The Art of Focus Stacking - Matrix Software

Traditional One-shot Photo
Don’t forget the old analog photo
All-Focus Not Always Good
I also find that just because I can bring
the whole frame to focus does not mean
I should or that the resulting photo will
look good. Full-frame focus can be disorienting
such as a case where you are
looking through different layers of tree
branches, and lose all sense of layers
and distance, which is just what makes
the shot interesting in the first place.
Focus stacking can remove the sense of
distance since the eye is used to having
a focus point and the rest of the image
more-or-less out of focus. This can
make for an unusual sense of space
and spaciousness which can either
enhance a photo or make it seem claustrophobic.
Some scenes are not worth
stacking such as the one show here,
exept perhaps to achieve an unusual
effect. Also, there are tons of artifacts in
the photo on the left.
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