I’ve been viewing several videos on focus stack processing in Photoshop, taking notes, and practicing on focus stack sets of mine. What you add that I’ve not seen anyone else demonstrate is a method for addressing motion blur as well. The need for that must be recognized in the field so you return armed with the necessary raw data, one more technique to practice. Boisterous spring weather here provides abundant opportunities.
Nicely demonstrated Adam. The added experience based solution for fixing the moving foliage and milky water is a bonus. The D850 and mamy other cameras will automate the capture of the images. I don't know of any that will process the stack into a single file, but as you demonstrate there is some human input required. When it is all automated, is when I will take up needle-point.
As a woodland photographer, the "extra shot" idea is a great solution to the issues that slow shutter speeds create. So simple. That's definitely something I will be doing from now on!
I’ve done this a few times. I was surprised just how easy it was. Adding that fourth image with the faster shutter speed was brilliant! Beautiful photo btw.
This is EXACTLY the kinds of methods I want to learn, and you presented it precisely and easily so that I can take my own shots and learn focus stacking. Its extremely difficult to learn without an example to follow. And Photoshop has been very difficult to learn. Thank you-great video tutorial!
Great process, especially the 4th image to be able to eliminate the foliage movement. I have struggled with that issue and now have a solution 👏🏻 Cheers.
I agree with you about Helicon Focus Adam, great focus stacking tool. As I refuse to adopt the Adobe subscription model I had to look elsewhere the Ps. Affinity Photo does a good job too. its the blending when it's a bit windy I struggle with.
Hi Adam, I focus stack the same way. One step you didn’t mention is how to apply sharpening. I find I get better results applying no sharpening on the input images, and then sharpening the image once stacked. This has 2 benefits. 1) PS may he able to stack easier because it’s not interpreting falsely sharp edges that were created by applying sharpening. 2) Sharpening the stacked tiff file, for whatever reason, seems to look a bit more natural than sharpening the input image from the gfx, at least to me. Cheers and great work.
You know its going to be a good day when as soon as you sit down with a coffee, you get a notification from Adam Gibbs! Look forward to this one dude, always so many ways this can be done so interested to see your take.
Thank you. Very helpful as you discussed the problem with foliage movement in the last video and then followed up with this simple technique on how to correct for it. I always enjoy your presentation and images.
Hi Adam. Excellent tutorial on the subject. In particular I appreciated the fix for the motion blur, made me rethink my in camera planning. Thanks always for sharing.
Nice and easy! I liked the idea of the fourth photograph. I always struggle with the smoothness of the water, putting back a little texture never occurred to me... I’ll try it next time... thanks!
Nice image Adam. I was in Lynn Canyon a few days ago and took an image of Twin Falls. I did take 3 photos to stack but I didn’t think of taking a Fourth for the movement of the ferns and leaves. Next time. Thanks for your time - it is very helpful and inspiring.
Insane, I just upgraded from a tablet to laptop for editing and this is the first thing I want to master. I was just looking this stuff up yesterday on other channels. Thanks!
Thank you very much!!! I don't have PS but have an editing software which does layers (multiple images as layers) and layer masks so this is very helpful.
Hi Adam, I’ve already tried this method and it worked perfectly. The fourth layer with the faster shutter speed is a great idea for the leaves. Also, I remember you mentioning you’ve used the polarizer on that one and I was expecting you’d be removing some of the glare in the rocks as well.
This is what I needed! I've been successfully doing the stacking but confounded by movements of foliage. Your demonstration really makes sense and I'll be putting the lesson into practice very soon. Thanks!
Great video Adam! I have to admit that I've never used focus stacking in my images but I also never needed before the extreme depth of field that would require it. It's always good to know the technique and I'm sure that someday down the line I'll be happy to have the knowledge to do it. Keep up the good work and stay safe!
Hi Adam, I have been having block pixelation residue using this method (and spotted the same in your water down left hand side and also far right above boulder 7.29) - first noticed it a year ago - some images no problem but others - like the rivers, PS just cant handle. Even if I make a new layer from all the blended and then delete the masks off the blended to try and rework some areas the blocks are still there - so the deleting of masks is not going back to original images like you would expect. Have raised it with Adobe and worked out it is not my graphics card or any hardware. Helicon I find does an equal job but no blocks so can easily rework any areas - seems wrong I have to pay for additional software but the hours I have spent...
