got the master file (with all layers intact), besides the original, then you can just go into the layer you did the sharpening in and redo it to your liking. Doing it afterwards is a lot harder, especially if you now just have a jpeg to work on. I wish you good luck!
Aug 8, 2019 16:52:34 #
Bob Locher
Loc: Southwest Oregon
Take the original and run it through Topaz "Sharpen AI". You can download a 30 day free trial from Topaz. Depending on your computer it will likely take several minutes to process a picture, but the results can be astounding.
Aug 9, 2019 06:20:36 #
IMO, anything would be a shot in the dark without seeing it and so many ways to fix it. Also what programs are at your disposal for re-editing, PS On1, etc.? is it a JPEG?
Aug 9, 2019 08:14:31 #
Delete the image and start over with the original. I never touch the originals for that reason. Always make a copy.
Aug 9, 2019 11:15:42 #
Do not oversharpen and whenever possible work with 16 bits. Keep in mind JPEG files are original 8 bits.
Cameras and editing softwares apply a small amount of sharpening to the files and RAW data. In my case I find that the majority of my RAW files DO NOT require any sharpening using the editors I do.
Cameras and editing softwares apply a small amount of sharpening to the files and RAW data. In my case I find that the majority of my RAW files DO NOT require any sharpening using the editors I do.
Aug 9, 2019 11:40:55 #
maryo wrote:
I was looking at an older photo that I realized I had sharpened too much. Halos around the trees. Has anyone found a way to fix this? Thanks.
A little gaussian blur, also the midtone contrast.
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