Beginner (Flickr) Sharpening?

Thatchapthere

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I've noticed my pics are a lot sharper when upped to Flickr - I assume they employ some kinda auto-sharpening?
Should I, as a default, be sharpening my own images beforehand? Never done so as don't know how to/wasn't that bothered

EDIT - That goes to say, should I not use Flickr (for they sharpen the image), that I should always sharpen in practice?
 
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Hello Don:)!

I can't say I've noticed that Flickr sharpens my photos but I'll investigate!

Before the experts come along, here are a couple of articles you might find interesting:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/image-sharpening.htm

http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/1485/why-does-sharpening-help-what-does-it-do/

I think it's up to you at the end of the day.

P.S. Google "does Flickr sharpen photos?" - at the top of the search results you'll see some interesting discussions on the Flickr forums;)!
 
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If you process your photos in raw the best size to upload to Flickr is 1024 pixels on the longest edge ,I presume your uploading j.pegs so that doesn't apply ,if your happy with your Flickr results leave it alone till your ready to progress your photography .
 
the black fox said:
If you process your photos in raw the best size to upload to Flickr is 1024 pixels on the longest edge ,I presume your uploading j.pegs so that doesn't apply ,if your happy with your Flickr results leave it alone till your ready to progress your photography .
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Ta
OK, this is where I'm confuzzled - I shoot RAW, CONVERT to Jpeg and then upload to Flickr *without resizing* - voila Flickr appears sharper.
So, should I:
1 - resize the RAW to 1024 before upping to Flickr?
2 - Or resize the converted RAW (Jpeg) to 1024 before upping to Flickr?
 
You should do all your adjustments to the raw (or however you've brought it into a program like photoshop).

Once you're happy with your file you want to resize it to your intended use.

You then (and only then) sharpen your image, viewing it at the output size.

You then save it as a jpeg at whatever file size you see fit and upload it to Flickr.

I strongly believe Flickr sharpens the shot and if I intend to put one on there I do a version that's not as sharpened as I think it should be to compensate.

That's the basic way, obviously there's far more to it as you progress.

Mike
 
Thatchapthere said:
Ta
OK, this is where I'm confuzzled - I shoot RAW, CONVERT to Jpeg and then upload to Flickr *without resizing* - voila Flickr appears sharper.
So, should I:
1 - resize the RAW to 1024 before upping to Flickr?
2 - Or resize the converted RAW (Jpeg) to 1024 before upping to Flickr?
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What app you using? By default Lightroom applies additional sharpening on export for example.
 
Furtim said:
What app you using? By default Lightroom applies additional sharpening on export for example.
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I use LR. Though as I read/investigate replies, it appears my quandary isn't so much sharpening, as more so pixel size.
So to reitrate, 1024 for web use/pre-Flickr upload? standard?
And original for printing?
 
Thatchapthere said:
I use LR. Though as I read/investigate replies, it appears my quandary isn't so much sharpening, as more so pixel size.
So to reitrate, 1024 for web use/pre-Flickr upload? standard?
And original for printing?
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I can't see the logic in that to be honest. There are some instances where it makes sense to specifically size an image to a web element, but given Flickr can display at multiple resolutions depending on the monitor resolution of the viewer, I'm not sure you'd achieve much.
 
Furtim said:
I can't see the logic in that to be honest. There are some instances where it makes sense to specifically size an image to a web element, but given Flickr can display at multiple resolutions depending on the monitor resolution of the viewer, I'm not sure you'd achieve much.
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This, would appear, is the answer I'm looking for.
Thanks!
 
I have noticed that flickr seem to create 3 (i think) display sizes of your photos: 1024 pixels, 1600 pixels & 2048 pixels and the 1024 size seems to have quite a lot of sharpening applied and looks pretty bad - the 2048 size does not seem to be sharpened so looks similar to the original - looks much better
 
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