How to Fix Blurry Photos
Blurry photographs can occur for a number of reasons, including failing to properly focus the camera before snapping the picture or movement by either the camera or the subject during the taking of the picture. While severely blurred images might not be fixable, you can use photo editing software to fix (or greatly improve) many blurred photos. Photo editors work by helping to increase the contrast between the pixels of blurred images. By using the sharpening feature of your photo editing software, you can help improve the clarity and definition of your photograph.
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Instructions
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Open the image in a photo editing software program, such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel PaintShop. You can download several free programs, such as Google's Picasa or GIMP-The GNU Image Manipulation Program, if you do not want to buy an editing program.
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Find the sharpening tool on your program; you can usually locate it at the bottom of your tool palette. Use this tool to sharpen blurry portions of the photograph. You can over-sharpen pictures, which leads to an outline or halo around your images, so you want to use as little sharpening as necessary to fix the photograph.
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Use the sharpening filters, found in the "filter" category, to help fix a more extensively blurred photograph. The options here usually include "Sharpen", which will tweak your photograph just a bit, "Sharpen More" and "Sharpen Edges," which adds darker tones to the edges of your photographs.
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Repeat the use of any filters until you achieve the desired result, and don't be afraid to erase your edits and return to a previous step if you accidentally make the image worse.
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Tips & Warnings
Novice editors or people who just want to tweak their photo a bit can look in the "Quick Fix" area for a sharpening tool with an adjustable bar that you can slide to adjust the sharpness of a blurry photograph.
Since every photograph is different, there is no one method of using these tools to fix a blurred photograph. Experiment with the sharpening tools until you find the combination that helps fix your images.
Prevent blurry photographs by using a tripod to avoid camera shake, ensuring your camera is completely focused before snapping a picture and by keeping your shutter speed set at 1/60 to 1/125 when holding the camera in your hand.
Your sharpening options will vary according to the program you buy or download; while virtually all editing programs possess a sharpening feature, some are much simpler than others.
