Focus Stacking Tutorial - Part 6 Processing the stack

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• Main image taken with the Olympus E-M1 III and 60mm macro lens + extension tubes and 2x converter
• Shot at F8, 1/2Sec, ISO200
• Stacked with Zerene Stacker (23 separate shots)
• Edited with Capture One and Aurora HDR

The purpose of this post is to show you how I process my stacks using Zerene Stacker.

Please click on the link below to watch the short video I made showing in detail how I use Zerene Stack to process my stacks.
Processing the stack video

Also have a look through the text and images below to see a breakdown of the main steps.

Prepare a stack of images ready to import into Zerene Stacker

Check the first image in the stack.

And the last image.

Having imported the stack into Zerene Stacker run the process to create a PMax image and a DMap image.

Editing and retouching the Dmap image from the PMax image.

Retouching problem areas.

Retouch the DMap image from a single image from the stack.

Saving the final retouched Dmap image.

Here are links to previous parts in the series:-

Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Preparing Insects
Part 3 Preparing Flowers
Part 4 Equipment
Part 5 Shooting the stack

Thanks for taking a look at my photography
@brianhphotos.