Definitions
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- verb transitive, photography To
sharpen too much.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Because of the nature of newsprint and bleed, it's normal to really oversharpen images for print.
Daily Mail: The Scraperboard Of Truth! Cosmo7 2009
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Obviously, the idea is not to oversharpen in the first place but I never saw this with previous versions of LR.
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You might even want to oversharpen the photo a little, because afterward you can use the opacity slider to back it down until it's just right.
PCWorld 2010
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As an aside, too many photographers oversharpen their work - often unacceptably.
ePHOTOzine 2010
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You might even want to oversharpen the photo a little, because afterward you can use the opacity slider to back it down until it's just right.
PCWorld 2010
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Most camera phones oversharpen, so we're not complaining -- better to add a little sharpening in Photoshop if needed.
MobileTechReview 2009
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Most camera phones oversharpen, so we're not complaining -- better to add a little sharpening in Photoshop if needed.
MobileTechReview 2009
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One must be careful not to oversharpen: details can become oversimplified and look posterized or "vectorized."
Designorati 2008
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Then go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen and really oversharpen the image to get a photocopy-like feel.
doggdot.us 2008
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