Practical Photoshop July 2022

“Welcome to issue 136 of Practical Photoshop! If you enjoy the issue, why not subscribe and get a whole year for just $19.99?” Sharpening is one of the most important editing tasks, but’s it’s often misunderstood. In this issue’s feature you can learn pretty much everything there is to know about it. Elsewhere, discover the latest updates to your favorite image editors, and learn to make powerful effects like the cover image. www.digitalcameraworld.com Editor James Paterson Art Editor Rosie Webber Production Editor Kyle Hearse Content Director Chris George Senior Art Editor Warren Brown DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES To download this issue's files, type the following link into your web browser on your PC or Mac: https://bit.ly/pho_136 FIND US HERE… http://bit.ly/practweet http://bit.ly/pracface Also available on: http://bit.ly/pp_pocketmags http://bit.ly/pp_app_store http://bit.ly/zinio_pp…

TONE YOUR VIDEOS IN LIGHTROOM CC The headline feature here is video editing in Lightroom CC. Lightroom has previously offered very basic video editing functions in Lightroom Classic, in that you could view video clips in the Library and apply tonal changes with the Quick Develop tools in the Library Module. But crucially, you couldn’t work on video in the Develop Module. Now you can use Lightroom CC’s powerful array of tonal controls on your videos in much the same way as you do on your stills (with a few limitations – unfortunately you can’t use local masking tools). You can also use presets for different tonal effects, and easily sync edits made on one video clip to several others (or copy edits from stills to videos). While you’re also able to…

Sharpening is an essential skill for photographers who want to maximise the detail and impact of their photos. But it’s a task that can be as frustrating as it is rewarding: frustrating in that it can be difficult to know which tools to use, and how much sharpening to apply; and rewarding because – when done right – it can subtly elevate your images to another level. Let’s look at a range of tips and tricks for sharpening your photos to perfection. We’ll begin by exploring the basics and principles of sharpening, then look at a few cutting-edge tools and techniques… DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://bit.ly/pho_136 ON YOUR PC OR MAC…

Sometimes we might need to apply sharpening to combat inherent image softness or imperfections in your lens, camera or image quality. Images that are slightly blurry due to camera shake might also benefit from sharpening. Then there are times when we want to draw attention to an area of a photo, or improve the legibility of something in the image. In each case, the aim is to improve the sharpness of your image without over-sharpening, which can require a fine eye and good judgement.…

There are essentially four sharpening tools and techniques that you need to know. These are the Camera Raw Detail Panel, the Unsharp Mask filter, the Smart Sharpen filter and the High Pass method. There also are a couple of useful selective sharpening tools: the Sharpen tool in Photoshop and the Adjustment Brush in Camera Raw and Lightroom. Rudimentary filters like Sharpen, Sharpen Edges and Sharpen More might give decent results, but the lack of control makes them redundant compared with these more advanced tools.…

Sharpening is essentially a form of contrast control, and contrast is increased by making shadows darker and highlights brighter. With sharpening, this is done along the edges in the image where dark pixels meet lighter pixels. The pixels along the dark side of the edge will become darker, and the pixels along the light side will get brighter. Most sharpening controls have an Amount slider or Sharpening slider that controls how strong the change in contrast will be. You’ll find a slider like this in Unsharp Mask, Smart Sharpen and the Detail Panel in Camera Raw and Lightroom.…