Hi. I'm brand-new to Photoshop. I've never used it in my life. I have to scan quite a few Kodak color slides. I'm using an Epson 12000XL scanner to do this. They're being scanned as TIFFs, 3000dpi, 24-bit color. When I open them up in Photoshop, they could be a lot sharper. How can I make the images sharper in Photoshop? I've attached one sample slide below (as JPG, 3000dpi, 24-bit color). Notice that the edges of everything are kind of blurry. I'm using Photoshop CC 2017, and I'm on a PC. The images will not be printed out; they will be used on a PowerPoint presentation. The person in charge of the project wants them to be at 3000dpi.
Please be kind. I am brand new to this. Many thanks! 
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The differences between the two images, differences in local contrast (modeling), tonal range, image sharpness and variety of colors makes the matching the images impossible. For the image above, the reference sample was enlarged and silhouetted and added as a layer above the green image. it is at the bottom of the image and has not been modified. This eliminated the distraction of the surround.
Using Curves and Channel Mixer the color was altered to put it in the ballpark. At this point some of
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