Focus Stacking?

[ddt0725]

Anyone use this?

http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html

[Sheiky]

I would be interested on what would happen if you used a very narrow depth of field and focused on two separate obects/points. Could you create a photo with two distinct focus planes and keep the other areas OOF?

I guess you can...it's a software thing. But I'm as interested as you are []


I do think it would look very unnatural and maybe even weird, but who knows...it's sounds very creative!

[Alan]

Anyone know if this can be done in Elements? I don't have PS.
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Denise, the answer is no, at least for Elements 8. I don't know if the version 9 includes it.

[doggiedoc]

Here is my attempt using Photoshop CS5. It took some trial and error.





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With the camera on a tripod I focused on key aspects of the subject like the words Nerd, Calculus, Canon... ect. Shot with my 40D and EF 50mm f/1.2 at f/1.2 on Aperture priority and manual focus.

[doggiedoc]

I used 6 images for the final image but for the sake of uploading, these are the 3 key focal points.


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[NFLD Stephen]

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[doggiedoc]

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