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Focus Stacking for Better Photos by Nick Seth-Smith

Date and Time

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

Location

Almaden Hills Church
1200 Blossom Hill Rd
San Jose, CA  95118
USA

Event Contact(s)

Jim M Skintauy

Category

Monthly Educational Presentation and Networking

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event




Focus Stacking for Better Photos!

Nick Seth-Smith will take you through the process of deciding if and when to focus stack, how to take the shots and options for processing the images afterwards.



Background / Overview

What is focus stacking?

When does it make sense to focus stack?

What are the alternatives?

Shooting

Camera settings
f-stop selection
Shutter speed – does it matter?
Focus mode
Lighting

Focus adjust vs. moving the camera
Which is better (and when)?
How do you do each?

Demonstration

Developing the Final Image

Software choices

Processing the images
Uploading
Preparing

Processing