Software for correcting a too shallow depth of field
Apr 5, 2021 11:25:19 #
BushDog wrote:
Has anyone had success with a software solution to ‘sharpen up’ photos taken with too wide an aperture?
I’ve got a few photos of a group of people that I’d like to work on where some people are in clear focus but some are not. I did stop down the aperture but not enough.
I do use Lightroom but not Photoshop. I’m not averse to buying additional software. The learning curve of Photoshop stumps me.
I’ve got a few photos of a group of people that I’d like to work on where some people are in clear focus but some are not. I did stop down the aperture but not enough.
I do use Lightroom but not Photoshop. I’m not averse to buying additional software. The learning curve of Photoshop stumps me.
Much of it comes down to a question of degree. Slightly soft is treatable - downright blurry is a candidate for the rubbish bin.
I have two suggestions:-
1) Use something like Topaz Sharpen AI ramped up to the max. It may leave the already sharp stuff alone or only slightly more sharp.
2) As above but use layers to combine the newly sharpened stuff with the sharp parts of the original. That way the sharpening can be applied to suit the badly OOF stuff, regardless of its effect on the already sharp stuff.
Apr 5, 2021 11:39:21 #
saxman71 wrote:
The "improved" image is noticeably better. Now it would be helpful and instructive if you tell us the steps you took in Photoshop CS6 to get the better result. I, for one, would be interested assuming said steps are within my PS capabilities (a big assumption to be sure).
Yeh, but is it better than Topaz AI? I don't know. That's why I asked to see Before and After comparisons from others who have it.
All I did in Photoshop, without going into a tutorial, is use Unsharp Mask 4 separate times each with settings of: Amount 500px. and a Radius that changed each time from: .05, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 and then merged them and reduced the noise.
Apr 5, 2021 13:31:23 #
abc1234 wrote:
That is a nice picture, with or without Topaz. Great timing to catch the berry in the mouth. If that is the best Topaz can do, I would forget about sharpening. I could probably do as well in LR or PS.
It might be hard to discern the difference at this resolution, but when I run the "before/after" vertical bar across the image it really does make a difference...
Not that I'm trying to convince you to get it, mind you.
Apr 5, 2021 16:02:36 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Yeh, but is it better than Topaz AI? I don't know. That's why I asked to see Before and After comparisons from others who have it.
All I did in Photoshop, without going into a tutorial, is use Unsharp Mask 4 separate times each with settings of: Amount 500px. and a Radius that changed each time from: .05, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 and then merged them and reduced the noise.
All I did in Photoshop, without going into a tutorial, is use Unsharp Mask 4 separate times each with settings of: Amount 500px. and a Radius that changed each time from: .05, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 and then merged them and reduced the noise.
I don't know about Topaz either. But I like what you did. Thanks for the explanation.
Apr 5, 2021 20:46:46 #
You can download a free trial of Topaz Sharpen AI. It can do some pretty amazing things and is easy to use. It might be worth trying.
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