How often do you focus stack and not mention it in the video ? You often explain composition so well but not always your techniques for capturing what you need for the final image . Thanks for sharing !
Thanks for the video Adam. Just a couple quick questions though mate... How does this hold up when printed A2 size or larger? Can these spots of higher ISO noise be spotted as an anomaly in the final print? Cheers mate.
I have done some focus stacking but haven't used the 4th image. Good idea. BTW if you hold ALT when you activate a layer mask, it will automatically be black. I guess that is OPTION for you?
Adam can you teach Gavy those Ps skills? He needs help! For example, he left some awful antenna and a bunch of "sheep cakes" in one of his best Farrow Island pictures. Thank you for explaining what may intimidate new Ps user in such a straightforward way!
Great tip on adding a 4th image for foliage! Do you (and the others here) edit the image(s) before stacking? Are there pros and cons for editing before or after the stack?
Hi Adam, love all your videos and you are an inspiration:) I have one question for you. As now I try to become a pro, I need to win at least a contest to grab more credibility. I know that the contest does not reflect necessarily how good you are but still, they help you to make more contracts. That being said, we all know that in the majority of contests photo stacking is not allowed. How you decide when to use this technique? Are you afraid that maybe you lose an award winning photo by using this technique? Sorry my english
Big thanks for this great Video. It's very helpful. By the way I found the Tool Denoise AI from Topaz do a very exciting job to solve some noise issues. Have a good time and good bussines
In many cases there is no need to focus stack but in this case it was very difficult to get it all in one shot. I dont focus stack that often but as you can see it's not a big effort to do so.
I try to use manual focus when using a tripod, but still have some difficulty getting sharp images because I wear glasses (bifocals). Any tips you can share since you wear glasses as well. 😊
If your camera has a viewfinder use that over the LCD panel.assuming that your viewfinder also has a diopter that can be adjusted to suit your eyesight.
@@QuietLightPhoto That's what I end up using most of the time. I do like using the screen to zoom in closer, especially when focus stacking. I just end up asking for a second opinion when my husband is with me. Thank you for the reply! I've been following for a while and hope to some day make it on one of your workshops.
Uh oh, I think Cleatus might be actually working...I noticed Gavin has surpassed you for subscribers. I think you should get a new photo buddy or the alternative is to grow a beard...Beards seem to be a trait with "good" photographers...😂😁 BTW Great tip ! 😊
I’ve been viewing several videos on focus stack processing in Photoshop, taking notes, and practicing on focus stack sets of mine. What you add that I’ve not seen anyone else demonstrate is a method for addressing motion blur as well. The need for that must be recognized in the field so you return armed with the necessary raw data, one more technique to practice. Boisterous spring weather here provides abundant opportunities.
The best I have seen this technique explained.
Nicely demonstrated Adam. The added experience based solution for fixing the moving foliage and milky water is a bonus. The D850 and mamy other cameras will automate the capture of the images. I don't know of any that will process the stack into a single file, but as you demonstrate there is some human input required.
When it is all automated, is when I will take up needle-point.
As a woodland photographer, the "extra shot" idea is a great solution to the issues that slow shutter speeds create. So simple. That's definitely something I will be doing from now on!
Excellent demonstration, beautiful photo. Thanks.
I’ve done this a few times. I was surprised just how easy it was. Adding that fourth image with the faster shutter speed was brilliant! Beautiful photo btw.
Thank you for sharing!
This is EXACTLY the kinds of methods I want to learn, and you presented it precisely and easily so that I can take my own shots and learn focus stacking. Its extremely difficult to learn without an example to follow. And Photoshop has been very difficult to learn. Thank you-great video tutorial!
Thanks Adam, now i´ve done my first stacking. You are a realy god teacher and ofcourse a fantastic photografer I follow
Great process, beautiful photograph. 👌
I used to stack them manually, I learned something new now just do it Auto blending.
Great process, especially the 4th image to be able to eliminate the foliage movement. I have struggled with that issue and now have a solution 👏🏻 Cheers.
One of the reasons I still shoot 4x5 film. Everything in focus
I agree with you about Helicon Focus Adam, great focus stacking tool. As I refuse to adopt the Adobe subscription model I had to look elsewhere the Ps. Affinity Photo does a good job too. its the blending when it's a bit windy I struggle with.
