In Post: Focus Stacking - Blending In Photoshop #353
Focus stacking is a technique that produces a single image with an extreme depth of field. How to focus stack has been a recurring question for the last several months. In this video, I show you the post-processing half of the focus stacking workflow. I use Photoshop to do the blending, although the principles apply to a variety of programs.
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PHOTO GEAR I USE
- Sony A7Rii
- Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS
- Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
- Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
- Really Right Stuff Tripod
- Formatt-Hitech Filters
- MindShift Camera Bags
The entire list is in The Gear Box.
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Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.
He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.
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