app02 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:03:37 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) PhotoActive - Episodes Tagged with “Focus Bracketing” https://www.photoactive.co/tags/focus%20bracketing Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn discuss photography and the Apple ecosystem. We cover using an iPhone or any other camera with Apple hardware and software, and we welcome photographers to discuss their work. en-us episodic A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem. Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn discuss photography and the Apple ecosystem. We cover using an iPhone or any other camera with Apple hardware and software, and we welcome photographers to discuss their work. no photography, podcast, kirk mcelhearn, jeff carlson, cameras, lenses, apple, iPhone, photo editing, photo organization Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn kirk@mcelhearn.com Episode 53: Focus Stacking https://www.photoactive.co/53 9d90edf5-756e-4042-8f69-1e28b299a39d Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700 Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn 53 Focus Stacking full Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn You can control depth of field in a photo using narrow apertures, but what do you do when that’s not enough to get everything in focus? For macro and some landscape photography, the answer is focus stacking, a technique that blends several images shot at different focal lengths. Kirk and Jeff talk about how it works and when you’d want to use it. 35:16 no <p>You can control depth of field in a photo using narrow apertures, but what do you do when that’s not enough to get everything in focus? For macro and some landscape photography, the answer is focus stacking, a technique that blends several images shot at different focal lengths. Kirk and Jeff talk about how it works and when you’d want to use it.</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Jeff's website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow noopener">Jeff's photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow noopener">Jeff on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Kirk's website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Kirk's photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow noopener">Kirk on Instagram</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p>(<a href="https://photoactive.fireside.fm/53" rel="nofollow noopener">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p> <ul> <li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow noopener">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://create.adobe.com/2019/1/29/focus_stacking_in_ph.html" rel="nofollow noopener">How-To: Focus Stacking in Photoshop</a>, Adobe Create</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://photoactive.fireside.fm/20" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode #20 - The Blur-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxcfTiQqrKA" rel="nofollow noopener">Photographing the Canadian Rockies, Part 1</a>, Nick Page’s video about when he shot the ice image that appears in the Adobe Create article.</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/" rel="nofollow noopener">Affinity Photo</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/" rel="nofollow noopener">Pixelmator Pro</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-focus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Helicon Focus</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="http://zerenesystems.com/cms/stacker" rel="nofollow noopener">Zerene Stacker</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://amzn.to/2ovJ3nr" rel="nofollow noopener">Fuji X Secrets</a>, by Rico Rico Pfirstinger</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://newsok.com/article/5538647/interview-tulsa-artist-bob-sober-gives-insects-their-close-up-in-oklahoma-city-exhibit" rel="nofollow noopener">Bob Sober</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://photoactive.fireside.fm/47" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 47: Jeff Becomes an Event Photographer</a> </p></li> </ul> <p><strong>Our Snapshots:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Jeff: <a href="https://amzn.to/2UpBwlw" rel="nofollow noopener">Fujifilm X-T3 Vertical Battery Booster Grip</a> </li> <li>Kirk: <a href="https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/all/products/standard-plate" rel="nofollow noopener">Peak Design Standard Plate</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://www.photoactive.co/" rel="nofollow noopener">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p> <p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe in iTunes</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow noopener">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p> <figure><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa7637a001aa7265c9.png" alt="Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine."><figcaption>Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine.</figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa272db880f8c9e081.jpeg" alt="Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn"><figcaption>Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn</figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pac116b1d85835c2f3.jpg" alt="Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson"><figcaption>Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson</figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pae16a859a0c6748f0.jpg" alt="Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson"><figcaption>Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson</figcaption></figure> <figure><a href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa6296126089269f3d.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa6296126089269f3d.jpg" alt="Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson"></a><figcaption>Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson</figcaption></figure> <figure><a href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa46e2627b6fdce6b3.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/pa46e2627b6fdce6b3.jpg" alt="Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson"></a><figcaption>Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson</figcaption></figure> photography, podcast, kirk mcelhearn, jeff carlson, cameras, lenses, apple, iPhone, photo editing, photo organization, focus stacking, focus bracketing, focus stack, photoshop, depth of field You can control depth of field in a photo using narrow apertures, but what do you do when that’s not enough to get everything in focus? For macro and some landscape photography, the answer is focus stacking, a technique that blends several images shot at different focal lengths. Kirk and Jeff talk about how it works and when you’d want to use it.

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Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine.
Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine.
Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson
Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
]]> You can control depth of field in a photo using narrow apertures, but what do you do when that’s not enough to get everything in focus? For macro and some landscape photography, the answer is focus stacking, a technique that blends several images shot at different focal lengths. Kirk and Jeff talk about how it works and when you’d want to use it.

Hosts:

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

Our Snapshots:

Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.

If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.

Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine.
Nick Page’s photo from Jeff’s article in Adobe Create Magazine.
Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Red Onion Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1.6 sec Aperture: f/11 ISO: 160 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson
Focus-stacked coins Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 Composited in Adobe Photoshop Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Focus-stacked from the next two images. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #1 with the foreground fence in focus and the barn out of focus Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Barn and Fence Image #2 with the barn in the background in focus, but the fence in the foreground blurry. Camera: Fujifilm X-T3 Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: f/8 ISO: 160 Photo: Jeff Carlson
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