Hi Ann -
For what you are doing, I think that the ideal would be to put the
camera on a set of focus rails, focus in on the front edge and then just
move the rails a little closer, shoot again, repeat till you get to the
end. If you don't have the focus rails just turn the focus ring. Given
that everything is stationary you can just turn the ring, shoot, repeat...
For stacking software.... Photoshop can do it - not sure which version
it first showed up in (maybe CS4?) It is done by using bridge to load
the separate images into layers then just running the edit->align layers
command followed by the edit->blend layers command.
CombineZP is a stacking program that is freeware. Here is a video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B36OStuHjs
As you can see - the interface is somewhat dated but the software works
well.
I have tried both turning the foucs ring while firing away and also
pushing the camera in on the subject. For me turning the focus ring has
worked best - BUT I am shooting live subjects in the fiel with the
camera on a a monopod. The faster I can capture a bunch of shots the
less likely the subject is to move. By nature, pushing in the camera on
a monopod basically means moving it in an arc, which complicates the
aligning of the images. So for me, in the field, it is K-3 on the
fastest shooting mode (whcih is very fast) and a quick turn of the focus
ring.
Good luck!
Mark
On 8/17/2014 2:41 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
what I want to use the technique for is photographing items I'm
selling on ebay that are tiny. so I'm not looking to BLUR the
background so much as getting every tiny detail of an object nice and
sharp.
Could this work if I focused on the front, say, set continuing/rapid
firing on, and turn the focusing ring of my 50 macro very slowly
(with camera on tripod of course) to get several frames to stack and then
run them through the stacking software?
Is there stacking software that is free or inexpensive and work
with or outside of photoshop elements 5.0?
stan, I think the one you are using is pricey,yes?
ann
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