How to SHARPEN Blurry Photos in Photoshop in SECONDS

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    Getting tack sharp photos is a struggle for so many photographers. Understanding the proper fstop, right shutter speed, nailing the focus exactly to not get any soft edges, and making sure each one is done exactly right... that can be tough. Just because your image is soft doesn’t mean you didn’t get the focus right. Sometimes you just need a little extra sharpening in photoshop to spice your photo up a little.
    In the video I show you a fast trick, and I mean in less than 5 seconds, how you can sharpen ANY photo you take, from portraits to landscapes and everything in between using blur. The more you blur, the sharper the photo is! Sounds weird, but this photoshop trick is so easy and simple!
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Komentáře • 116

  • @willsimpsonphoto
    @willsimpsonphoto  Před 2 lety +2

    I started a patreon 😅! If you’d like to support the channel, here’s the link! www.patreon.com/willsimpson

  • @phyllishofberg2507
    @phyllishofberg2507 Před rokem +3

    Excellent. Straightforward, friendly, easy peasy lemon squeazy! Thank you for the action link 👍

  • @MattRevs
    @MattRevs Před 11 měsíci +2

    Very cool trick! And a very nice tutorial to go with it! Thank you for the help!

  • @maryvailmbapublicist
    @maryvailmbapublicist Před 8 měsíci +3

    very well done Will!!!! You are now my go to guy for Photoshop tutorials

  • @eskimogold3430
    @eskimogold3430 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much. This helped me immensely. Tried different tutorials but it always didn't look natural. With yours it worked!

  • @omaryarts7796
    @omaryarts7796 Před rokem +1

    Really Helpful Thank you Will.

  • @villekansanen9053
    @villekansanen9053 Před 4 měsíci +3

    This is great, thank you! I realized that if you do the gaussian blur after you've grouped the layers, you have much more control over how the sharpening looks on the finished image. You can even convert the "Vivid" layer to a smart object, so it's totally non-destructive.

  • @dennisclark8766
    @dennisclark8766 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thanks for sharing. Great video. Tried it and it worked great.

  • @BabyRubyIsReal
    @BabyRubyIsReal Před 10 měsíci +2

    I'm super glad you explained the part where you sharpened the effect a little too much! Haha, I got a excited too early! Thanks so much for the tutorial, it helped a lot!

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 10 měsíci +1

      ahhaha i totally get it. I get over excited all the time when i figure out a new edit.

  • @mariammosashvili4150
    @mariammosashvili4150 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love this video, I am so glad it lead me to your channel!

  • @sukhvirb7684
    @sukhvirb7684 Před rokem +2

    precise and to the point tutorial….cmd cmd done wow…very helpful thank you

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      no problem :)

    • @jaysvlog9803
      @jaysvlog9803 Před rokem +1

      I love this video thank you! Is there a way to do this for just part of a photo? I have a group photo where most of the people are in focus and just one person is out of focus ruining the photo

    • @sukhvirb7684
      @sukhvirb7684 Před rokem +1

      @@jaysvlog9803 watch at the end how he showed the masking at end where you can do selected part

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      @@jaysvlog9803 shown near end of video how to mask it out.

  • @vy4648
    @vy4648 Před rokem +3

    It is all I need, no more BS. Right to the point. 👍

  • @nittygritty7504
    @nittygritty7504 Před 2 lety +3

    I did this on a moon shot instead of doing an unsharp mask or high pass filter. I like it. It is a subtle but effective change.

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 2 lety

      Thats awesome! Did you download the action i supplied and use it?

  • @thepurpleufo
    @thepurpleufo Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hello...thanks for this most excellent and easy-to-follow tutorial.

  • @sofiahenriquez4678
    @sofiahenriquez4678 Před rokem +2

    Awesome video, Thanks! Should this step be done as a last step? If I start by sharpening my image which layer should I do my retouching on?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem +1

      generally i do my entire edit first and then add the sharpening as the finishing touch.

  • @hambone4402
    @hambone4402 Před rokem +1

    Found you by just browsing Photoshop tutorials. You got a new subscriber. Thanks for making them.

  • @MysteriousBeingOfLight

    Nice video !

  • @simoharjane7823
    @simoharjane7823 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Love this

  • @weeklyfascination
    @weeklyfascination Před 6 měsíci +1

    It worked. And it worked on an image that had blurry Japanese text. Thank you!

  • @sweetayu
    @sweetayu Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wtf - why did I not know this all these years?! super helpful!

