Get the Image You Want: Essential Photoshop Editing Techniques

Problem : Solution Use a brush with the Unsharp Mask filter

Problem: Image needs sharp focal pointand soft background.

Solution: Use the History Brush tool

The Sharpen tool is meant to create greater contrast in very fine areas, such as the diamond in an image of a ring, while the Sharpen filters affect the entire image. There's no middle ground. So, what do you do when you're faced with an image like our Problem image where you want the snowboarder to be sharp and the background to remain soft? There's a solution, and we'll show it to you.

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