Most of the time, landscape photographers want everything in their photos to be as sharp as possible, from the closest foreground element to the furthest mountain or cloud. To get that done is more than simply setting your lens aperture to f/32 and shooting at a telephoto. Focus stacking is one of the most popular techniques to achieve this and this great video tutorial will show you how it’s done.
Coming to you from Dave MorrowThis helpful video tutorial will show you how to use focus stacking to get maximum sharpness in your landscape images. The problem with using a very narrow aperture is that above f/16 or so you will start to experience diffraction, which will soften your image noticeably. So instead of constantly pausing to increase depth of field, focus stacking relies on using a more mid-range aperture and taking multiple images at different focus distances, then combining them in post. Fortunately, it’s really not a difficult or time-consuming technique, and it’s the preferred method of many professionals. Watch the video above for the full synopsis from Morrow.
And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out “Photographing the world 1: Landscape photography and post-processing with Elia Locardi. ”
