The Most Effective Way to Sharpen Images

Please note that this video is just to show how I sharpen my images, which get a lot of positive comments on sharpness. With that in mind, I decided to share my technique but I also appreciate that there are many different and more complex ways of doing this. This works for me and I like to keep things simple.

Enjoyed your video and process of how you go about sharpening photos. I noticed when you resize your image you’ve changed the dimensions with “resample” selected, which throws away pixels from your original image. Instead if you turn off resample and let the PPI goes where it wants to go, you’re not throwing away (or in the case of upsizing - adding pixels).

Great video. I have used Photoshop for years and have always sharpened photos globally. Love your technique. Also this would give better contrast between the sharpened image and the leaves.

You can stop watching sharpening videos after this, no doubt this is the best and easiest method out there. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful image Simon. Do you visibly lose image quality when you print an 8 bit color vs. 16 bit?

Excellent! Thank you

Nigel Danson took a photo of this same location!

Thank you Simon for sharing this video very well explained and useful to know

I use this method alot simon, you explained it really well. It's a great woodland image, enjoyed watching 👍

Great job as per buddy, very easy to follow! Hope your well bud

Thanks for sharing! I’ll try it for sure.

Hey Simon, Always nice to see your vids buddy. Hope the recovery is going well. Quick question - Why would you convert the image to 8 bit, and wondering of you have a trick for overcoming posterisation. I know my hard drives hate my big 16 bit files! LOL Speak soon buddy and keep getting well! Ewan

Thanks Simon - seems like a really useful approach to sharpening. You make a great teacher.

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Simon, for another great video. I started sharpening using this process for the last year. Haven't looked back.

Hi Simon firstly hope your feeling better after your operation and many thanks for the heads up on this Sharpening flow.👍

Thanks Simon. Can you explain what the soft light setting actually does in sharpening and why you use it?

Nice video. Simple to follow. I have use high pass for a long time. We need a day out when uour feeling OK your not far from me.

Thank you - very straightforward and effective.

Hi Simon I found that very useful and easy to follow. I generally don't do any sharpening on my Fuji images but will definitely have a go using your method. I hope the recovery post-op is going well. I'm sure you're desperate to get out shooting again especially as the spring flowers are now appearing

Excellent tip for sharpening Simon. Hope the recuperation is going well! All the best!