How to sharpen photos before uploading?

I have to be honest matey and say those look like mild focusing errors rather than any particular softness issues. You're dealing with such a shallow depth of field that it's going to be hard to nail it, down be downhearted - it's not easy!

You could try downloading the trial of Lightroom and having a play with the Sharpen (Detail) tool, it's very easy to use and a preview shows you what difference it's likely to make. I tend to do a rough sharpen first then again if necessary after resizing, but don't overdo it and make sure your monitor is well calibrated first as what looks good on your screen could look duff on someone elses!

Cheers,
James
 
Thank you.

Moos3h, Maybe not the best example! I agree it is such a smal depth of field, working quickly before the subject flits and trying to stay balanced etc etc etc. I have invested in a tripod today :) so heres hoping for better once the warm weather comes

I already have photoshop 7 so I think I will be sticking with that

Thanks RJL2005 - thats exactly what I was thinking about :)
 
I would agree with the rest - these are all slightly OOF.

What camera and lenses are you using?

Also what exposure are you using?

If using AF it's quite easy to try to focus on the wrong part of an image.

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louise_81 said:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=241572
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They appear a bit soft, but...

Currently I am just uploading onto photobucket, and posting.
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The choice of Photobucket as a photo host might explain why. See these:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-53570.html
http://forums.techguy.org/digital-p...ket-dramatically-changing-quality-photos.html

What should I be doing?
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Your photos deserve a better home. Use a quality photo hosting site like Flickr, Zenfolio, Smugmug or pbase. For unlimited storage space, get a paid account, I can tell you it's totally worth it (ranges from $25 to $50 for a year's subscription depending on the provider).

Somone suggested sharpening after resizing?
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If your photos are getting re-compressed by the photo host during upload, no amount of effort is likely to make a difference.

Cheers
HighPriest
 
highpriest said:
They appear a bit soft, but...



The choice of Photobucket as a photo host might explain why. See these:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-53570.html
http://forums.techguy.org/digital-p...ket-dramatically-changing-quality-photos.html



Your photos deserve a better home. Use a quality photo hosting site like Flickr, Zenfolio, Smugmug or pbase. For unlimited storage space, get a paid account, I can tell you it's totally worth it (ranges from $25 to $50 for a year's subscription depending on the provider).



If your photos are getting re-compressed by the photo host during upload, no amount of effort is likely to make a difference.

Cheers
HighPriest
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You might want to have a read of this http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=296414 Personally louise I cannot see much wrong with your shots at all, yes they probably could be a little sharper but a lot of that is down to your technique, settings and quality of glass imo. And you have already realised that you need a tripod which will help you out no end when you get one :thumbs:
 
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