Focus-Stacking Cosmetics
Photographing small products often presents problems related to depth of field. One way to overcome these issues is focus stacking.
In this live photography workshop, Karl demonstrates how to photograph a close-up macro shot using the technique of focus stacking, explaining what exactly focus stacking is, when and how to use it and how to get the best results.
He covers concepts such as magnification, tilt-shift, hyper-focal distance and more. In addition to showing you how to do a complete focus stack, from selecting the best aperture to changing your focus points and putting it all together in post, Karl also gives a quick run-through of the lighting setup used for the shot.
In this class:
- What is focus stacking
- How to focus stack images for greater depth of field
- Magnification
- Hyper-focal distance
- Tilt-shift photography vs focus stacking
- Lens diffraction
- Software for focus stacking
Questions? Please post them in the comments section below.
Comments
Thank you sir
Hi Sir, I learned a lot from this lecture. Thank you so much for it. I just have one question: how can I achieve a proper gold chrome color while shooting? Whenever I photograph gold chrome, it looks dull. Even after setting the correct white balance, the chrome still doesn’t look rich. What should I do to get a proper gold look? Also, in Photoshop, what adjustments should I make to achieve that gold color?
Hi, the best solution in PS is to use a ‘Hue Saturation’ adjustment layer and use the little finger/hand tool to sample the gold colour and then adjust the hue and saturation and slider as necessary.