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Just about every digital image requires sharpening since softness is inevitably introduced during the image digitizing process, and oftentimes with digital photography, images are sharpened badly. This second edition of the definitive book by the late Bruce Fraser teaches readers all they need to know about sharpening, including when to use it, why it's needed, how to use the camera's features, how to recognize an image that needs sharpening, how much to use, what's bad sharpening, and how to fix oversharpening.
Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom, Second Edition is written by Fraser's friend and renowned photographer Jeff Schewe. It adds essential coverage of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, since many of the key sharpening functions have migrated from Photoshop to those tools since the first edition of the book was published.
The book shows readers how to: recognize the kind of sharpening that each image needs; become acquainted with the full arsenal of sharpening tools built into Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera Raw; sharpen part of an image selectively; create a complete sharpening workflow that allows sharpening images optimally for different uses; balance the contradictory demands of sharpening and noise reduction; and more.
Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom, Second Edition is written by Fraser's friend and renowned photographer Jeff Schewe. It adds essential coverage of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, since many of the key sharpening functions have migrated from Photoshop to those tools since the first edition of the book was published.
The book shows readers how to: recognize the kind of sharpening that each image needs; become acquainted with the full arsenal of sharpening tools built into Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera Raw; sharpen part of an image selectively; create a complete sharpening workflow that allows sharpening images optimally for different uses; balance the contradictory demands of sharpening and noise reduction; and more.
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Just about every digital image requires sharpening since softness is inevitably introduced during the image digitizing process, and oftentimes with digital photography, images are sharpened badly. This second edition of the definitive book by the late Bruce Fraser teaches readers all they need to know about sharpening, including when to use it, why it's needed, how to use the camera's features, how to recognize an image that needs sharpening, how much to use, what's bad sharpening, and how to fix oversharpening.
Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom, Second Edition is written by Fraser's friend and renowned photographer Jeff Schewe. It adds essential coverage of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, since many of the key sharpening functions have migrated from Photoshop to those tools since the first edition of the book was published.
The book shows readers how to: recognize the kind of sharpening that each image needs; become acquainted with the full arsenal of sharpening tools built into Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera Raw; sharpen part of an image selectively; create a complete sharpening workflow that allows sharpening images optimally for different uses; balance the contradictory demands of sharpening and noise reduction; and more.
Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom, Second Edition is written by Fraser's friend and renowned photographer Jeff Schewe. It adds essential coverage of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, since many of the key sharpening functions have migrated from Photoshop to those tools since the first edition of the book was published.
The book shows readers how to: recognize the kind of sharpening that each image needs; become acquainted with the full arsenal of sharpening tools built into Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera Raw; sharpen part of an image selectively; create a complete sharpening workflow that allows sharpening images optimally for different uses; balance the contradictory demands of sharpening and noise reduction; and more.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Save for certain "special effects", sharpness, clarity and smooth tonal gradations are amongst the critical hallmarks of excellent photographs, and go to the heart of what distinguishes photography as an art form. If you never thought that anyone could fill over three hundred pages with technically essential information and instruction about sharpening photographs, think again because here it is, and it's really important for anyone who strives for excellence in their digital imaging work.
Much more than a cookbook on how to sharpen a photo (though it does that too), this book, now in its second and expanded edition, describes in a way that's easy to understand the very fundamentals of digital imaging technology and image structure which give rise to the need for a multi-stage and multi-purposed sharpening workflow; from there the authors go on to present in considerable detail the optimal techniques for implementing it, so that those of us who read from cover to cover will understand the basis of the techniques they recommend. Years of experience and experimentation are bundled into these techniques, so one can have every confidence that they work well - as I do from having used a fair number of them myself. The book should cater to a broad audience because it covers sharpening, smoothing and noise reduction using a number of applications including Lightroom, Camera Raw, Photoshop and several 3rd party applications. Because some of these techniques have elements of repetitive operation image after image, certain parts of the sharpening process can be automated to improve our workflow efficiency. Photoshop has a functionality called "Actions" which permit one to do this. Hence I really appreciated the authors' inclusion of step-by-step instructions for creating several such Actions, along with Chapter 6 which contains one of the most approcahable introductions to the creation, editing and use of Actions that I've seen in the Photoshop literature.
I own a substantial collection of books, videos and other reference materials on digital imaging, and I must rate this particular volume as one of the most valuable in my library. It is the most technically comprehensive and innovative resource I've ever seen covering sharpening, smoothing and noise reduction, all of which are vital to achieving excellence in the production of fine photographs. It is also very readable and well illustrated.
