How To Sharpen An Image In Photoshop — Advanced Photoshop Sharpening Techniques
Most if not all Digital Images require sharpening, even if shot on a state of the art digital mega resolution SLR with pin-sharp focusing. Most Cameras or Scanners can sharpen as the image is captured but the highest quality sharpening is to be found in the Image Editing software.
Sharpening in Adobe Photoshop CS2 will allow you to select the precise amount of sharpening and the areas of the image that require sharpening most. If sharpening for screen it is very much a case of “what you see is what you get.” For images destined for print however, the Monitor preview is just that – a preview. The actual amount of sharpening required for optimum image quality is usually a little more than looks comfortable on screen—especially when using a TFT Monitor (flat panel).
The best sharpening techniques prioritize certain areas; in this case, sharpening the eyes of a portrait but avoiding the skin texture.
