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<blockquote data-quote="JDLucas" data-source="post: 18258" data-attributes="member: 5732"><p>The Wolf Spider was pretty laid back, so easy to photograph using a Sigma 180mm Macro lens. Used multiple Nikon SB200 flashes and progressively focused very narrow slices from front to rear. Setup a red background and a sandstone rock from the yard and this little guy was pretty cooperative. When finished gave my model a little cricket treat.</p><p>Following...is how I used Photoshop CS5 to stack all the images:</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">In the Menu Bar select <strong>File > Automate > Photomerge > Auto Layout </strong>and uncheck<strong> Blend Images Together</strong>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong>Browse ></strong> to folder where your images are stored for merging and select all the image files to be merged then select <strong>OK</strong>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">In the <strong>Layers</strong> pallet select all the image layers you want to focus stack, then go to the menu bar and select <strong>Edit > Auto Blend Layers… </strong>then in <strong>Blend Method > Stack Images</strong> check box <strong>Seamless Tones and Colors</strong> then select <strong>OK</strong>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Now you are ready to crop the stacked image to eliminate the edges, remove the left over artifacts from the merge, clean up the overall image, and adjust the brightness, contrast, color and finally the sharpness.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">You can now save the complete focused macro image.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-size: 12px">·</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Note: The above instructions are for using Adobe Photoshop CS5.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Hope this helps, I think I will try flowers next. Won't need nerves of steel!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JDLucas, post: 18258, member: 5732"] The Wolf Spider was pretty laid back, so easy to photograph using a Sigma 180mm Macro lens. Used multiple Nikon SB200 flashes and progressively focused very narrow slices from front to rear. Setup a red background and a sandstone rock from the yard and this little guy was pretty cooperative. When finished gave my model a little cricket treat. Following...is how I used Photoshop CS5 to stack all the images: [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]In the Menu Bar select [B]File > Automate > Photomerge > Auto Layout [/B]and uncheck[B] Blend Images Together[/B].[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][B]Browse >[/B] to folder where your images are stored for merging and select all the image files to be merged then select [B]OK[/B].[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]In the [B]Layers[/B] pallet select all the image layers you want to focus stack, then go to the menu bar and select [B]Edit > Auto Blend Layers… [/B]then in [B]Blend Method > Stack Images[/B] check box [B]Seamless Tones and Colors[/B] then select [B]OK[/B].[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Now you are ready to crop the stacked image to eliminate the edges, remove the left over artifacts from the merge, clean up the overall image, and adjust the brightness, contrast, color and finally the sharpness.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]You can now save the complete focused macro image.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Symbol][SIZE=3]·[/SIZE] [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Note: The above instructions are for using Adobe Photoshop CS5.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Hope this helps, I think I will try flowers next. Won't need nerves of steel![/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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