How to: Shoot better macro photos using a slider and focus stacking

A Sony a6300 and an Edelkrone motorized slider: interesting marriage of technique and technology? Like a lot of people, I’ve always had an interest in macro photography, which unfortunately never really developed into anything more than the odd shot of a flower or two. Then a couple of years ago I sold my seldom used 100mm F2.8 Sony macro lens when I moved from Sony A- to Sony E-mount. At the time I thought my macro shooting days were behind me. But then I became interested in focus stacking, which is a technique used to blend several images focused at different points so that the depth of field can be increased beyond that of a single image. It can be used for multiple types of shots, but is typically used with close-ups or macro images. This watch shot was comprised of 50 images taken with a Sony a6300 and […]

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