Focus Stacking

[chrisnjulie]

FOCUS STACKING -I have no idea what it is ! I know its a bit early for me to asking this just yet as I'm still getting to know the basics .
Is there anywhere I could look to see how the 'process' is done .....would love to see after seeing some recent photos on here .
Many thanks

 

[MWHCVT]

STACKING -I have no idea what it is ! I know its a bit early for me to asking this just yet as I'm still getting to know the basics .
Is there anywhere I could look to see how the 'process' is done .....would love to see after seeing some recent photos on here .
Many thanks

There are a few different terms in photography known as stacking the two probably more prominent on this forum would be star stacking for star trails I can show you lots of those

You also have focus stacking for macro photography

Additionally:

Deep sky stacking for astro photography
Exposure stacking for multiple exposures (eg double exposure)

So maybe you could clarify what type of stacking your looking at

 

[chrisnjulie]

Like the ones in Macro and close ups ....I particularly like the one called 'Couple Stacks' by MANT01

I do like the star ones but do like the insect ones I saw ...

 

[MWHCVT]

Like the ones in Macro and close ups ....I particularly like the one called 'Couple Stacks' by MANT01

I do like the star ones but do like the insect ones I saw ...

I'd suggest just editing the title a little then to focus stacking you'll get a better response

Edit: should have said to edit the title go to your opening post and click edit the click go advance to be able to edit the title

 

[DG Phototraining]

Like the ones in Macro and close ups ....I particularly like the one called 'Couple Stacks' by MANT01

I do like the star ones but do like the insect ones I saw ...

If you have a later version of Photoshop its a doddle At its simplest you take LOTS of photos of your bug while very slightly changing the point of focus, meaning you end up with maybe 20+ images of your insect where everything from its head through to its backside is in focus, and obviously most of the image isn't - the software then analyses each image and picks out the sharp bits ignoring the rest and 'stack' them in a series of layers so you see only the sharpest bits of each photo 'stacked' together

There are specific macro photography sites too you can find where there's tons of advice, and a pal of mine even runs courses on it - but she lives about 100 miles from you - let me know if you want her details

Dave

 

[SpikeK6]

I was looking at this sort of stuff the other day and found some great pieces on youtube. take a look it explains everything

 

[chrisnjulie]

Brilliant .....thank you . X