Focus stacking

Until now, sharp images from the foreground to the horizon were almost exclusively the preserve of photographers with expensive large-format cameras. Small-format cameras often reach their physical limits when stopping down to aperture 16 or 22 and the effect of continuous sharpness cannot be achieved. Many well-known nature and landscape photographers therefore now use focus stacking to extend the depth of field.

In this workshop you will learn the shooting techniques for focus stacking. In a practical part, you will develop your own series of images which we will then combine in Photoshop and Helicon Focus to create an overall image.

Features of the Course

• What is focus stacking
• Difference between stopping down and stacking
• what are suitable stacking motifs
• Shooting technique (tools, optimum aperture, how many pictures, …)
• Capture your own macro and landscape images
• Processing the images with Photoshop
• Retouching
• Advantages and disadvantages of Photoshop compared to the special stacking programme Helicon Focus
• …