The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques

43. FOCUS STACKING IN PHOTOSHOP

ONCE YOU HAVE taken the set of images you will use for the focus stacking set, it’s just a matter of getting the software to put them together in the proper way. Back when Adobe released Photoshop CS4 it included a feature called focus blending, which allows you combine multiple images with different areas of focus.

The first step is to load the images into a stack by selecting [File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack]. When the dialog box opens, select the files you want to use and click on Add Open Files (Figure 43.1). This creates a file in which each image is a separate layer. To align the layers, shift-click ...