› ›kelbyone.com069Step Three: With the Background copy layer
still active, I selected the Unsharp Mask fil-
ter from the Filter>Sharpen menu. Here,
I applied an amount of 500% and a Radius
of 1.0 pixel. The Unsharp Mask filter effect
aggressively sharpened the image, build-
ing narrow halos around all the edge detail
areas, and in particular the soft edges.
Step Four: This was followed by adding a
High Pass filter from the Filter>Other menu
and applying a Radius of 10 pixels. This
added wider, overlapping, soft-edged halos
that increased the midtone contrast.
Step Five: This Background copy layer is
now applying a 50% faded, Overlay blend
mode sharpening effect to the Background
layer below. I then Option-clicked (PC: Alt-
clicked) the Add Layer Mask icon (circle in
a square) in the Layers panel to add a layer
mask filled with black, which hides the layer
contents. I was then able to select a normal
Brush (B) and paint on the layer mask with
white to reveal the depth of field sharpening
layer, and in doing so, add more apparent
sharpness to the out-of-focus areas.
This shows close-up comparison views of the image before and after
the depth-of-field sharpening effect was applied to the image.Step ThreeStep Four