Sharpening

[Shawn Taylor]

Have you ever heard of something as crazy as zeroing out all sharpening settings that are default when opening a photo in lightroom or acr??  Is there a valid reason to do so, or to create a profile to do this upon import every time?

[Damien Symonds]

Gosh yes, I strongly advise it in most cases.  Sharpening is for output, very specific to the size and medium, at the other end of the workflow.

[Shawn Taylor]

So you do suggest getting rid of the +25 that is applied by default in Lr and acr?  I have never heard this before.  I have heard many times though that sharpening is dependent upon how the image is going to be viewed.

[Damien Symonds]

Just now, Shawn Taylor said:

So you do suggest getting rid of the +25 that is applied by default in Lr and acr?

I talk about this at great length in the class.

[Shawn Taylor]

I guess because I am not in the class, but have been around long before the class existed I just don't recall it being mentioned, nor is it mentioned in either of your 4 articles about sharpening.  Oh well, guess I have been wrong.

[Damien Symonds]

Just now, Shawn Taylor said:

nor is it mentioned in either of your 4 articles about sharpening.

Right, because when I write articles about sharpening, they're about sharpening.  When sharpening happens, I mean.  At the end of the workflow.