Set the aperture between f/8 and f/16 (or your len’s “sweet spot”.
#PHOTOGRAPHY STACKING SOFTWARE MANUAL#
When shooting for Focus Stacking, it is best to shoot in manual mode, with manual exposure and manual focus. You’ll find that it is much more challenging, however it can be done. While most focus stacking software may be able to align hand-held images, it’s very difficult for you to acquire accuracy during shooting and therefore, the process will require a lot more work.
The best way to ensure that your camera doesn’t move while taking multiple images is to use a sturdy tripod with a remote shutter release. If your subject moves the multiple images won’t align correctly and the final image will fail. By using Focus Stacking I can get the entire landscape in focus, and still use my optimal aperture setting of (f/8-f/16).įocus Stacking requires a subject that remains stationary. I also use Focus Stacking when I want to photograph a landscape scene that includes a very close foreground. For me, the most challenging part of macro photography is keeping the entire subject in focus. Brad Sharp This macro was shot at f/9, yet has a larger DOF due to Focus Stacking. This macro was taken so close that a complete DOF could not be obtained even at f/20.
Think of HDR photography, but instead of bracketing the exposure, you will be bracketing different focal points throughout the subject. Those images are then aligned and merged together to produce a single composite image with an extended DOF. It is accomplished by taking multiple images of a single subject, each taken at different focal distances. Focus stacking is a process that combines technique (shooting) and processing (software) to dramatically increase the Depth of Field (DOF) in photographic images.
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