Don't Make this Mistake When Sharpening Photos

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There’s a mistake that a lot of people make when sharpening photography. It’s an easy mistake to make and unless it’s pointed out, you might never realise you’re making it. When you make this mistake, it can cause your photos to appear either under or over-sharpened, sometimes both.
In this video, I will demonstrate the mistake by sharpening a landscape photo using the Affinity Photo Unsharp Mask filter. After that, I’ll show you how easy it is to fix and improve your photo sharpening results.
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@stojansljivic6076 Месяц назад

Excellent advice. Applicable to PS with layer blending options and also to LR by intersection with luminosity mask. Thanks.

@RobinWhalley Месяц назад

Thank you.

@eugenegirshtel Год назад

Well done, another tool in the toolbox for me. Thank you!

@RobinWhalley Год назад

Great to hear. Thank you.

@user-lp1do9dx5s 3 месяца назад

Thank you for a very helpful video - most appreciated👍

@RobinWhalley 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful. Thank you.

@paulknight7789 Год назад

Robin, what an excellent tip. Thank you so much.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

You are welcome. I'm glad that you found it helpful.

@stevejacob4375 Год назад

Another GEM, thanks for sharing this informative tutorial.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

My pleasure. It's great to know you found it useful.

@johnkent-thanet-uk Год назад

Remarkable, thank you for this tutorial 👍

@RobinWhalley Год назад

You're very welcome. Thank you.

@nsfotographi Год назад

Wow...thanks for the vlog...very helpful!

@RobinWhalley Год назад

Great to hear that it was helpful. Thank you.

@gerarbara Год назад

Thanks for this technique Robin. I shall be making a macro for it.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

That's a good idea. It's unfortunately one of the few places that Affinity Photo doesn't allow you to save the settings as a preset. It would be a real time saver if you could.

@AllenReinecke Год назад

I really appreciate your tutorials. They are at a pace I can keep up with, explain the tools in some technical detail, and use practical examples. You teach me a lot! I recently 'discovered' the blending tool and it's very powerful. Never thought about using it with sharpening! Keep it up! ❤👍

@RobinWhalley Год назад

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Don't forget to share the videos with others. RU-vid seems determined to keep me a secret. 😀

@toomuchkit964 Год назад

another brillant tutorial, many thanks

@RobinWhalley Год назад

That's much appreciated. Thank you.

@bubbajones5905 Год назад

That's hugely helpful.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

Glad you think so. Thank you. Don't forget to share it.

@rlfisher Год назад

This was a super-easy to understand video/technique. I am a LrC/Ps user, but I still found it very useful.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

That's great to hear. I was considering pencilling in doing a Photoshop version of the video but I'm struggling because it would be too close the one that I published.

@rlfisher Год назад

@@RobinWhalley If I sent my image from Ps to Topaz Photo AI, it's a simple matter to put a midtone mask on that layer.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

@rlfisher That's a very good idea. I hadn't tried it using Topaz. It cloud help with some issues I've noticed recenty.

@richardturner81 Год назад

Cheers Robin 👍🏻

@RobinWhalley Год назад

No problem. I'm glad you liked it.

@Needacreate Год назад

Robin, does this have any bearing on how we should apply Unsharp Mask in DxO PhotoLab 6? While I'm usually more than happy with the sharpness I attain in PL, I do notice that there is no slider or obvious option for making luminosity a factor in sharpening.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

No, it doesn't. The sharpening in PhotoLab is what we call capture sharpening. It's purpose is to remove any softness introduced at the time of capture by things like the AA filter (if your camera has one) and lens problems. The type of sharpening I am referring to is what we call output sharpening and is applied to the finished image. That said, PhotoLab does have a separate Unsharp Mask filter that can be applied in addition to the Lens Softness correction. I tend not to use that because it doesn't give the same control as editing software like Affinity Photo and Photoshop. I hope that makes sense.

@Needacreate Год назад

@@RobinWhalley Oh, that makes perfect sense, Robin, and thanks for taking the time to answer. If I wanted to stay within the DxO ecosystem, there would be two sharpening apps in the Nik Collection. At first glance, they seem rather dated and limited in the controls they offer, but they do come with their unique control point options. Are they capable of anything similar to what you achieve in Affinity Photo and Photoshop, or is it better to skip them until DxO gives them a meaningful makeover?

@mohammadurgur953 10 месяцев назад

God

@owenpeller6471 Год назад

Misleading Clickbait. The title of your video says nothing about affinity photo. I don’t have affinity photo and I don’t want to have affinity photo. I use Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz. You should be ashamed of yourself.

@RobinWhalley Год назад

I dsagree. The Affinity Photo symbol is on the Thumbnail as is "Affinity Photo" and it's in the description. The same mistake also applies to Photoshop and I've seen a lot of people make it. The solution is just like I demonstrate in the video but using the BlendIf controls (which I cover in another video).

@budsurtees4224 Год назад

"Affinity Photo" is CLEARLY shown on the thumbnail. You weren't paying attention. He doesn't have to say anything if he doesn't want to. You're welcome to click away from the tutorial if you find it doesn't pertain to PS and LR. There are literally hundreds of videos specifically devoted to sharpening in PS/LR so you could've gone there instead of coming here. In any case, the essential theory, methodology and technique he explains applies to sharpening in any other program and you can repeat the same steps in a program of your choice, albeit with a few minor alterations. You should be ashamed of yourself for screeching like a wounded bald eagle.