Given the somewhat topical nature of Depth of field, with that of the current contest running ... here is a video tutorial that makes use of limited Depth of Field (DOF, DoF) ... for a resultant image that is 'sharp' (focused) throughout and within frame.
The technique is called 'focus stacking'. Whereby, you take a series of photos with a narrow DOF ... and then using software ... combine them for an ultra-sharp image.
Both the 'full' and 'small' versions are available at this link.
Actually there are four versions and all are freeware. The differences being, two do not include the 'Help' files, aside from that of the full and small versions.
"Helicon Focus is a program that creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas."
Three versions available, namely; Helicon Focus Lite (basic version), Helicon Focus Pro (advanced version) and Helicon Focus Pro X64 (premium version). Cost is approximately $115, $200 and $250 respectively.
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The technique is called 'focus stacking'. Whereby, you take a series of photos with a narrow DOF ... and then using software ... combine them for an ultra-sharp image.
Here is the video.
Link to CombineZM downloads page ... found here.
Both the 'full' and 'small' versions are available at this link.
Actually there are four versions and all are freeware. The differences being, two do not include the 'Help' files, aside from that of the full and small versions.
Link to ... Helicon Focus program.
In their own words;
"Helicon Focus is a program that creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas."
Three versions available, namely; Helicon Focus Lite (basic version), Helicon Focus Pro (advanced version) and Helicon Focus Pro X64 (premium version). Cost is approximately $115, $200 and $250 respectively.