Digital BW, The Print

Austin, I don't normally sharpen either, I just scan at the highest
resolution I can get, then wait while the file opens in PS [g].  Sharpening
can, however, be an expressive tool- e.g.. Martin's image in the photo
exchange, where the background is left soft and somewhat grainy, while the
stone chimney is sharp, sharp, sharp.  Somehow the combination puts you (or
at least me) into the scene.

Otherwise sharpening is just trying to get lo-res to look like an 8x10
contact print- why bother!

Bill

on 12/5/01 9:46 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:

Hi Bill,

You may very well be right, since sharpening certainly can change tonal
values!

I do NOT sharpen, nor do I advocate it...but I do understand some people
believe they need it...and I am sure they really do (well, I guess I'm sure
they do for what they have, but I believe there is some problem in their
process that necessitates this...), but I'm not clear if it's their scanner,
camera, lense, film, developing or what...that necessitates the need for
sharpening.

Regards,

Austin




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