Focus Stacked Macro #25 - Basic steps tutorial.

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A summary of the basic steps to create a focus stacked image using Capture One and Zerene Stacker software packages. Instrctions below after main image.

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I love creating focus stacked images. For me it has the same magical appeal as when we had to develop our photos using film - you don't know how the final image will turn out and you have a direct impact on how you want it to look.

There is a lot of addition effort involved, compared to taking a single shot image but I believe in the right situation it's really worth it.

In my opinion, focus stacking is most useful when shooting landscape or macro photography.

Here I will give a very brief summary on how I create a focus stacked macro image.

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Click/tap image to view at 100%

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After shooting my raw images at varying focus depths using my Olympus E-M5II camera I import them into Capture One. The image below shows the imported images ready for export to Zerene Stacker.

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Here is Zerene Stacker doing its magic!

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Edit the image in Zerene Stacker to get the best from its two stacking methods

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Export from Zerene Stacker back into Capture One to do the final adjustments below

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I plan to post some more detailed tutorials in the coming weeks if anyone is interested.

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