Focus Stacking - From Concept to Completion

Instructor: Don Tredinnick, professional nature photographer, instructor and owner of Frozen Hiker Photography

Class Overview:

One challenge that photographers sometimes encounter is capturing images with enough depth of field.  Most often this occurs when trying to take close-up photos, but it can even happen with landscape photography.  With the advent of digital photography, it became possible to take a number of images with different focus points and then combine them using editing software to create a final image that is sharp throughout.  During this hands-on class we will discuss the steps needed to create a focus-stacked image with maximum depth of field.

You will learn:

• What is focus stacking?
• When should you use it
• How to create a set of focus stack images
• Preparing this set of images for post processing
• Focus Stacking using Photoshop
• Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus
   

Bring with you to class:

• Laptop computer with Helicon Focus and Adobe Photography Plan (includes Lightroom Classic) installed.
• Helicon and Adobe offer trial versions, please review if it fits your needs.
• Please download and install needed software before the start of class.
• A tripod (it is essential to stacking that your camera remains in the same place while shooting)
• A wireless or wired remote for your camera.
• Your camera manual (If you don't have one, you can download a copy from the manufacturers site for your camera)