HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES

Ed,

The high pass layer is pretty cool. It creates a nice blend of sharpening and contrast unlike any sharpening filters in Photoshop. I use it when retouching at work all the time. Most high pass filter tutorials only suggest using "overlay" as the blending mode, but I've found "soft light" and "hardlight" are good alternatives depending on the effect or the degree of contrast you want.

Dean

I was kind of shocked at the results... Felt like I was being let in on a special secret.

The tutorial itself is pretty well put-together, independent of the effect.

Eric

Yeah Eric, a lot of the art directors where I work love that trick. I didn't know about it until I started working here a year ago. You can find a lot of neat methods like searching this online or at the NAPP website. Sometimes if needed, I even run an unsharp mask on the high pass layer afterwards.

Umaasa,
I have to say your pics look pretty good to me, certainly a lot better than mine. You should email Larry at High End Palace, he advertses on here a lot and his photos are amazing. I'm sure he'd have some tips. Good luck!

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