>You can sharpen "soft" photos in Adobe PhotoShop with the "Unsharp >Masking" and "Sharpen" features provided in the computer software. It >uses the same principle that we b&w darkroom printers used to >employ--increased contrast along the edges of the subject. A high >contrast b&w print looks sharper than a normal or flat one because the >demarcation lines between light and dark areas are narrowed with the >higher contrast. So, soft focus edges go either darker or lighter with >the increased contrast, thus providing a harsher edge and more apparent >sharpness. PhotoShop works in a similar manner by converting the pixels >to a darker or lighter color to increase the contrast between areas and >give the impression of sharpness.
But PhotoShop has severe limitations on how sharp it can make a soft image - not very - with a lot of pixelation and a corroded looking image if you push it too far. > >If that doesn't work, I have here a bottle of "Print Focusing Solution" >that I will be glad to sell you! This probably would better for images that are out of focus. :-) Lara Lara Hartley Photographer Desert Dispatch Barstow, California --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects
