{"id":7205,"date":"2017-02-25T14:27:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T03:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2017-03-04T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:29:17","slug":"image-stacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=7205","title":{"rendered":"Image Stacking and Macro Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>These are the steps covered by Garry in the tutorial on image stacking at the recent Activity Night<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bringing the images together<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly go to drop down tabs Under File \u2013 Scripts \u2013 Load files into stack \u2013 Browse &amp; select images &amp; highlight to open<\/li>\n<li>Go to layers on the RHS and highlight all the images<\/li>\n<li>Drop down Tab go to<\/li>\n<li>Edit \u2013 Auto Align layers \u2013 Use Auto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Then to blend the many images into one sharp image<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edit \u2013 Auto Blend Layer \u2013 Stack Images \u2013 Tick seamless tones &amp; colours<\/li>\n<li>Flatten Image &amp; Saved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more information about image stacking and macro photography, the links below may assist:<\/p>\n<h3>Image Stacking Links<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photographylife.com\/how-to-focus-stack-images\/\">How to focus stack images<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?attachment_id=7211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,728\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;THOMAS STIRR&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1359126563&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright Thomas Stirr&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stack-testcropalt-small-960&#215;728\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-600x455.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-800x607.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-600x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-600x455.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728-800x607.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/stack-testcropalt-small-960x728.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You will note this example is based upon the use of Photoshop, however, for those members who don\u2019t have this software, there are a number of free software applications that can assist \u2026 see the link below that mentions five of these.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/listoffreeware.com\/best-free-focus-stacking-software-windows\/\">Best free focus stacking software<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Macro Photography Links<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A definition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teds.com.au\/blog\/macro-photography\">Macro Photography<\/a> from Ted&#8217;s cameras<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/how-to-shoot-macro-photography\/ci\/32949\/N\/3607616143\/sba\">Macro Photography<\/a> at BHPhotovideo.com (includes inspiration, beginner tips and more)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Good luck with your photography and entries to the Macro Competition<\/p>\n<p>(comments by Garry, Graeme and Esther)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the steps covered by Garry in the tutorial on image stacking at the recent Activity Night Bringing the images together Firstly go to drop down tabs Under File \u2013 Scripts \u2013 Load files into stack \u2013 Browse &amp; 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