The Print Sharpening Class

Effective sharpening is the difference between nice prints and amazing prints. If you are one of those people who say …

  • "I export for print from Lightroom, and my prints are great"
  • "I have a sharpening action, and my prints are great"
  • "I’ve never resized my files for printing, and my prints are great"

… alas, you are mistaken. You only think they’re great, because you’ve never seen how much better they can be. Once you’ve seen truly sharp prints, you’ll cringe at the blandness of your old prints.

Who is it for?

Unlike my other classes, which are for beginners and experienced users alike, this one is not for beginners. It is for:

  • Professionals: Photographers who sell prints to their clients.
  • Semi-professionals: Photographers who want to to lift their business above the swarming low-end digital file market, and into the profitable high-end print sales market.
  • Serious amateurs: Skilled hobby photographers who print their photos for competitions, exhibitions or personal display.

What software is it for?

  • All versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

Topics covered

  • Understanding the principles of sharpening
  • Photographic issues related to sharpening
  • Sharpening in the workflow
  • Finding sharpness settings that work for you
  • Sharpening your best photos …
  • … and your not-so-good ones
  • Sharpening strategies for all media types – paper, canvas, press, etc
  • NEW: Sharpening procedure for selling digital files to clients

Price

  • $75
  • You also need to allow up to ~$120 for test prints from your lab. This is vital to the success of your learning journey.
  • (If you have taken it in the past, and would like a refresher, the price is $20.)

What you get

  • 24/7 unlimited access for twelve months
  • Prompt answers to all questions
  • The best prints you've ever seen


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Testimonials

My prints arrived today!! I LOVE THEM :-) I just can't thank you enough!!
    - Anne Marie, Pennsylvania.

Love them! Makes me want reprint everything I have ever printed before now!
    - Kristen, Michigan.

Your class enabled me to move my business to the next level and fulfill my dream to sell wall art portraits. After a few months in the class, I started offering wall art galleries and that is now my studio’s most popular product. My clients love their portraits and cherish them as art. I would have never had the confidence and passion to sell large wall portraits haven’t I taken your class, Damien. All your class are priceless. Thank you.
    - Ella, Texas.

The Print Sharpening course is AMAZING!!!! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could produce such sharp photos in my life. NEVER. You might think you have a handle on sharpening. I am here to tell you that you do not know sharpening until you know Damien sharpening.
    - Carol, South Carolina.

Without adoubt the best prints i have ever done thanks to you and your awesome raw, levels and print classes. Thanks for your time and effort and brutaly honest mentorship.
    - Steve, Tasmania.

Damien I just have to gush for a moment. I’ve taken all of your classes now and am so appreciative of what I learned. I feel like I was floundering as a wanna-be professional and over the past year or so have finally found my voice as a photographer. No more paid for actions and stumbling around in my editing. I still have so much to learn I know but I have grown leaps and bounds and give you so much of the credit. Thank you! I just received an enormous 30×40 metal print of my daughter to hang in my living room and cried when I opened it. It is sharpened to perfection thanks to your print sharpening class. I’m seriously waiting to feel the slight breeze that is blowing in her hair it looks so life-like. I refer other photographers to your classes on a weekly basis. They are crazy if they don’t sign up. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
    - Lindsay, Texas.

It's mind blowing the difference! Makes you fall in love with printing your work all over again.
    - Sam, Queensland.

If you even a little bit hesitant about taking the sharpening class, don’t be. I am useless at maths, and I managed to make this amazing print and have subsequently ordered very large canvases and prints (24x36inches) for clients with confidence. Worth every cent.
    - Channon, Western Australia.

Hi Damien, just wanted to say quick thank you. Just received my prints today and they look aweeeeesomeee!
    - Ewa, New York.

Holy Hannah! I just got in seven 16×20 canvases, all sharpened using what I learned in the sharpening class, and they are phenomenal! Thanks Damien!
    - Brenda, North Carolina.

Got my prints. They look AWESOME! Thank you very much, Damien!
    - Tatyana, Texas.

If you haven’t taken The Print Sharpening Class do it now, don’t wait! I got my first canvas back today and I’m blown away by how much sharper it is compared to not sharpened!
    - Sherri, Michigan.

I’m blown away with how much I’ve learned. I can’t believe I was producing prints for people with such a lack of knowledge. I’ve always been uncomfortable with sharpening for print and I wished I had someone to teach me to do it properly… MY WISH CAME TRUE! If you find yourself questioning your ability (which if you haven’t taken this class I am pretty confident you aren’t doing it correctly) you need to take this class. Its worth every single penny! Thanks Damien for sharing your knowledge.
    - Nicole, California.

Ok, Damien, you’ve sold me. I was reaaaaaaaaally skeptical of your methods after I had to add a ridiculous amount of luminance to some photos in order to eradicate every single speck of noise before sharpening. They looked SO hideous and soft and mushy on screen I just couldn’t imagine that they were going to print well at all. But I stuck to your numbers and sharpened them and put in my order. I just received them today and they. look. INCREDIBLE. The skin texture that looked like plastic on screen is perfect after the slight sharpening noise and the very subtle texture of the print. And even after adding up to +70 luminance to some of them they are actually sharper and more detailed than previous photos I had printed unsharpened. I’m blown away. I’ve been staring at these for like 10 minutes because they’re just so stunning.
    - Marny, Alberta.

Damien’s Print Sharpening Class was an eye-opener for me. No more guesswork, no more umm and ahh, just doing it by the numbers to get the best possible results. A game-changer, pure and simple.
    - Alison, New Zealand.

Thank you for sharing your sharpening wisdom! My prints have never looked so good, and it makes me feel great about offering my clients amazing products that they can not print themselves!
    - Farrah, California.

Damien — thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing print sharpening class!! I just got this beautiful 20×30 print, and I’m blown away by how freaking amazing it looks.
    - Christina, New Jersey

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