Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop CS2 : Industrial-Strength Production Techniques

The great migration from film to digital photography has been one of the most exciting developments in imaging in recent years. Yet for all its advantages, digital photography is inherently softer than film capture-the details not quite crisp and clear, the shadows a little murky, the depth of field a bit flat-so some follow-up in the digital darkroom is almost always called for. Even scans of film-based photographs can benefit from sharpening. Adobe Photoshop CS2 provides all the tools you need to restore to your images the crystalline crispness you saw in the original scene. Under the guidance of acclaimed digital imaging expert Bruce Fraser, you'll learn what causes image softness in both film and digital images, as well as a wide range of techniques for sharpening. Book jacket.

Bruce Fraser is a principal and founder of Pixel Genius LLC, a collaboration of industry experts dedicated to creating leading edge products and services for the photographic and digital imaging industries.