Sharpening

[donkeymusic]

Hello,

I use Lightroom to sort my photos and for edits and occasionally i will edit in Photoshop.

I did a test the other day using both LR and PS for sharpening and the effects seemed better using PS. but for me to import a shoots worth of shots to edit would take a lot longer. So just wondering what others do.

Thanks

 

[arad85]

I did a test the other day using both LR and PS for sharpening and the effects seemed better using PS.

Can you post some 100% crops of the two and say what you did as well as which versions you use? I use LR exclusively unless I need to do pixel level editing, so sharpening is done in LR only.

Do you use the masking slider in LR at all? I find that really helps.

 

[pepper1786]

i use lr3 dont see any probs with sharpening

 

[Chappers]

You may be seeing the result of different techniques of sharpening. There are several methods to sharpen in Photoshop, with Lightroom you are really only applying import sharpening.

You do have an option when you export to add additional sharpening within the sharpening options in the export dialogue

 

[Neil B]

Print one of each out A4
Ps Sharpening
LR Sharpening
No sharpening
Put it on the wall and take a step back for normal viewing, same goes for noise. People spend to much time with their nose up to the screen looking for perfection

 

[lushuk]

Print one of each out A4
Ps Sharpening
LR Sharpening
No sharpening
Put it on the wall and take a step back for normal viewing, same goes for noise. People spend to much time with their nose up to the screen looking for perfection

No truer things has been said, I've seen photographers using magnifying glasses to compare print quality, ridiculous lol, no one will ever look at a print like that and if they do .......... well I'm sure you know the answer, just look on Facebook to see why people think is a acceptable picture!

 

[jon ryan]

Every picture, just about, will be better with some sharpening because digital photos always come out a bit soft, regardless of camera/lens/whatever.

Sharpening is one of the skills you need to acquire to become a good photographer, and like all the others the more you learn, the better you get. There is no overall 'best' method, but there is always a 'best-for-this-shot' method.