I made this Photoshop sharpen actions (link to download) to save time and get better result in sharpening photos without a lot of efforts. Photoshop sharpen actions set includes individual Unsharp mask filter presets for Flowers, Sky, Portrait, Landscape. There are also Strong Sharpness, Sharpen for Web and More contrast action which actually use Unsharp mask to increase contrast in photos. High pass sharpen action in this set use another algorithm than Unsharp mask and sometimes give better results. This actions will sharpen photos without halos and unwanted effects.

To use this set of free Photoshop actions open Actions palette (Window-Actions or use shortcuts Alt+F9), choose Load actions in palette options and browse for Sharpen.atn file then select any action and click play selection button. You can assign a hot key for every action you use (Animation palette options-Actions options) and make your photos sharpen quicker.