Macro Focus Stacking/Image Stacking Tutorial-How To Do Close-up Digital Photography

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38 Comments
  1. Tony & Chelsea Northrup says

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  2. sean93956 says

    Works for me. Thanks Tony 👍

  3. Jared Bergman says

    he looks so young here

  4. TheTopGun920 says

    ESO 100

  5. M.Ajmal says

    great! thanks

  6. Chi Ngo says

    Excellent presentation, less junk talking.

  7. Lenie Hulse says

    To refocus do you move the focusing point?

  8. Scout Dog says

    This would be an ideal app for the Sony Play Memories app collection?

  9. Brandon Isabell says

    Can I use LR instead of Photoshop?

  10. Paulo says

    You are my Guru 🙂

  11. Joey Vall says

    Definitely will try this.

  12. Renan Martins Alves says

    wtf is this guy

  13. Derby Mods says

    Eeeeso

  14. Sonika Agarwal says

    Best macro photography tutorial :1

  15. Mark Neal says

    Thanks for the tutorial. I suspected this was how it was done, but it was nice to see it explained.

  16. S. Thomas Lewis says

    Does GIMP have a similar feature?

  17. 2aim Loyal says

    What lens were you using?

  18. Carl Classic says

    Watching this in 2018! Dude you look so young lol

  19. Sinegav says

    Great tutorial Tony! I forgot how to do this with the brush/mask tool, but this was actually quicker and easier.

  20. David Hunter says

    Thanks for the tutorial. I always wondered how to do image stacking.

  21. LFC markeb says

    all hail Lumix "post focus" option 😉

  22. Michael Espeland says

    Glad you said "ISO", not "I-S-O"

  23. Ken Branch says

    Another great video.

  24. sanju b says

    thanks, curious question…why did you switch to manual mode, after noting the shutter speed.

  25. Ed Aulder says

    iff I learn this . it sure will add to my hobby 100%. I only have elements 11 though.

  26. Tristan Ramos says

    That’s probably the most awkward look between the shutter

  27. Don Dan says

    Lightroom shift select all the pictures you need, right click and select Edit in -> Open as layers in PS, Go to edit Auto Align Layers and then Edit Auto Blend Layers

  28. Sumanta Bera says

    How good is Nikon AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Lens for macro photography?

  29. cotomaznaczyc says

    zoom in? but you're using a prime lens, Tony.

  30. Patricia Terranova says

    Omg amazing and clearly taught

  31. Edwin Wal says

    USE A REMOTE FOR SHOOTING..!!!!!???!!!!!

  32. skarmarl says

    Is it important to use a 1:1 true macro lens? Or what do you suggest guys? 🙂

  33. Michael Miller says

    You and a couple of other photogs use a high f stop number. I thought were supposed to take advantage of the sweet spot, say f8 for focus stacking. I do understand it would take more images, but wouldn't it be a lot sharper?

  34. Michael Miller says

    Hi Tony, using another Edit In from LR, and PS CC, I end up with a Merged Layer. That's fine, but only one photographer video had that and he did not say what to do with the Merged and working layers. He just ended with the layers showing.

    How do I get a final file if there is a Merged layer as well as working layers? How do I save out to a final File?
    Delete all the working layers and save the merged one? Seems logical, but extra work.
    Is there such a thing as highlight a layer and only saving that one, i.e. use the Merged layer for saving?
    Merge all the layers together, including the Merged one?

  35. ImperialArmour says

    I like how earnest and proper Tony is in these earlier youtube videos.

  36. Mark Zajac says

    Aren't the listings for social media getting kind of ridiculous?

  37. Tom Camilleri says

    Thanks for the informative video. When you say "zoom in" with the lens, you are simply changing the focus manually, correct? This is different than using a rail, where the focus is not changed but the camera is moved forward. It seems to me that changing the focus would not change the magnification of features in any given layer whereas moving the camera closer on a rail would enlarge them with relation to features on previous stacks. Which method is better, or does it depend on the image one is trying to capture?

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