Hi Adam, I focus stack the same way. One step you didn’t mention is how to apply sharpening. I find I get better results applying no sharpening on the input images, and then sharpening the image once stacked. This has 2 benefits. 1) PS may he able to stack easier because it’s not interpreting falsely sharp edges that were created by applying sharpening. 2) Sharpening the stacked tiff file, for whatever reason, seems to look a bit more natural than sharpening the input image from the gfx, at least to me. Cheers and great work.
Excellent simple way of teaching it. Thanks Adam.
You make it look so easy ... No excuses anymore not to try this. Looking forward to giving it some shots.
You know its going to be a good day when as soon as you sit down with a coffee, you get a notification from Adam Gibbs! Look forward to this one dude, always so many ways this can be done so interested to see your take.
Yeah I'm on break at work and thought the same.
Thank you, I like you glases, its so easy to use. Nice video from Uncle Grumpy.
You mentioned doing this in an earlier video. Thanks for showing us exactly how you did it. I'm sure that I will be using this in the future.
Very precise! Great tutorial. Thank you as this helps many of us =D
Thank you. Very helpful as you discussed the problem with foliage movement in the last video and then followed up with this simple technique on how to correct for it. I always enjoy your presentation and images.
That was a super helpful video. Thanks Adam. Always love your videos!
Excellent video Adam.
I just love that picture!
Hi Adam. Excellent tutorial on the subject. In particular I appreciated the fix for the motion blur, made me rethink my in camera planning. Thanks always for sharing.
This is an excellent tutorial. It is so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much.
That got to be the best one i have seen on how to do this, thank you 👍
wow... awesome tutorial... Thank you
Informative and helpful....Thanks.
Fantastic tutorial Adam! Very helpful to! Thanks.
Very good explanation ! well done ! thanks a lot.
Nice and easy! I liked the idea of the fourth photograph. I always struggle with the smoothness of the water, putting back a little texture never occurred to me... I’ll try it next time... thanks!
Great informative vlog Adam. 👌👌👌
Nice image Adam. I was in Lynn Canyon a few days ago and took an image of Twin Falls. I did take 3 photos to stack but I didn’t think of taking a Fourth for the movement of the ferns and leaves. Next time. Thanks for your time - it is very helpful and inspiring.
Brilliant... not seen this done so easily before so this, for me, was awesome! Thanks Adam
Jase 👍
Insane, I just upgraded from a tablet to laptop for editing and this is the first thing I want to master. I was just looking this stuff up yesterday on other channels. Thanks!
Nice little vlog Adam. Really helpful👍🏻
Nice job, Adam!!!
Thank you very much!!! I don't have PS but have an editing software which does layers (multiple images as layers) and layer masks so this is very helpful.
Most enjoyable and informative video to watch Adam, thanks for sharing it with us. Cheers
Thankyou for sharing this with us , explained so well.
Hi Adam, I’ve already tried this method and it worked perfectly. The fourth layer with the faster shutter speed is a great idea for the leaves. Also, I remember you mentioning you’ve used the polarizer on that one and I was expecting you’d be removing some of the glare in the rocks as well.
Nice Adam. Thank you!
great tutorial. straight to the point and no fluffing around.
Thank you. been wanting to learn that for a while. Appreciate the short yet simple and easy to understand lesson.
This was very good. Thanks for the video. Always relaxes me watching these videos. Great work and inspiration.
This is what I needed! I've been successfully doing the stacking but confounded by movements of foliage. Your demonstration really makes sense and I'll be putting the lesson into practice very soon. Thanks!
Great video, thank you Adam
Outstanding, thank you!
Nicely done, Adam! Thank you 🙏
Nice tutorial ✌🏻❤️
In this particular photo I find the light reflection on the rocks better than the photo with a CPL filter.
Thanks Adam! You make it easy to understand for me 👌
Thanks Adam, great tutorial to follow. Looking forward to following your F4 RT tutorials, they're are up next.
Awesome, thank you!
I had no idea focus stacking was that easy! Thank you for sharing. I’m off to finally process a focus stacked image I’ve been meaning to do.
Very helpfull Adam. Thnx
brilliant adam you make it look really easy, and well explained throughout
Thanks - this info very helpful
Well done! I like the idea of eliminating movement with that 4th layer.
