A Smarter Way to Sharpen
For portraits and photos with shallow depth of field, the High Pass filter lets you focus your sharpening power just where you need it.
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Mary
August 8, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Liked it – never knew about high pass!
James
August 19, 2010 at 2:23 am
Another very useful tool that I now use regularly. It is timely as I am doing a restoration project on old family photos and needed an efficient method of sharpening.
Dave
June 15, 2011 at 1:39 pm
I was going through some of my back Elements issues and a “lightbulb” went off when I re-read this article. I occasionally like to photograph spider webs. This sharpening technique works wonders on that! The web really pops when the high pass filter is applied.
Alan
August 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm
I have recently purchased a Canon100 mm f/2.8 macro lens and love the quality it gives. I read an article in a UK photography mag about using layer masks in Elements 9. to help sharpen macro shots. Unfortunately I have Elements 8. I was wondering if this high pass filter is the way to go in my situation.
George
December 30, 2011 at 7:41 pm
You can use the masks that come with the adjustment layers to accomplish the same effect in 8. Just clip the adjustment layer and its mask to the desired layer.