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X-T2 Focus Stacking Experiment
On Jun 16, 2018, PeterN wrote
(in article ): On 6/15/2018 5:03 PM, Savageduck wrote: Playing around with focus stacking/bracketing with my X-T2 after the v.4.10 firmware update. As I said, this was an experiment, so composition does not come into this discussion. Everything else is fair game. I used my XF16mm f/1.4 set at f/2 @ ISO 200. Distance was about 12”. I used a Godox TT350F flash. I took a focus bracket of 20 exposures with an interval of 3 second to ensure the flash was functional for each exposure. The 20 shots were imported into Lightroom CCC, and then opened as layers in Photoshop CC. The layers were auto aligned, and then auto blended, and saved back to LR to get this result. https://adobe.ly/2HPFNXH It looks to me as if the entire subject, and only the subject was in focus. That was the idea. I had no intention of having the background in focus. If you are really interested in playing with macro work, try these: They come with a diffusion dome, and rechargeable battery. Each has variable light output, can be placed on a mini tripod, or be magnetically attached. There is also a set of colored gels available. I haven't had a chance to use mine yet, but plan to in the near future. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1357907-REG/litra_litratorch_photo_and_video.html When it comes to macro, I am just exploring the tools I have with my cameras, and to understand the techniques. My macro shooting is going to be incidental, and not dedicated in the way Davoud uses it for his bug shots. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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X-T2 Focus Stacking Experiment
On 6/16/2018 11:39 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Jun 16, 2018, PeterN wrote (in article ): On 6/15/2018 5:03 PM, Savageduck wrote: Playing around with focus stacking/bracketing with my X-T2 after the v.4.10 firmware update. As I said, this was an experiment, so composition does not come into this discussion. Everything else is fair game. I used my XF16mm f/1.4 set at f/2 @ ISO 200. Distance was about 12”. I used a Godox TT350F flash. I took a focus bracket of 20 exposures with an interval of 3 second to ensure the flash was functional for each exposure. The 20 shots were imported into Lightroom CCC, and then opened as layers in Photoshop CC. The layers were auto aligned, and then auto blended, and saved back to LR to get this result. https://adobe.ly/2HPFNXH It looks to me as if the entire subject, and only the subject was in focus. That was the idea. I had no intention of having the background in focus. I know. Just saying it worked. If you are really interested in playing with macro work, try these: They come with a diffusion dome, and rechargeable battery. Each has variable light output, can be placed on a mini tripod, or be magnetically attached. There is also a set of colored gels available. I haven't had a chance to use mine yet, but plan to in the near future. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1357907-REG/litra_litratorch_photo_and_video.html When it comes to macro, I am just exploring the tools I have with my cameras, and to understand the techniques. My macro shooting is going to be incidental, and not dedicated in the way Davoud uses it for his bug shots. K -- PeterN |
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X-T2 Focus Stacking Experiment
In article .com,
Savageduck says... Focus stacking is not something I see myself over using. I want to be comfortable with the technique for those times it will be a useful solution for troublesome subjects. I think it is best suited to macro, and some product photography. I just find that something different like long exposure, HDR, and IR photography is a way of continuing to learn about different photography techniques. Each can be useful at different times, and sometimes can be the best solution to a difficult shooting problem. I have seen a few Youtube videos where focus stacking has been used for landscape, and artchitecture photography, so that is next on my focus stacking test mission. I've found that you can do it handheld, but for the best results you should use a tripod. Regarding landscapes, usually if you choose your focus point properly you get almost everything in focus anyway (especially if you use a camera with a not too large senso). -- Alfred Molon Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
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X-T2 Focus Stacking Experiment
On Jun 18, 2018, Alfred Molon wrote
(in . com): In iganews.com, Savageduck says... Focus stacking is not something I see myself over using. I want to be comfortable with the technique for those times it will be a useful solution for troublesome subjects. I think it is best suited to macro, and some product photography. I just find that something different like long exposure, HDR, and IR photography is a way of continuing to learn about different photography techniques. Each can be useful at different times, and sometimes can be the best solution to a difficult shooting problem. I have seen a few Youtube videos where focus stacking has been used for landscape, and artchitecture photography, so that is next on my focus stacking test mission. I've found that you can do it handheld, but for the best results you should use a tripod. Yup! If I use focus stacking for landscape, I believe a tripod will be a must. Successful handheld is going to depend on layer alignment in post processing. Regarding landscapes, usually if you choose your focus point properly you get almost everything in focus anyway (especially if you use a camera with a not too large senso). That has always been my understanding. I can see focus stacking for landscape photography becoming useful if a fast wide angle lens is used wide open with a resulting shallow DoF. For example shooting a 16mm f/1.4 at f/1.4. The other instance would be if you are trying to have foreground, midground, and background in sharp focus when shooting with a wider aperture. Otherwise shooting at f/8-f/16 with the focus point near the hyperfocal distance. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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X-T2 Focus Stacking Experiment
On Jun 18, 2018, Savageduck wrote
(in iganews.com): On Jun 18, 2018, Alfred Molon wrote (in . com): In iganews.com, Savageduck says... Focus stacking is not something I see myself over using. I want to be comfortable with the technique for those times it will be a useful solution for troublesome subjects. I think it is best suited to macro, and some product photography. I just find that something different like long exposure, HDR, and IR photography is a way of continuing to learn about different photography techniques. Each can be useful at different times, and sometimes can be the best solution to a difficult shooting problem. I have seen a few Youtube videos where focus stacking has been used for landscape, and artchitecture photography, so that is next on my focus stacking test mission. I've found that you can do it handheld, but for the best results you should use a tripod. Yup! If I use focus stacking for landscape, I believe a tripod will be a must. Successful handheld is going to depend on layer alignment in post processing. Regarding landscapes, usually if you choose your focus point properly you get almost everything in focus anyway (especially if you use a camera with a not too large senso). That has always been my understanding. I can see focus stacking for landscape photography becoming useful if a fast wide angle lens is used wide open with a resulting shallow DoF. For example shooting a 16mm f/1.4 at f/1.4. The other instance would be if you are trying to have foreground, midground, and background in sharp focus when shooting with a wider aperture. Otherwise shooting at f/8-f/16 with the focus point near the hyperfocal distance. I should have said; Otherwise shooting at f/8-f/16 with the focus point near the hyperfocal distance would negat the necessity to use focus stacking. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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