✨ Editing
Sharpening
Post-processing to enhance edge definition and detail.
What is sharpening?
Sharpening increases edge contrast to make images appear crisper and more detailed. Applied during post-processing, sharpening compensates for inherent digital capture softness. Over-sharpening creates unnatural halos and artifacts. Different sharpening amounts are appropriate for web versus print.
Pro tips
Sharpen for output size - more for small web images
Apply sharpening as the final editing step
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