smackitsakic
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- Mar 21, 2010
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Can someone help me out with some tips on sharpening? I'm running into a problem. Be it in Photoshop CS5 or in Windows Live Photo Gallery, I like the sharpening features. I sharpen images to add some pop, to define the edges, to simply make the images clearer.
The photos look great when this is done - the lines are crisp, hair strands are more exaggerated, and eyes seem to sparkle. The problem is whenever I use these photos in ways that they aren't blown up (like in Photoshop) they become really, really over-sharpened and become an exceptionally terrible picture.
For instance, photos of my wife and I that look great as the desktop background on our 24" monitor but, when uploaded to our website or facebook, they become absolutely horrendous quality.
Am I over-sharpening the large images? Am I doing something wrong?
The photos look great when this is done - the lines are crisp, hair strands are more exaggerated, and eyes seem to sparkle. The problem is whenever I use these photos in ways that they aren't blown up (like in Photoshop) they become really, really over-sharpened and become an exceptionally terrible picture.
For instance, photos of my wife and I that look great as the desktop background on our 24" monitor but, when uploaded to our website or facebook, they become absolutely horrendous quality.
Am I over-sharpening the large images? Am I doing something wrong?