Focus Stack with Photoshop and Lightroom
Mar 21, 2019 13:33:01 #
I have been wanting to try Focus Stacking for a while now, but I don't have a D850 which has the routine built in nor do I have Helios so I had to do it manually. This is a 6 image stack. I used a tripod, remote trigger and a Macro lens set to manual focus. I brought the 6 images into Lightroom, made basic edits, synced all of the files and sent them to Photoshop as layers and then converted the layers into a stacked image. Feel free to ask questions or make comments.
Nikon D500: Nikkor Micro 60mm: F/5.5 1/500 ISO 224
Nikon D500: Nikkor Micro 60mm: F/5.5 1/500 ISO 224
Mar 21, 2019 14:44:16 #
Jan, you're off to a good start! The D850 certainly makes it easier and I have never done the processing in Photoshop so I don't know how hard that is. However, I really like stacking. If you think you will enjoy it, don't get discouraged if sometimes it doesn't turn out like you wanted. Just keep trying. Sometimes I set up a flower that I think will work very well only to give up after a few tries. Other times, it is a winner first time around.
Mar 21, 2019 16:07:54 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Jan, you're off to a good start! The D850 certainly makes it easier and I have never done the processing in Photoshop so I don't know how hard that is. However, I really like stacking. If you think you will enjoy it, don't get discouraged if sometimes it doesn't turn out like you wanted. Just keep trying. Sometimes I set up a flower that I think will work very well only to give up after a few tries. Other times, it is a winner first time around.
Thanks Carol. I was pretty pleased for the first try. I have been wanting to try it for a long time, and then I saw a tutorial on how to do it using Lightroom and Photoshop.. It will work with any camera and lens as long as you can manually focus.
Mar 21, 2019 16:08:38 #
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Mar 21, 2019 18:16:09 #
DOOK wrote:
It looks good, Jan. 
Thanks Earl. It was fun. I did't know how it would work until I was done.
Mar 21, 2019 20:36:45 #
SpyderJan wrote:
I have been wanting to try Focus Stacking for a wh... (show quote)
it's pretty, jan...you did a good job.
Mar 21, 2019 20:54:25 #
merrytexan wrote:
it's pretty, jan...you did a good job.
Thank you Merry.
Mar 21, 2019 21:08:38 #
Mar 21, 2019 23:10:55 #
Bill_de wrote:
Nice work Jan. The image looks real good!
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Thanks Bill. It was fun. Now that I know the mechanics, I will look for some more subjects.
Mar 22, 2019 07:57:44 #
Mar 22, 2019 08:11:22 #
SpyderJan wrote:
I have been wanting to try Focus Stacking for a wh... (show quote)
Well done. You make it sound pretty easy.
Mar 22, 2019 10:55:00 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Nice job!
Thank you Bill. I appreciate your comment.
Mar 22, 2019 11:01:57 #
traderjohn wrote:
Well done. You make it sound pretty easy.
Thanks John. Well, once the directions made it through my thick skull, it was. I had the basic idea of how to shoot the frames, but after that I didn't know how to put them together. Here is a link to one of the tutorials that I tried to figure that out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGX5dyRs4j4
There are others, but once I figured out how to do the steps, a light came on. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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