This tutorial shows how to increases visible detail and edge contrast without increasing the overall image contrast. You will use the Unsharp Mask filter on a new layer with a hand painted Layer Mask…

This tutorial shows how to enhance the skin and hair of a girl portrait with filter effects, blending modes and adding a lighting effect. You fist select a Color Range (face and skin) and apply the Gaussian Blur filter. Then apply Unsharp Mask filter to emphasize her face’s edges. And finally use the Lighting Effects [...]

This tutorial explains a step-by-step workflow of preparing your photos for publishing on the web. You will need to resize your image, paying attention to its proportions; sharpen it by using the Unsharp Mask filter and finally Save for Web & Devices. Note that your photo must be saved in RGB color space (a standard [...]