Quovadis
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A few months ago I was claiming that my RAW files were not as sharp as I would like them to be, and continuously had to use unsharp masks and smart sharpens in Photoshop. I was asking everyone on this forum if pictures in RAW were naturally more blurry.
At the time, I was using Asus 3x27" 1080p 144hz monitors to do my photo editing.
Basically, you look at a picture you have taken and ask yourself "is it tack sharp"? If the answer is no, I will apply a sharpening filter.
I had always thought this was a RAW thing. Pictures are less sharp. Some people suggested I use increased shutter speed, use a tripod etc.
Only recently, I have some different monitors side by side, an Asus 32" 1440p and another 32" UHD.
Whilst colors on these are incredible, I noticed something disturbing.
Any picture I take an view on the 32" 4k monitor is tack sharp. A little less on 1440p, and much less on 1080.
In other words I would be inclined to sharpen the picture if viewed on a 1080p monitor and not at all on the 4k monitor.
The problem I have, is I do not know which monitor is telling the truth?
There is nothing worse than "oversharpening" a picture, and nothing worse than having a slightly blurry picture.
All pics are viewed at 100% scaling in photoshop.
Scratching my head on this one....
At the time, I was using Asus 3x27" 1080p 144hz monitors to do my photo editing.
Basically, you look at a picture you have taken and ask yourself "is it tack sharp"? If the answer is no, I will apply a sharpening filter.
I had always thought this was a RAW thing. Pictures are less sharp. Some people suggested I use increased shutter speed, use a tripod etc.
Only recently, I have some different monitors side by side, an Asus 32" 1440p and another 32" UHD.
Whilst colors on these are incredible, I noticed something disturbing.
Any picture I take an view on the 32" 4k monitor is tack sharp. A little less on 1440p, and much less on 1080.
In other words I would be inclined to sharpen the picture if viewed on a 1080p monitor and not at all on the 4k monitor.
The problem I have, is I do not know which monitor is telling the truth?
There is nothing worse than "oversharpening" a picture, and nothing worse than having a slightly blurry picture.
All pics are viewed at 100% scaling in photoshop.
Scratching my head on this one....