Oh - and more thing: "Hamish" plays a central role in this book, so if you'd like to find out all you want to know about "Hamish", you'll just have to get it :-)
Five Stars Plus
Much more than a cookbook on how to sharpen a photo (though it does that too), this book, now in its second and expanded edition, describes in a way that's easy to understand the very fundamentals of digital imaging technology and image structure which give rise to the need for a multi-stage and multi-purposed sharpening workflow; from there the authors go on to present in considerable detail the optimal techniques for implementing it, so that those of us who read from cover to cover will understand the basis of the techniques they recommend. Years of experience and experimentation are bundled into these techniques, so one can have every confidence that they work well - as I do from having used a fair number of them myself. The book should cater to a broad audience because it covers sharpening, smoothing and noise reduction using a number of applications including Lightroom, Camera Raw, Photoshop and several 3rd party applications. Because some of these techniques have elements of repetitive operation image after image, certain parts of the sharpening process can be automated to improve our workflow efficiency. Photoshop has a functionality called "Actions" which permit one to do this. Hence I really appreciated the authors' inclusion of step-by-step instructions for creating several such Actions, along with Chapter 6 which contains one of the most approcahable introductions to the creation, editing and use of Actions that I've seen in the Photoshop literature.
I own a substantial collection of books, videos and other reference materials on digital imaging, and I must rate this particular volume as one of the most valuable in my library. It is the most technically comprehensive and innovative resource I've ever seen covering sharpening, smoothing and noise reduction, all of which are vital to achieving excellence in the production of fine photographs. It is also very readable and well illustrated.
Oh - and more thing: "Hamish" plays a central role in this book, so if you'd like to find out all you want to know about "Hamish", you'll just have to get it :-)
Five Stars Plus
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As others have commented this book is a very through explanation of sharpening in Photoshop and Lightroom. There is sufficient theory to underpin the later examples and techniques.
But sharpening is all about slight nuances that one learns to identify. And the illustrations in this book fail to support the text. They are too small or the printing process ineffective for the requirement.
I would still recommend the book but you must put in a lot of time to get full benefit. And even then in many cases a little tweak of the radius and amount sliders will be enough for most images.
But sharpening is all about slight nuances that one learns to identify. And the illustrations in this book fail to support the text. They are too small or the printing process ineffective for the requirement.
I would still recommend the book but you must put in a lot of time to get full benefit. And even then in many cases a little tweak of the radius and amount sliders will be enough for most images.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Authors mean well but the intro is almost 100 pages too long: too much theory and repetitive arguing their case rather than instructing on how to really make a difference to your sharpening technique. However, once into the book it is a good guide for intermediate skilled sharpeners.
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The essential Sharpening 101
There is probably only about a chapter's worth that I will actually put into practice but the rest was very interesting indeed and helped me decide what I do and don't need to use... Read more
Published 4 months ago by I Simonius
sharpenig made sense of
I had been recommended to this book by a professional image processor,so I was not expecting an easy read. Read more
Published 13 months ago by peterc
Best book yet on thissubject
This is the Karma Sutra of sharpening! If it can be done at all this shows the way to do it and is pretty exhaustive-not to say exhausting. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Gareth Williams
Great book, but hard work!
This book, written by Jeff Schewe and the late Bruce Fraser is probably the gold standard as far as image sharpening goes - at least for those who use Photoshop, ACR and Lightroom. Read more
Published 20 months ago by PhotoFan
A bit confusing if you are newbi
Obviously, it is a great book but I very much miss a more clear and accurate step by step explanation. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Ilovemusic
Real World Sharpening
Written in an American style ("We'll cover this in more detail later") but a very useful source of information on reducing noise and image sharpening. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by G. Butler-madden
Excellent technical book
This excellently written book has transformed my photoshopping (if there is such a verb). I was pleased to find that not only sharpening is covered, but associated subjects such... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by P. de Bruin
Essential reading for anyone who cares about controlling the quality...
Explains clearly why and how to prepare images for print and publication. Exploring the underlying science of how sharpening works, this book is essential reading for anyone who is... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Richard Wills
Comprehensive guide to the why and how of sharpening
I bought this book because I want to know the why as well as the how of sharpening. This book covers both very well. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Bob Margolis
Must Buy!
I can't think of another purchase that will make a bigger improvement to your inkjet prints than this book, both the content and presentation are simply outstanding.
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Fergus
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