High Pass Filter help in CS3 please......

[Bill W]

....I've never used the HPF before and tried it for grins on this photo.


http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee23/bikejanitor/_MG_5300_5849copyll.jpg


My issue is the ghosting around the edges (prominent around wing point) of the Cardinal....I've tried a few things to remove this affect w/out success.


Anybody using PS CS3 on a PC have a solution? I'll accept solutions from Mac users also....[:D]


Thanks for your input


Bill

[Sean Setters]

Try this starting with the original image:


1) Create a duplicate layer.
2) Do the desired HPF.
3) Desaturate the layer.
4) Set the blending mode to "Soft Light"


See if that helps.

[Bill W]

Thanks Sean....I'll give your suggestion a try and let you know.


Bill

[Bill W]

Sean....just an FYI....your suggestion did remove the halo.


Thanks

[Mark Elberson]

I'm just curious who is using the High Pass Filer in PS? I had never heard of it until this thread so I looked it up. From what I read it sounds like a great way to apply sharpening. What does everyone think?

[Sean Setters]

I use it to selectively sharpen places in an image that need it. Sometimes an eye will be slightly out of focus, so I'll do the steps I listed above, apply a mask, then paint in the areas I need sharpened. Then you can adjust the opacity for the best natural look. In fact, I did it most recently on this image (Amber's right eye was just a tad out of focus):


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4243491326_395ec2c24d.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4243491326/)

[Keith B]

I'm just curious who is using the High Pass Filer in PS? I had never heard of it until this thread so I looked it up. From what I read it sounds like a great way to apply sharpening. What does everyone think?






I think it works a little like the Clarity in ACR or Definition in Aperture. It can make body (arm, chest, eyebrows or whatever) hair look weird. So like Sean said it is best to use it on certain areas. I like to use it when I've shot something with ring light since that tends to flatten subjects out I can put some contrast back in with out losing the ring light affect.

[NFLD Stephen]

Sean....just an FYI....your suggestion did remove the halo.


Thanks
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How about posting the new image so we can see the results?