How to Sharpen an Image in Photoshop

Got a blurry photo? We can fix that! Follow this step-by-step guide to sharpening images in Photoshop using the best tools and processes.

Photoshop | Software | By Ana Mireles

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Knowing how to sharpen an image in Photoshop is a handy skill for any photographer.

Blurry images happen for a variety of reasons. Maybe you had your camera in autofocus and it placed the focus point in the wrong place.

Perhaps it’s a problem with your gear and your lens simply doesn’t deliver the sharpest of images. This is a common issue with non-professional zoom lenses.

Or perhaps your image was perfectly sharp but looks a little fuzzy when you upload it to your social networks because of the compression algorithms from Facebook or Instagram.

Whatever the reason, being able to sharpen your images in Photoshop means you have a solution up your sleeve. There are many ways to do this and which one is best depends on your own workflow and what you want to use the image for.

Here I’ll go through some of the most common and useful processes.

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