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Robin Nichols
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Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
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My picture doesn't look sharp

Sharpness has a lot to do with contrast so, if you increase the image contrast (see the contrast enhancing techniques earlier in this section) you'll most likely see the photo looking sharper and clearer. But Elements does have a great range of sharpening tools that work well providing the picture is not hopelessly out of focus:

Quick/Expert > Enhance > Auto Sharpen. If it doesn't sharpen enough, try repeating it.

  • Quick/Expert > Adjustments > Sharpen. Use the slider (or click one of the nine thumbnails) to add your required degree of sharpening. Don't add too much!
  • Quick/Expert>Enhance> Shake Reduction. This feature is designed specifically to 'save' a slightly blurred-looking picture, but it also works on normal images.
  • Quick/Expert > Enhance > Adjust Sharpness. A more complex tool for those wanting more control over the process.
  • Quick/Expert > Enhance...
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Robin Nichols

Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
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