It happens that due to incorrectly set focus, the image in the photo turns out to be blurry. Of course, you can hardly fix a photo with strong motion blur taken in low light and fast shutter speed. However, using Photoshop tools, you can sharpen a not entirely hopeless image.
Necessary
- - Photoshop program;
- - Photo.
Instructions
Step 1
Load the photo into a graphics editor and duplicate the image layer. This will give you the ability to apply filters to the copy of the layer and compare the result with the original. In addition, after adjusting the sharpness of the copy of the photo, you can adjust the degree of filter application by changing the transparency of the edited layer. In order to copy the layer with the image, use the Dublicate Layer option from the context menu by clicking on the layer with the photo.
Step 2
Photoshop filters designed for sharpening are collected in the Sharpen group of the Filter menu. If you need to sharpen the light and dark areas of an image differently, use the Smart Sharpen filter. Select Advanced in the filter settings window.
Step 3
On the main tab, in the Remove field, select the type of blur you want to remove. In order to remove motion blur, you need to adjust the blur angle. This can be done by setting the value of the Angle parameter, which will become active if you specify Motion Blur as the blur type.
Step 4
To sharpen the lighter areas of the image, switch to the Highlight tab. Adjust the level of the filter applied to the light areas of the picture using the parameter Fade Amount. The higher the value of this parameter, the less the filter is applied to the light areas of the photo. If you set this parameter to the highest possible value, the sharpness of the highlights in the image will not change.
Step 5
In order to adjust the sharpness in the shadows, switch to the Shadow tab, which has the same settings as in the Highlight tab.
Step 6
The Unsharp Mask filter has fewer settings. To use it, adjust the Amount parameter, which is responsible for the degree of sharpening. The Radius and Threshold parameters determine which pixels from the edited image will be affected by the filter. The result of using Unsharp Mask and Smart Sharpen can be seen in the open image window.
Step 7
Compare the result of applying the filter with the original photo and, if necessary, combine the edited version with the original. To do this, decrease the opacity of the layer to which the filter was applied by decreasing the value of the Opacity parameter in the layers palette.
Step 8
Save the edited copy of the picture with the Save As option from the File menu.
