https://youtu.be/MHvXMVVFlJg In this Photoshop CC Tutorial I cover 3 different techniques for sharpening your images:
High Pass Filter Sharpening in Photoshop
Smart Sharpening in Photoshop
Unsharp Mask Sharpening in Photoshop
Sharpening your images without producing too much noise is something that many people using Photoshop struggle with. When combined with masking it is actually quite easy to sharpen only the areas that require it and get better overall results and sharper images.
Of all of the techniques for Sharpening images in Photoshop I prefer the High Pass Filter Technique and the Unsharp Mask Technique the most, and they are what I use when retouching my images.
However the new Smart Sharpen in Photoshop CC is growing on me and its slowly becoming my new standard. Also the ability to use it as a smart filter for non destructive editing is something that I like about it as most of my Photoshop workflow focuses on Non Destructive Editing.