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HERE’S HOW PHOTO EDITING BASICS

For blurred photos, use a Sharpen, Artistic, Style, or Brush Stroke filter.

such as Skin Smoothing to blend the cloned

areas more evenly.

6. HOW TO SALVAGE
   BLURRY, OUT-OF-FOCUS
   PICTURES
   For this process, you can use a Sharpen/
   Sharpen More filter, but note that each time
   you use it, the image gets grainier and
   begins to resemble sandpaper. That’s not
   necessarily a bad thing, if you like “artistic”
   photos. Most programs even provide
   several “Grain” filters as part of the Special
   Effects package.
   You can also use one of the many Artistic,
   Brush Stroke, or Stylize filters, which make
   the photo look like a painting. Based on how
   much out of focus the original image is, and
   how much you really want to keep that

particular picture, a “painted” filter can

actually enhance the original photo.

LEARN MORE THROUGH

EXPLORING AND DOING

Beyond these basic tips, learning more

about photo editing is as easy as exploring

and playing around with your software. For

example, ever notice that border of purple

light around the objects in your pictures? It’s

called Purple Fringe, and it’s now easily

corrected. Chromatic Aberration Removal

(caused by distortion of the lens),

Backlighting, and a host of distortion

corrections such as Barrel, Fisheye, Depth of

Field, and Pin Cushion are all now easily

repaired. Explore your photo editing

program of choice to find the features to

correct these flaws.

ORIGINAL BLURRED PHOTO SHARPEN & SHARPEN MORE BRUSH STROKES FILTER