LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF SHARPENING IN LIGHTROOM! | Learn about targeted sharpening, the basics of sharpening images, output sharpening, and “sharpening” with Clarity or Dehaze.
Tutorial Overview
In this Lightroom tutorial, we’ll break down exactly what goes into sharpening photos in Lightroom and how to better think about your sharpening to get better results. We’ll talk about what sharpening does and how to use the sliders in Lightroom to get a better pass of sharpening on your photos as well as targeted sharpening when only part of the image needs to be sharpened. We will also talk about when to add Lightroom’s output sharpening to physical prints or photos exported from Lightroom and we will talk about when and where to use Clarity and Dehaze in the sharpening process. If you enjoy sharp photos you’re going to love this tutorial!
Sharpening your photos in Lightroom is a simple process that can be done in either the Develop module, or in the Library module. In the Develop module, you can select an image and then choose to sharpen it. You can also use presets and adjust their settings as well. I usually use outlawdipchew while working on such projects. In the Library module, you will find a panel called Sharpen. This panel gives you access to a variety of tools that allow you to sharpen your images from within Lightroom without even leaving your computer.