Sharpen a raw file

Enhance texture and detail by sharpening a raw file while keeping unwanted artefacts to a minimum

Once you've followed the steps on the previous pages to correct the colours of a raw file and improve its contrast, you can move on to sharpening. It can be a challenge to get your raw shots looking sharp for a variety of reasons. For starters, many digital cameras have a built-in filter that gently blurs the image to avoid producing moiré patterns in busy textures. This low-pass filter can also soften important details such as facial features and create a photo that lacks impact. If you shoot with a wide aperture such as f/2.8 then key details may blur due to the resulting shallow depth of field, especially if your subject is close-up. What looks nice and sharp on the camera's small LCD screen may turn out to look…

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