High Pass photo

[laurie millar]

Okay....so high pass is all I really do to edit my pictures but I was recently told, anonymously, that using high pass makes photos look ridiculous. Anyway, I'm posting a sample of a picture with no editing and one with the high pass and I want to know what you guys think.

Tell it to me straight. I can handle it. If anything, it just means less time in front of the computer.

Don't critique the picture, just the high pass.



Thanks in advance!

[terri33inne]

I'm not sure what "High Pass" is but I do like the effect... I think it sharpens the photo, and pops the eyes & colors. I know some people prefer the 'soft focus' look, which may be what the 'anonymous' critic likes, however if that is his/her preference they should say as much... ridiculous is not an adjective I would use to describe that look (or your photo for that matter... I very much like the picture).

[Pitrih]

i also use high pass on every photo i size down, and i don't see anything ridiculous about it, it's a handy tool that really makes the photo pop

[becksjd]

Yea I am not sure what high pass is, but whatever it is in that photo I like it. I think "totally rediculous" is an exaggeration! haha. It looks really good in this example. Do you have others where you have used it more?

[LeeR]

Your image may be ever-so-slightly over sharpened but "ridiculous" is a gross exaggeration. I don't know what number you are using for your radius when you use the High Pass Filter, but you should be able to dial it down to a more subtle setting. Usually a setting between 2.0 and 4.0 depending on the size of the image. Since you run the High Pass in a new layer you can also lower the opacity of the new layer to reduce the sharpening effect, if need be.

[daddyoproductions]

Sometimes people are just talking out their @*$, whoops did I type that out loud? You could maybe dial it down a tad, or mask out some parts. Jealous that all you have to do is sharpen!

~C

[SaraSue]

I love it!! If I wanted a flat photo I would just get some stranger on the street to take a snap shot. This isn't my opnion but I have heard from some parents that they don't want their kids eyes to be too overdone because then they look fake. With this picture it seems like a happy medium. I'd pay for this photo!

[laurie millar]

Thanks everyone! I think I will dial it down a little...maybe just use a little contrast. Seriously, thank you for the feedback!