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How to Edit, Resize, and Print Your Photos in Photoshop

The next thing you "may" want to do is to add some saturation to your photo. Adding saturation will make most photos look better and "pop" off the screen. You don't want to overdo it though as it will make your photo look fake.

To adjust the saturation of your photo, go to the "Image" menu and highlight "Adjustments" and then slide over and down to "Hue/Saturation." In addition to adjusting the saturation, this tool can also be used to adjust the hue(color basically) and the lightness of the picture.

Select the Hue/Saturation Menu Option

This tool is pretty easy to use and straightforward. Move the saturation slider back and forth, until you get the results you like, and then click "OK." Don't overdo it.

Maybe add some saturation to your photo


You may want to sharpen your photo next. You can do this with the "Unsharp Mask" tool. I know it sounds like the opposite of what you want to do, but believe me, this is the right tool to use to sharpen your photo. Go to the "Filter" Menu this time and slide down and select "Sharpen" and then slide over and down to "Unsharp Mask."

Select the Unsharp Mask menu option

This may look like a somewhat complicated tool and it is, sort of. What do Radius and Threshold do? It doesn't really matter for most people, and I won't get into the details. You can fool around with the settings or just leave the Radius and Threshold at the default: Radius = 1.0, Threshold = 0. This is what I do. I only adjust the "Amount" setting. Fool around with the "Amount" setting until you get something you like, maybe between 40-65. Make sure not to overdo it or it will look fake, and click "OK."
Blow up your photo to 100% in the main window, and maybe even larger, when using this tool and watch what happens to it when you move the sliders. There is also a small window, above the sliders, in the "Unsharp Mask" dialog box. This is somewhat useful, but it is more helpful to blow up your photo in the main window and leave "Preview" checked and watch the changes to your photo in the main window. The following settings are suggested as a loose guideline:

For Print - Amount: 80, Radius: 1, Threshold: 4

For the web - Amount: 400, Radius: 0.3, Threshold: 0

Adjust the sliders to sharpen your image

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