How to Enhance a Blurry Photo with 4 Helpful Methods

The photos that we take don’t always end up looking perfect. If you’re the type to have problems keeping the camera still - without having to use a tripod, then you could definitely benefit from a program that will be able to enhance a blurry photo for you! Doing this can be as simple and automatic as pressing a button, or a little more finicky by using various photo editing tools. Either way, we’re going to introduce you to a couple of different methods that you can use to enhance a blurry photo.

• Part 1. Enhance a Blurry Photo with Fotophire Focus
• Part 2. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo in Photoshop
• Part 3. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo on Mac
• Part 4. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo Online

Part 1. Enhance a Blurry Photo with Fotophire Focus

Fotophire Focus is our top contender when it comes to tools that you can use to enhance a blurry photo. The program is available for purchase and trial on their official website. It’s a very intuitive program, which makes it easy-to-use for people who are just starting out. It also offers a variety of features like:

Key Features of Fotophire Editing Toolkit

• Enhancing your blurry photos with precision
• Choosing a focal point that will enhance part of the photo
• Blur out certain areas with linear, spherical, and custom tools
• Drag & Drop interface that boosts production quality
• Before & After shots that will show you the difference between the original and final version of the image

How to Enhance a Blurry Photo with Fotophire Focus

Step 1: Launch Fotophire & Import Image

The first thing that you’re going to have to do, is download and install Fotophire Focus. You can do so on their website. Once the program has been launched, choose the “Photo Focus” editor to begin. All you have to do next is import your image and move on to the next step.

Step 2: Preset Enhance

As mentioned, there are different methods that you can use to enhance a blurry photo. The first method that we’re going to be looking into is the Presets method. In order to do this, all you have to do is click on the “Sharpen!” box under the “PRESETS” drop-down menu. Doing this will enhance the quality of your image without any effort on your part!

Step 3: Adjust Sharpness

Our second method requires a little more work. If you notice, the earlier sample was very vivid. That’s because it’s a preset enhancement. If you’re a little more finicky - or want an enhancement that is less or more than the preset - you can adjust the vividity through the Fotophire focus. To do this, you’re going to have to adjust the sharpness. Sliders can be found under the “SHARPNESS” drop-down menu. You can adjust these to change the quality of the enhancement.

• Adjusting the Amount will allow you to adjust the vividity
• As for the Radius, adjusting this will limit or increase the sharpness of the pixels

Step 4: Save

Once you’re happy with the enhancement, all you have to do is save! With the Fotophire Focus, you can view the before and after shots before doing so.

Part 2. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a professional-grade graphics editor that will allow you to make very precise changes. However, the level of detail comes with a snag. More often than not, these can become too overly complicated. Which makes the program difficult for a lot of beginners to use.

How to Blur Part of a Picture with Photoshop

Step 1: Install and Launch

In order to use the program, you’re going to have to download and install Adobe Photoshop. This will require an Adobe Account and a couple of hours. The software is bulky, so make sure that your pc will be able to handle its weight.

Step 2: Import Image

Once you’ve launched the program, you’ll be prompted to import the image that you want to edit. Click “Open…” and locate the photograph of your choosing.

Step 3: Sharpen > Shake Reduction

In order to begin the enhancement process click the “Filter” tab. This will open up a drop-down menu. Proceed by clicking Sharpen > Shake Reduction… Don’t be surprised, this will transport you to the main editor, which will be introduced in the next step.

Step 4: Shake Reduction

As you can see in the image below, there are a couple of different sliders that you can use to adjust the vividity of the photo. If these are a bit too complicated for your taste, you can leave it alone. The process should have enhanced the photo automatically. This screen is just to allow you to make changes to the automatic enhancement. Once you’re happy with the look, click “OK” to proceed.

Step 5: Save

Once you’re satisfied with the look of your image, you can now save. To do so, all you have to do is click the “File” tab > “Save…”

Part 3. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo on Mac

Now, if you’re looking for quick Mac solutions, then you don’t have to look very far. The Photos App in Mac is a pre-installed software that is able to provide automatic enhancement. Unlike the previous two, you won’t be able to make finicky adjustments on this one. It can only provide a preset enhancement.

How to Enhance a Blurry Photo on Mac

Step 1: Enhance!

The enhancement process for the Mac Photos App is easy. Just open the image, and click the magic wand tool on the top right-hand side. That’s it! There’s no room for being fussy with this one.

Part 4. How to Enhance a Blurry Photo Online

Next up, is an online photo editor. There a lot of them out there. However, we chose one that was specifically made to enhance photographs. It’s a website called enhance.pho.to. It promise to enhance a blurry photo within seconds.

How to Enhance a Blurry Photo Online

Step 1: enhance.pho.to

In order to begin, you’re going to have to visit the enhance.pho.to website. You can do so by clicking here. Next, import the photograph that you want to enhance. To do so, you click on the “From disk” button. This will open up a windows popup that will prompt you to locate the image that you want to enhance.

Step 2: Automatic Enhance

Once the file has been imported, the photo will be automatically enhanced. You can adjust a couple of things by clicking on the boxes beside the suggested enhancements.

Step 3: Save

Once you’re done, you can save the photograph by clicking on the “Save and share” button below the page!

Conclusion:

There are tons of different ways that you can enhance a blurry photo. However, few are able to provide the ease-of-use and the precision that the Fotophire focus offers. When it comes down to it, the Fotophire focus is by far the most helpful method. Not only will you be able to automatically enhance a blurry photo - when you’re in a hurry. But you’ll also be able to adjust the enhancement with no fuss! As such, it’s the most comprehensible and easy-to-use tool.

By Liza Brown

May 30,2018 15:25 pm