Thiswill blend you iage into the background with a look of realism. Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask When sharpening an image use the Unsharp Mask to retain more control and accuracy. The Unsharp Mask dialog box offers controls and image proofing so that the sharpness values can be instantly revealed. The dialog box contains three parameters, Radius, Strength and Clipping values. Use a number between 0.5 and 2 for best results.
Lower numbers work best for screen images, higher numbers for printed output.
The Clipping controls specify the difference in lightness values that adjacent must have before they are sharpened. When a scanned image appears to be faded or the original photograph is just overexposed you can use the Layer functions to bring back some of the color depth and brilliance to the image. Open your image and make sure the color depth is set to 24 bits. Click on the Edit menu and slect Copy, then select Edit, Paste, As New Layer. In the Layer option palette go to Layer 1, click on Normal and choose Multiply for the blend mode.