Help with sharpening (pic inside)

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Hi guys,

i thought i got a great shot of my little cousin the other day when taking some snaps.

i had the camera on Aperture priority, but it didnt focus quite right.

Is it possible to sharpen the pic in PS?

heres the pic?

DSC_1018.jpg
 
There is only so much you can do in photoshop.
 
I think the sharpening needs to be a bit more selective, concentrating on the subject and leaving the bg as it is in the first. IMO the bg in the second ain't as good as it is in the first. Just my thoughts for what they are worth. Not a lot.:D
 
Here's another quick attempt with PSE 6, with sharpening applied only to the boy and some other minor touches.
SharpeningProject.jpg
 
i use this
Simplest is to use the unsharp mask filter but you can get much better results using a high pass filter overlay layer as below:

Open your image in photoshop and click F7 to make sure the layers window is open.

Control + J produces a new copy layer (called layer 1 by photoshop)

Then click "filter" - "other" - "high pass"

Set the radius to 4.0 pixels and click "ok"

Now look at the layers window where you'll see a drop down menu with "normal" showing in it.

Open the drop down menu and select "overlay"

The photograph immediately sharpens. Look in the layers window for the "fill" drop down menu. Pick this and drag the slider anywhere between 100% and 0% depending on the degree of sharpening you want.
 
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