Getting up close to a subject creates a thin slice of focus – making getting sharp shots a longstanding challenge for macro photographers. But an unusual new gadget from Novoflex aims to tackle the ...

Focus stacking, combining images shot at different focus distances to create a composite image with greater depth of field, isn’t new. For years, photographers have used specialized software, like ...

Macro photography is the art of taking photos of things very close up, and ideally at great detail. Unfortunately cameras have poor depth of field at close ranges, so to get around this, many use ...

Focus stacking is a technique mainly used by landscape and advertising photographers. It can be done manually focusing at different points, or you can use a camera like Nikon D850 to get it done ...

Focus stacking is a photographic technique in which multiple exposures are taken of a subject, with the focus distance set to different lengths. These images are then composited together to create a ...

I always take a tripod with me in addition to my camera when I'm out on a hiking or scouting trip because there can always be an unexpected photo opportunity. And since I apply focus stacking to ...

One of the more challenging aspects of macro photography is working with the shallow depth of field afforded to you by macro lenses and close working distances. Through the use of software, such as ...

It’s becoming harder to get the entire image sharp with the constantly wider lenses and more extreme foregrounds that are used in today’s photography. Even optimal apertures aren’t enough to get both ...

Focus stacking is an important technique that comes in handy for macro and product photographers. Those working with razor-thin focus know that even the slightest movement between frames can result in ...