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 4 měsíci +1

      lolol, theres so much in photoshop its hard to know everything, or even close to half lol

  • @babzchannel5099
    @babzchannel5099 Před rokem +1

    Thank you 😊 😁

  • @nittygritty7504
    @nittygritty7504 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the video. I am curious if the reason that blur sharpens this photo is bc you inverted the photo itself? So it’s kinda like Opposite Day, whatever you do, has the opposite effect?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 2 lety

      Because of the inversion and the blending mode of Vivid light I believe the combination gives your that effect. Not really sure the true reason behind it but we will go with it! I do like this method over the high pass sharpening method.

  • @GeekTranslation
    @GeekTranslation Před 3 měsíci +1

    thank you for this

  • @ttjackson372
    @ttjackson372 Před měsícem +1

    ok so i followed every step and as soon as i select overlay after grouping im left with a white canvass. my image doesn't seem to show just disappear

  • @brytonentertainment
    @brytonentertainment Před rokem +1

    Hey Buddy, thank you so very much this tutorial and the download. Unfortunately, I didn't get Vivid Light Sharpening rather just Sharpen? Did I download the wrong file?

  • @user-ix7lz8uu1m
    @user-ix7lz8uu1m Před 4 měsíci +1

    Much better whay to sharpen, thank you. Question on the Action tab. I do not see the "exploring photography vivid light sharpening" Do I need to download anything?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 4 měsíci

      Did you download and Install the action? The link is in description of video.

  • @thebantufilms
    @thebantufilms Před rokem +1

    Great trick. Thank you. But what is the difference between this and the Hight pass filter?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      Similar techniques for similar results. There’s so many different ways to do similar things in photoshop

  • @ahunt4303
    @ahunt4303 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’m newly learning and currently editing photos from my cousins wedding. Do you take on jobs for edits? I’m extremely interested and would love to have you edit these, as I’m struggling with brining back the sharpness and light from the night photos.

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 6 měsíci

      Not really but rather than pay me, what if I do an editing tutorial for CZcams on one of the photos that way you can duplicate what I do on the others? Shoot me an email: will@thewillsimpson.com

    • @ahunt4303
      @ahunt4303 Před 6 měsíci

      @@willsimpsonphoto thank you for your reply here, sorry that I didn't see it sooner. I would love this! Thank you so much! I will email you a few and you can pick which one you'd like. Thank you for being so awesome and for sharing your time! :)

  • @hlkn333
    @hlkn333 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Challenge facing the Photoshop newbie: I face with an issue when running the script It pops up with an error The Command "Select" is not currently available with two button Continue or Stop. The issue may have something to do with the brushes to be loaded and used by the script. Thanks in advanced for any guidance...

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 2 měsíci

      Check this video: czcams.com/video/_sHa0YdHqv8/video.htmlsi=6dRnKHkYDmj2OEmp

  • @DannahBanana
    @DannahBanana Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank you! but I'm not clear, how is this different (in terms of results) from using the high pass filter?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 10 měsíci

      It’s similar but it’s just another method for sharpening. There’s multiple ways to do many things in photoshop. This is just another method. 😄

  • @chipbabb8797
    @chipbabb8797 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Clicking the sharpening action link above takes you to a general web page that does not say anything about the Sharpening Action...?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 7 měsíci

      when you click the link, it takes you to a page to put your email and name in. When you do that, you receive an email to opt in which once done, you will receive the sharpening action.

  • @lagi1185
    @lagi1185 Před rokem +1

    yes my man

  • @kizzylloyd152
    @kizzylloyd152 Před 6 měsíci +1

    could i ask a question please im learning how to photoshop and anything i can use is a bonus so to learn i have to watch things over an over while studying the process but why is it you shown the blur at the beginning of the part 5.01min but before you said the process after speaking about downloading it it was already unblurred so i did not see any action happen when you clicked the button please help me with more information as i really do want to learn thank you

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 5 měsíci

      you wont necessarily see the difference from viewing the photo as a whole. that's why i zoom in to show you whats occurring. The blur layer is can be adjusted to increase or decrease the amount of sharpening you want to apply.

  • @avprod1
    @avprod1 Před rokem +1

    Awesome!! I had trouble with the action, tho. It stopped at the line Select layer "sharpen copy" after the Gaussian Blur.

