Hard Light gives a much harsher effect, which is sometimes useful where there isn’t much detail in the shot. The blend mode I use most often is Soft Light, shown below. Once you are satisfied with the setting, okay it.Īt this point, only the high pass layer is visible, to obtain the sharpening you need to change the blend options on this layer.
A good rule of thumb is to adjust it so the edge details are visible without being too well defined. Finer details need a smaller radius to avoid becoming over sharpened. The radius you need to set will depend upon the size of the image and the type of detail. This will save the layer and make it editable.Ģ) Create a layer for the high pass filterĭuplicate the existing layer by dragging it onto the create new layer iconįrom the menu bar, select Filter>Other>High Pass, the following dialogue will appear. Give the layer whatever name you want, then okay it. If you have created multiple layers, use Layer>Flatten Image to return to a single layer.ĭouble click the background layer, the following dialogue box will appear. Once you have finished editing your image and have resized it as required, the following steps will apply High Pass sharpening. Here he explains how to use High Pass and why it's more controllable and less susceptible to sharpening artefacts than other methods. A while ago Ian Homewood started using the High Pass method of sharpening because he was never satisfied with the results he achieved using Photoshop's USM.
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