Comments on: Sharpening in Lightroom http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Magnus K http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-178070 Magnus K Sat, 14 May 2011 11:37:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-178070 Nice one. I was never really happy with my sharpening skills in Lightroom and it has kept me from publishing a few shots. But the small tip with the alt key really made a difference in getting it right Nice one. I was never really happy with my sharpening skills in Lightroom and it has kept me from publishing a few shots. But the small tip with the alt key really made a difference in getting it right

]]> By: gregor http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-104743 gregor Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:34:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-104743 Hi Michael. not sure if this will help, but check you've changed your image to 8bit in order for the Jpeg option to become available in PS. Gregor Hi Michael. not sure if this will help, but check you’ve changed your image to 8bit in order for the Jpeg option to become available in PS.
Gregor

]]> By: Michael Padnos http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-99031 Michael Padnos Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:43:23 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-99031 You have been a great help to me on a variety of subjects, so I fling myself at your feet with the following: 1. After reading your explanation of the advantages of Lightroom, I took the plunge and bought a copy. At first I was very happy with it: i imported a whole afternoon's shoot and was able to select the best possible image to work with in just a few seconds; a significant savings of time over my previous, clumsy and time-consuming procedure. 2. I fiddled with my picture in Lightroom; but then , heeding your cautions, I wanted to do some pixel-by-pixel manipulation, so I opened the image in PS4 and did what needed to be done. 3. Then came the problems. First of all, i can't figure out how to save the improved image in JPG. (I can save it w/o any problem in TIFF, which is fine for printing, but I need to send this particular image over the net and for some strange reason, Picasa declines to send a TIFF image -- or at least, THIS Tiff image. And PS 4 doesn't offer JPG as an alteernativeay to save this imported image. 4. Nor can I send the improved image back to Lightroom. The improved image is not lost -- it is accurately stored in the file I originally downloaded from my camera -- but I can't figure out how to get it back to Lightroom, where I would like to store it permanently . Why won't PS4 let me store an image from Lightoom in JPG? And why can't i send this image back to Lightroom for storage? Any why won't the $!!#%%#$$!!! Picaca let me e-mail a TIFF image? GGGRRRR! Thanks for the help! MP PS In appreciation for your wisdom, I have noted my website, something which I never do except for friends and clients. I hope you enjoy it. You have been a great help to me on a variety of subjects, so I fling myself at your feet with the following:

1. After reading your explanation of the advantages of Lightroom, I took the plunge and bought a copy. At first I was very happy with it: i imported a whole afternoon’s shoot and was able to select the best possible image to work with in just a few seconds; a significant savings of time over my previous, clumsy and time-consuming procedure.

2. I fiddled with my picture in Lightroom; but then , heeding your cautions, I wanted to do some pixel-by-pixel manipulation, so I opened the image in PS4 and did what needed to be done.

3. Then came the problems. First of all, i can’t figure out how to save the improved image in JPG. (I can save it w/o any problem in TIFF, which is fine for printing, but I need to send this particular image over the net and for some strange reason, Picasa declines to send a TIFF image — or at least, THIS Tiff image. And PS 4 doesn’t offer JPG as an alteernativeay to save this imported image.

4. Nor can I send the improved image back to Lightroom. The improved image is not lost — it is accurately stored in the file I originally downloaded from my camera — but I can’t figure out how to get it back to Lightroom, where I would like to store it permanently .

Why won’t PS4 let me store an image from Lightoom in JPG? And why can’t i send this image back to Lightroom for storage? Any why won’t the $!!#%%#$$!!! Picaca let me e-mail a TIFF image?

GGGRRRR!

Thanks for the help!

MP

PS In appreciation for your wisdom, I have noted my website, something which I never do except for friends and clients. I hope you enjoy it.

]]> By: Scot S di Vincenzo http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-68454 Scot S di Vincenzo Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-68454 As for sharpening "Perfectly Clear" is waiting for Adobe to release its LR code so a plug in can be developed * The stand alone version will be released soon and it sharpens AND reduces noise http://www.athentech.com/ As for sharpening “Perfectly Clear” is waiting for Adobe to release its LR code so a plug in can be developed
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The stand alone version will be released soon and it sharpens AND reduces noise

http://www.athentech.com/

]]> By: Ed http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66414 Ed Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:25:30 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66414 Fabulous! Useful tips Helen. Fabulous! Useful tips Helen.

]]> By: Tysen http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66373 Tysen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:19:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66373 I like how the Alt masking view looks with the black and white. Anybody have a suggestion on how to create that look in Lightroom or Photoshop? I like how the Alt masking view looks with the black and white. Anybody have a suggestion on how to create that look in Lightroom or Photoshop?

]]> By: jeoxenx http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66347 jeoxenx Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:22:36 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66347 Great explanation! Thanks a lot. That was one of the last basics I was completely avoiding in Lightroom because I just couldn't get it to work... Great explanation!
Thanks a lot. That was one of the last basics I was completely avoiding in Lightroom because I just couldn’t get it to work…

]]> By: Missy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66313 Missy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66313 When following sharpening tutorials for PS, I've always been told to size the image at the final output size - say 5x7 at 300dpi for a print, and THEN sharpen. I suppose this is because when you're looking at the image 1:1 and sharpening, you're viewing the actual pixels that will be in the final print. With Lightroom, would this still hold true? It seems that you only really get "final size" when you export from Lightroom and specify the output size. If you're using crop to "size" an image in LR, you're really only changing the aspect ratio, not final pixels. When following sharpening tutorials for PS, I’ve always been told to size the image at the final output size – say 5×7 at 300dpi for a print, and THEN sharpen. I suppose this is because when you’re looking at the image 1:1 and sharpening, you’re viewing the actual pixels that will be in the final print.

With Lightroom, would this still hold true? It seems that you only really get “final size” when you export from Lightroom and specify the output size. If you’re using crop to “size” an image in LR, you’re really only changing the aspect ratio, not final pixels.

]]> By: James http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66219 James Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:38:47 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66219 As a total newb to Photoshop as well as Lightroom could you break down the major differences in sharpening in Lightroom vs Photoshop. I was told a while back that it is better to sharpen in Photoshop…is this true? And if so why? As a total newb to Photoshop as well as Lightroom could you break down the major differences in sharpening in Lightroom vs Photoshop. I was told a while back that it is better to sharpen in Photoshop…is this true? And if so why?

]]> By: Chris http://www.digital-photography-school.com/sharpening-in-lightroom/comment-page-1#comment-66215 Chris Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:55:02 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=8965#comment-66215 Also note that the clarity adjustment increases local contrast which enhances the apparent sharpness. In addition, chromatic aberration also causes softness which can be fixed by the chromatic aberration slider. Also note that the clarity adjustment increases local contrast which enhances the apparent sharpness. In addition, chromatic aberration also causes softness which can be fixed by the chromatic aberration slider.

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