Does anyone know of a good thread about sharpening focus in Photoshop? I have been looking but haven’t found what I am looking for. I am fairly new to Photoshop, but have found my way around pretty well, although my lingo dictionary needs updating ;-) I took these family group shots in my cousins’ living room and did not have the room to move back with the 50mm. They aren’t as sharp as I would like them to be, at least not the second one (sitting on the floor). Both were shot from a tripod, but the light was low and kids were squirmy so I had trouble focusing and auto focusing. I am looking for a few tips to sharpen these up in Photoshop.
I have been using the Luko USM technique, which I do once the photo is ready to submit. You can look here to see the ratios of different sharpening levels. That first example to the left is done by librodo and I have seen in scalvert's comments that he has used it also. It helps make things really pop, but darkens the image abit. Its also only usable in advanced editing challenges.
That's what they had in the living room. We were working on time constraints and couldn't shoot outside in the daylight due to a family funeral. But thanks for your sensitivity Wayne!
ETA: Oh and thank you so much for your constructive comments, Wayne, they were a GIANT help in my process of finishing this photograph as a Christmas present for these siblings' parents. jackass.
