Digital Camera World - UK (2019-12)

1 | LANDSCAPE

Shift the focus

Dave Wilder uses his DSLR’s in-built focus-

stacking function to capture pin-sharp scenes

o many settings and variables

go into making a great image.

Sometimes we concentrate so

much on exposure that we end

up neglecting the focal point,

picking a random point in the distance that does

nothing to enhance the landscape in front of us.

When it comes to focus, there are plenty

of options, but here we’re going to explore

focus-stacking and the theory behind it.

The human eye doesn’t see everything in

focus at the same time: it focuses on the

foreground or the background, and leaves

everything else out of focus. This is why

a focus-stacked image has such a powerful

look, bringing new life to a frame that

might not otherwise work.

Focus-stacking can be approached in

one of two ways: manually setting the focus

using the focus ring or, if your camera has

it, using the built-in Focus Shift function.

(here, I’m using a Nikon D850.) Let’s talk about

some of the considerations you need to make,

beyond just making the focus-stack...

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