How to Use Focus Stacking to Obtain Tack Sharp Photos

April 15, 2019  •  Leave a Comment

Here’s a dilemma that frequently confronts photographers: how do you get everything in a photo tack sharp. What if there are interesting rocks and pebbles a foot or so from your camera and dramatic mountains miles away. This situation calls for a technique called focus stacking.

That’s not the only time you’d want to use it.  Imagine using your macro lens to photograph a flower or insect and wanting the whole thing sharp.  A macro field of focus is so narrow that only a small amount of the subject is sharp. Here, too, this technique comes to the rescue.  Read more.

Keywords: adobe photoshop, depth of field, focus stacking, landscape photography, photography, postprocessing, tutorial

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