2 great ways to sharpen an image in Adobe Photoshop

Method 1 :

1.  Open image
2. Filters -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask
3. Set threshold to 0,  radius to 250 and  amount between 20 – 25
4. This causes  sharpening as well as  contrast enhancement

Method 2 :

1. Open image
2. Layer -> Duplicate Layer -> Click OK
3. Filter -> Other -> High Pass
4. Set Radius between 3.0 and 6.0 depending on how sharp you want the image
5. Set the mode of your layer from “Normal” to “Overlay” in the layers toolbox

2 really simple yet highly effective ways to sharpen your images in Photoshop!