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      Did you make sure that the layer you started the action with was named: sharpen

    • @DrumaticPro
      @DrumaticPro Před 3 dny

      ​@@willsimpsonphoto Thanks for the tutorial and sorry in advanced for this long-winded comment...
      I was also having an issue with playing the action. It didn't look the same as yours and I don't see the Gaussian Blur drop down sub layer (for altering the blur after the fact). So, I did it again, making sure the action layer is named "sharpen" and the results did change slightly-and I'm curious about this because in the above video your layer is not named "sharpen" but it still works-anyway... With the layer named "sharpen" and playing your action it looks the same except there are no sub layers (i.e., Gaussian Blur). Additionally, when I attempt to record this action, following step-by-step, and then play it I get the error "The command "Select" is not currently available.

  • @johnblackburn1929
    @johnblackburn1929 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Going to have a go now

  • @aryanphoto188
    @aryanphoto188 Před měsícem +1

    Thank sir

  • @richardthomasgiven739
    @richardthomasgiven739 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I clicked the link for the actions, but my system says thesite can't be reached....

  • @thuamsamte3772
    @thuamsamte3772 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I can' t have Vivid light sharping in description.. please can you send private

  • @lubalub8172
    @lubalub8172 Před rokem +1

    I downloaded the Sharpening Action, but unable to press Play on it (the Play button is disabled) Any suggestions? Thank you

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      make sure you're selecting the actual action and not the folder its in. the folder is named: Will Simpson - Sharpen. If you expand it, you will see "Sharpen" click that and make sure the photo layer is selected, not a mask or adjustment layer. You should be good to go.

  • @miamited69
    @miamited69 Před rokem +1

    can this action be used in Corel paint shop pro? Thank you.

  • @christoperlapite2996
    @christoperlapite2996 Před 2 lety +1

    Mine doesn't turn grey when I select vivid light. It has different colors.

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 2 lety

      did you make sure to invert the layer before using "vivid light" blending mode? - "control + i" on mac

  • @user-bh9ub4hk1u
    @user-bh9ub4hk1u Před 4 měsíci +1

    Can this be applied after frequency separation

  • @kailler_
    @kailler_ Před rokem +1

    Why when I do this, the colors in the photo gets washed?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      thats really weird... im not sure.... I have never had that occur, do you do it on a new layer of everything below combined created at the top?

  • @thuamsamte3772
    @thuamsamte3772 Před 8 měsíci +1

    How to add Exploring vivid light in shaping Action

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 8 měsíci

      Huh?

    • @thuamsamte3772
      @thuamsamte3772 Před 8 měsíci

      @@willsimpsonphoto sir I can't fine that Vuvid Light Sharping tool the one which I have downloaded doesn't contains

  • @jibrivictorian9364
    @jibrivictorian9364 Před rokem +1

    "CRTL Command I" doesnt seem to be working for me

  • @ikbo
    @ikbo Před 9 měsíci +1

    why not use high pass filter rather than "invert, gaussian blur"?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 9 měsíci

      You can. There’s multiple ways to do everything in photoshop. This is just another way 🤷‍♂️

    • @ikbo
      @ikbo Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@willsimpsonphoto which one do you prefer and which one gives you better results?

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 9 měsíci

      @@ikbo im pretty happy with this method, its the method I use 99% of the time but I also have an auto action that does it instantly.

  • @darshilpatel6027
    @darshilpatel6027 Před rokem +1

    I send blur photo can you remove blur from photo

  • @nikkihoskinphotography3846

    We don’t care why you missed an episode.

  • @angelicahernandez9950
    @angelicahernandez9950 Před 7 měsíci +1

    did this step by step and it just ended up looking the same :/

  • @darshilpatel6027
    @darshilpatel6027 Před rokem +1

    Can you remove blur from my photo

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      Check out the app Pixelup. You can’t fully handle blur but it might help make it usable

  • @user-iz5cz1pt2x
    @user-iz5cz1pt2x Před 6 měsíci +1

    Am I the only one who cant get it to work? Nothing is happening when I'm clicking control/command + i/f

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před 6 měsíci

      I havent heard of anyone else having this issue. Are you making sure you have the photo layer itself selected when you are doing the command?

  • @Kinadnuf
    @Kinadnuf Před rokem +1

    Tried everything. It just doesn't work; action is very different from what's shown in examples. Tried manual way, seems to make a bit of difference if I increase G Blur substantially. If this doesn't work I'll give up! Thanks anyway.

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      well thats no good. In order to use the action, you have to have a layer thats an actual photo, not adjustment later. rename that layer: sharpen (no caps). then apply the action to that layer. This should do it. The "read me" that comes with the action explains the use. Let me know if this works

    • @willsimpsonphoto
      @willsimpsonphoto  Před rokem

      Check out this video. Should help resolve issue: czcams.com/video/GytxzqXJuUc/video.html