Situation: Photographing a scene with ferns in the foreground and a waterfall in the background. Slight breeze causes ferns to move. Needs: Depth of field from the foreground to the background. Silky waterfall. Sharp foreground. Problem: Silky waterfall requires long shutter speed ( 1/4 second or longer). Moving ferns require a fast shutter speed (1/30, […]
Combining images for depth of field
Using field techniques and digital imaging techniques to maximize depth of field
Blending two exposures in Photoshop
This is a technique that essentially increases the dynamic range of your camera by taking two or more exposures, each optimized for specific elements of the image, and blending them in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (or any image editing program capable of Layers). It’s usually used for scenes that have a foreground in shade and […]
Focus blending in Photoshop CS5
Similar in purpose to the Helicon Focus program, Photoshop CS 5 is capable of taking several images of the same shot, each focused at a different point, and blending them to create a single shot with everything in focus. Theoretically. It usually works pretty well, or at least gives you a good starting point to […]
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