[photoshop-beginners] Re: Will Layers Improve Sharpness?

Looks like a moderator has to approve the photos before they go into the album. Hopefully it won't take long---.

--- In photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com, ggroess@... wrote:
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> Benesesso,
> Layers make editing your image less destructive and you can delete a layer without losing all your changes. They are absolutely well worth learning about..they change your whole approach to image editing.
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> Unsharp Mask can have a profound effect on your image... use it with small radius settings and always on a layer...If you don't like the look of the sharpening you can reduce the layers opacity or delete the layer...no harm, no foul...
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> There are other sharpening tools you should learn as well.  For portraits you might want to look at HighPass, Smart Sharpen, or just plain Sharpen.  I frequently use Smart Sharpen for people shots.  I find it does not create colored halos as often as some of the other processes. 
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> HighPass is generally better suited for scenery and other images with few smooth surfaces.
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> Your image was not posted when I replied but I'd like to see what you have so far...Try re-posting to the photos section.
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> Greg Groess
> greg@...
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> From: Benesesso <benesesso@...>
> To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:46 PM
> Subject: [photoshop-beginners] Will Layers Improve Sharpness?
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> I've scanned some pretty old family photos that were soft/out of focus.
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> I can improve them, especially using "Unsharp Masking", but I've never learned how to use layers.
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> I've put two photos in the PHOTO section under Benesesso. The large file is the raw scanned image, the smaller one (filename ends with -n)is my best attempt using PS.
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> Can anyone do better using layers? If so, I guess I'll have to learn how.
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> Thanks.
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