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First, Select the picture that you want to make more clearly.

This is my picture, It's not good :

1. Before do anything, for safe, we create other layer by Press CTR + j to Duplicate Layer .

2. Use Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask. In this step, we make a picture more clear.

With parameters:

Amount : 75 %
Radius: 1.5 pixels
Threshold: 0 levels

3. Next, we use Filter -> Blur -> Surface Blur. As follow:

Radius: 10 pixels
Threshold: 10 levels

We have result of 3 steps above:

Then, we will use 4 tools of Image -> Adjustment: Brightness/Contrast , Color Balance , Levels and Curves.

4. Brightness/Contrast: with parameters

Brightness: -5
Contrast: +5

5. Color Balance:

Check Preserve Luminosity (if it is unchecked)

Select Shadows and set parameters into Color Levels: -25 | -5 | -7
Select Midtones and set parameters into Color Levels: -15 | +11 | -31
Select Highlights and set parameters into Color Levels: -5 | +5 | +5

6. Levels (or CTR + L)

Channels : RGB
Input Levels: 6 | 0.88 | 235
Out Levels: 0 | 255

7. Continue with Levels:

Channels : RGB
Input Levels: 0 | 1.00 |255
Out Levels: 0 | 245

8. Curves: You set as figure :

First, with Channel: RGB

Channel: Red

Channel : Green

Channel : Blue

9. Final, we have a new picture

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