Great video Adam! I have to admit that I've never used focus stacking in my images but I also never needed before the extreme depth of field that would require it. It's always good to know the technique and I'm sure that someday down the line I'll be happy to have the knowledge to do it. Keep up the good work and stay safe!
Great, Thank You.
Great tutorial. Thanks for posting! I didn't even know there was a built in feature for stacking. Been doing it manual this whole time 🤷🏻♂️
Great stuff! Thanks, Adam.
Hi Adam, I have been having block pixelation residue using this method (and spotted the same in your water down left hand side and also far right above boulder 7.29) - first noticed it a year ago - some images no problem but others - like the rivers, PS just cant handle. Even if I make a new layer from all the blended and then delete the masks off the blended to try and rework some areas the blocks are still there - so the deleting of masks is not going back to original images like you would expect. Have raised it with Adobe and worked out it is not my graphics card or any hardware. Helicon I find does an equal job but no blocks so can easily rework any areas - seems wrong I have to pay for additional software but the hours I have spent...
How often do you focus stack and not mention it in the video ? You often explain composition so well but not always your techniques for capturing what you need for the final image . Thanks for sharing !
Not very often to be honest
nice shot and post ! thx
Wow incredible power with photoshop must start doing more to my landscapes. Thanks for the demo
So helpful! Now I know. Thank you!
Love your work, thumbs up!
Great video.
Yep a cup of coffee and Adam.
Thanks for the video Adam.
Just a couple quick questions though mate...
How does this hold up when printed A2 size or larger?
Can these spots of higher ISO noise be spotted as an anomaly in the final print?
Cheers mate.
I have done some focus stacking but haven't used the 4th image. Good idea.
BTW if you hold ALT when you activate a layer mask, it will automatically be black. I guess that is OPTION for you?
Adam can you teach Gavy those Ps skills? He needs help! For example, he left some awful antenna and a bunch of "sheep cakes" in one of his best Farrow Island pictures. Thank you for explaining what may intimidate new Ps user in such a straightforward way!
Very good
Thanks! Very helpful!
Great tip on adding a 4th image for foliage! Do you (and the others here) edit the image(s) before stacking? Are there pros and cons for editing before or after the stack?
Nice one Adam, thanks for sharing this! :)
Hi Adam, love all your videos and you are an inspiration:) I have one question for you. As now I try to become a pro, I need to win at least a contest to grab more credibility. I know that the contest does not reflect necessarily how good you are but still, they help you to make more contracts. That being said, we all know that in the majority of contests photo stacking is not allowed. How you decide when to use this technique? Are you afraid that maybe you lose an award winning photo by using this technique? Sorry my english
Big thanks for this great Video. It's very helpful. By the way I found the Tool Denoise AI from Topaz do a very exciting job to solve some noise issues.
Have a good time and good bussines
This was very helpful!
Photoshop never works with my woodland photos though! May have to try Helicon. Great vid Adam, and great shot!
Great video. I am curious is there no way to get it all in focus in one shot? Do you always focus stack landscape photos?
In many cases there is no need to focus stack but in this case it was very difficult to get it all in one shot. I dont focus stack that often but as you can see it's not a big effort to do so.
Adam Gibbs any tips on getting in focus shots without? Especially landscape photos? Thoughts on when to focus stack as opposed to not?
I try to use manual focus when using a tripod, but still have some difficulty getting sharp images because I wear glasses (bifocals). Any tips you can share since you wear glasses as well. 😊
If your camera has a viewfinder use that over the LCD panel.assuming that your viewfinder also has a diopter that can be adjusted to suit your eyesight.
@@QuietLightPhoto That's what I end up using most of the time. I do like using the screen to zoom in closer, especially when focus stacking. I just end up asking for a second opinion when my husband is with me. Thank you for the reply! I've been following for a while and hope to some day make it on one of your workshops.
it is possible to focus stack with jpg images ? If so, does it work well ?
Who will be the first manufacturer to bring out an auto focus stacking feature?
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Why bother with PS if you can do that within 10sec using Helicon Focus?
Assuming the folk have or want to purchase yet another program?
Uh oh, I think Cleatus might be actually working...I noticed Gavin has surpassed you for subscribers.
I think you should get a new photo buddy or the alternative is to grow a beard...Beards seem to be a trait with "good" photographers...😂😁
BTW Great tip ! 😊
Very helpful! thanks