Exercise: Sharpening for print.

We are to take an image that has been processed-a portrait is ideal. I have chosen an image I shot of my sister for the first part of this course. Make sure that no sharpening has been applied to the image you are to use for reference. Then make three more versions with varying degrees of sharpening.

Print all four examples and compare  them with each other as well as the 100% magnification images on-screen. Note any differences.

Original Image.

Image 1.

Image 2.

Image 3.

After printing out and comparing all of the images both on and off screen I would have to say that my personal favourite for this style of image would be image number 1 as it gives the softest appearance. Image number 2 is quite near to the original shot and I feel that image 3 emphasises any skin imperfections. I do think that there is a time and a place for the harsher sharpening, just not in this case.