Last time I 'did' focus stacking Moni asked what was the point? Just have a narrow aperture for greater depth of field.
Well I don't have an answer based on my experiment here - but perhaps my subject matter wasn't very good? Perhaps my settings for the 40 shots I took were incorrect??
If anyone has some advice ( but no need to critique! I know it's rubbish, just not why!!) please do give me some!
:) I only notice that the stacked one is somehow underexposed (I mean darker). I dunno... From this collage the f29 seems the best for me. But perhaps the better quality of the stacked one matters on large prints and stuff...
I think one of the advantages of photo stacking is that you can get all of the subject in sharp focus while leaving the background nicely blurry which would be hard to do with a deep DOF.
Not that this is a great image but it illustrates the soft background behind the sharp flower. https://365project.org/gardencat/this-and-that/2013-04-20
ETA: If you are shooting against a plain white background it is less of an advantage I guess.
its great for things like insects or fungi for example that you need to use a macro lens for, but you need a bigger dof than your lens can provide to get the whole creature in focus.
@kali66 I did use my macro, but think my subject too large! Thanks Kali for advice @grammyn it's down to Kathy! She made me do it @shutterbug49 thank you Debbie @wakelys that's due to wrong settings on only natural light @jacqbb I'll have another try @monikozi Kali and Joanne both given fab tips!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond It might be interesting to use the macro lens and get it very close. (The reason I suggested a close crop of the other photo.)
@monikozi According to Digital Photography School, the purpose of focus stacking is to create an image with more DOF than would be possible with a single exposure.
This is a pretty good and basic tutorial which I should have taken the time to send with the challenge. https://digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-guide-to-focus-stacking/ If I remember correctly the only thing that changes in the shots is the focal length. I understand it but hate to do it. It's too fussy.
@randystreat Thank you so much, Kathy, for the explanation and for the link. I will surely look into it. I am quite scared at this approach. But maybe it will hook me. One can never know.
@randystreat typical me, just point, click and assume all will be Ok, thank you, ive now read that article and it's exactly what i did - just didn't think of settings properly!! Going to have another try, smaller subject, fewer shots!!! @anniesue voila!
Not that this is a great image but it illustrates the soft background behind the sharp flower.
https://365project.org/gardencat/this-and-that/2013-04-20
ETA: If you are shooting against a plain white background it is less of an advantage I guess.
@grammyn it's down to Kathy! She made me do it
@shutterbug49 thank you Debbie
@wakelys that's due to wrong settings on only natural light
@jacqbb I'll have another try
@monikozi Kali and Joanne both given fab tips!
@monikozi According to Digital Photography School, the purpose of focus stacking is to create an image with more DOF than would be possible with a single exposure.
This is a pretty good and basic tutorial which I should have taken the time to send with the challenge. https://digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-guide-to-focus-stacking/ If I remember correctly the only thing that changes in the shots is the focal length. I understand it but hate to do it. It's too fussy.
@anniesue voila!