Total Download Size: 5.95Gb

58 Videos in .mp4 format

Total Runtime: 11 Hours 10 mins

Also includes Exercise Files, Photoshop Actions and a dedicated Lightroom Catalog

This training has taken 10 weeks to produce, with high quality Audacity audio, and customized video compression that preserves the most accurate rendition of my workflow as possible while keeping video file sizes acceptable.

There is a lot more to sharpening digital images than most photographers imagine, and the aim of this video training is to teach you how to get the very best sharpness from your images without any of the traditional sharpening errors such as halos and increased noise.

Every digital image requires sharpening, since the digital image capture process inevitably introduces softness to our photographs.

Our raw files then have to be demosaiced by our chosen raw processor using an algorithm which may, or may not suit a particular image.

Both of these initial problems are perhaps the two most overlooked stages in the digital image process, yet are key to optimal image sharpening.

In some of the videos you will see me demonstrate how the demosaicing algorithm used by your raw file processor can actually create undesirable artifacts in your image before you go anywhere near it with any sharpening!  And of course, I also demonstrate how to cure these problems when they arise!

Sharpening in a professional manner is a case of targeted, or differential sharpening because we only want to fully sharpen the parts of our images which are in focus.

Sharpening and noise are two sides of the same coin, and applying sharpening in a conventional manner actually sharpens BOTH.

This may not bother you if all you do is post small images to Facebook, Flickr, Instagram etc,  but if you want to create full-sized images for archive, stock or print, then this approach will lead to problems with visible noise in your images.

Within the contents of this training title, you will find all the information and knowledge you require to transform your approach to digital image sharpening, and thus transform the quality of your image output for either stock, print or the web.

We will look at the benefits (and pitfalls) of Lightroom, explore some basic (and superior to Lightroom) sharpening and processing in Raw Therapee (which is FREE to everyone), and experience the massive superiority and power of Adobe Photoshop when it comes to the delivery of differential sharpening and noise reduction.

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You do NOT require any fancy plugins for either sharpening or noise control – everything you could possibly need to produce professional grade sharpening (and noise reduction) is already contained inside Photoshop.

You will learn everything you need to know about capture/input, creative and output sharpening, plus some very important and powerful Photoshop procedures, such as the importance of the ‘Blend If’ sliders, and Edge Masking to control both types of sharpening halos.

And you will learn all about the misunderstood and underused operation of Deconvolution Sharpening in Lightroom and Photoshop, and the fully iterative RL Deconvolution available in Raw Therapee.

I absolutely guarantee that the content in this training will have a huge impact on the future quality of your image sharpness for both web and print.

A few customer reviews for this training:

“WOW… this is such a load of information that others into photography and editing need to know about. Highly recommend, I’ve learnt a great deal from this and pleased to have the videos and exercise files to follow along with.” – Frank Etchells

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“Having watched these videos, I now have a much better understanding and greater knowledge base of (1) how my camera captures images and produces RAW files & (2) the digital workflow necessary to produce high quality output images from them – all done through an in-depth study of “professional grade image sharpening”.

I would recommend that anyone who wants to produce the highest quality output images from their RAW files should purchase this set of ‘Professional Grade Image Sharpening for Archive, Print and Web” training videos.

“Why?” I hear you ask. The answer is simple – “you can’t afford not to!”.

· The author is an expert in his craft.

· The subject matter is built up from the basics, step by step, but always by developing your understanding (not merely by throwing procedures at you).

· You get a fully comprehensive training on ALL aspects of sharpening – why we need to do it, what influences the amount of sharpening we have to do, different methodologies for different output formats – it’s all there!

· But you get much more than that – on the way you learn about the impact of lens manufacture, auto focus, sensor construction, RAW demosaicing, comparison of different raw converters, deriving masks using a range of techniques in Photoshop, the causes of noise & how to reduce it in images and much, much more.

· The author has included a Lightroom catalogue, exercise files & a set of Photoshop actions so that you can try out the techniques on the same images used in the training videos.

· The follow up that’s available is second to none. You can contact the author at any time by ‘phone, email or even arrange one-to-one sessions with him.

I thoroughly recommend this set of training videos.” – Jeffrey Young

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‘For those of you who have always ‘aspired’ for good, sharp images then this series of tutorial videos are a must.

Yes, technical at times, but understanding the background and why you do things is the bedrock to processing any digital image. The videos take you through a logical path to point where, if sharpening was a weakness, it no longer is. The great thing is, you can take it at your own pace and watch things time & time again just in case you have missed a key element.

All built around years of knowledge and what does & doesn’t work, this is a must for both Amateur & Pros, make this part of your ‘leaning curve’ in the Digital workflow, you won’t regret it!’ – Steve Kaluski

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I have been a customer of Andy’s for many years and keep returning!

I used many of his training videos and have found each to be well structured and simple to understand.

The sharpening training is no exception. Techniques are explained in a clear, methodical way which is easy to follow.

Andy’s knowledge of all things photography is unparalleled, I always learn a lot from his training videos and the latest sharpening one was no exception. I can highly recommend. – Philip James

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I can only say after watching all the Professional Grade Sharpening training videos it does exactly what it says on the tin. These videos are very informative with the added advantage of working with the exercise files to learn as you go along couldn’t be better. I can honestly say other sharpening that i have tried or seen on some YouTube videos are inferior to what you have produced in these videos. Keep up the good work. – Gary Charnock

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