Focus Bracketing | SETTINGS and step by step EDIT. (Focus Stacking)

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  • čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
  • Learning about Focus Bracketing will take your wildlife photography to another level. In this film, Charl explains how to set up your camera and then edit the images afterwards in Adobe Photoshop. This is very useful for people wanting to do more macro or landscape photography.
    This video will help anyone wanting to enter the next round of the pangolin Photo Challenge - the Small Stuff. Details here: www.pangolinphoto.com/pangoli...
    Timestamps:
    00:00 Introduction to Focus Bracketing
    00:45 Which cameras have focus bracketing?
    01:10 What is focus Bracketing?
    02:10 Focus Bracketing Software
    02:20 Focus Bracketing Settings
    02:50 What is diffraction?
    05:40 Focus Increments
    06:50 Focus Bracketing for wildlife photography
    09:30 Image comparison in Adobe Lightroom
    09:45 Importing to Adobe PhotoShop
    10:00 Focus Bracketing Edit in Photoshop
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Komentáře • 96

  • @PangolinWildlife
    @PangolinWildlife  Před rokem +4

    Have you ever tried this technique? Did you use it for macro or even perhaps landscape? Let us know.

    • @chrisschindler7634
      @chrisschindler7634 Před rokem

      I’ve used it on landscape and handheld. It worked fine. I haven’t used it on any wildlife.

    • @virtualimages8502
      @virtualimages8502 Před rokem

      I use this regularly on stationary wildlife, especially when it is snowing, raining or grass is swaying in front and may present a challenge for the camera being able focus on the subjects eye. Taking a rapid series of stacked images at f8 ensures that at least one is perfectly located on the eye of the subject under those challenging situations. Nothing worse than missing a shot because a snowflake or raindrop grabbed the focus point.

  • @ameya_chitre
    @ameya_chitre Před rokem +13

    This is the best explanation of focus bracketing that I have seen so far. Made the concept so clear and easy to understand. Thank you Charl!

  • @johnprice5423
    @johnprice5423 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the great video ! This is exactly what I was looking for. Shooting dragonfly’s the other day this would have been perfect! Shooting with a 90d , now I just have to practice then back to the dragonfly’s , Thank You 👍👍!!

  • @Ardspans
    @Ardspans Před 14 hodinami

    I really enjoyed this, thank you.

  • @Mukeshmack
    @Mukeshmack Před 10 měsíci

    All time best video on FOCUS BRACKATING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. love from india

  • @joncothranphotography9375

    Great tutorial Charl. Thanks so much!

  • @Sashman077
    @Sashman077 Před rokem

    This was great! Best focus bracketing tutorial. 👍👍

  • @gailbisson7565
    @gailbisson7565 Před rokem

    Excellent video tutorial.Thank you.

  • @julianometz
    @julianometz Před rokem

    Excelent. A complete explanation and useful comparative.

  • @sarelalberts8890
    @sarelalberts8890 Před rokem

    Dankie Charl .Dit is baie leersaam .
    Ek gaan dit verseker probeer .

  • @phototheka
    @phototheka Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the best guide!!

  • @lenchendebeer3750
    @lenchendebeer3750 Před rokem

    Going to try this, thank you for sharing

  • @hasanali948
    @hasanali948 Před rokem

    Thank you so much. This was an amazing tutorial.

  • @user-do9ju1sk6v
    @user-do9ju1sk6v Před 3 měsíci

    Excellent - video has taught me far more than focus bracketing. The very important inter-relationships between aperture, iso, and exposure time was actually demonstrated as the video progressed to its fascinating conclusion by showing contrasting photos - using focus bracketing v not using it.

  • @mstrathmore
    @mstrathmore Před rokem

    Thanks, great explanation!

  • @KGsPhotography
    @KGsPhotography Před rokem

    Thanks for a straight forward explanation and demonstration. I tried this recently in a video I released on a Dragonfly and more by luck than judgement it worked amazingly. Now I know what the proper settings are. Thanks for sharing.

  • @luisfigueroa3300
    @luisfigueroa3300 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for such a clear and concise explanation. I had the idea but you actually clarified the process for me. Again, thank you.

  • @shupingyin8082
    @shupingyin8082 Před rokem

    fantastic vid.

  • @stevenjoseph9979
    @stevenjoseph9979 Před 6 měsíci

    Great video.

  • @NeluCiorba
    @NeluCiorba Před rokem +1

    thank you Charl, nice presentation and as always ver helpful !

  • @robestey5628
    @robestey5628 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you so much. Great video. I have subscribed.

  • @phirrgus5117
    @phirrgus5117 Před 4 měsíci

    Excellent video, I am just learning about focus stacking (Nikon z6 II) and this was so easy to follow and understand. Thank you

  • @daelpixphotography
    @daelpixphotography Před 6 měsíci

    I only bought the Canon R5 two weeks ago and loving it. Great shot of the croc !

  • @ceesnabuursfauna2115
    @ceesnabuursfauna2115 Před měsícem

    I like to use this function on my Canon R7, stacking is done in camera, it produces a JPEG. Works fast and I like the results.

  • @mangalajayasekera4249

    Awesome

  • @leanngreene366
    @leanngreene366 Před rokem

    Thank you!

  • @NikCan66
    @NikCan66 Před rokem

    Always excellent video yet again

  • @usernamemykel
    @usernamemykel Před 2 měsíci

    Very clear and informative, thank you!
    However, I've not come across ANY serious MACRO photographer who uses Auto Focus. They shoot manual focus and stack with computer software. And BTW, they use diffused flash.
    It would be helpful to see the difference between your Auto Focused stack, and a stack resulting from Manual focus.
    Please submit an updated video.

  • @parsonstj
    @parsonstj Před rokem +1

    Great tutorial, great croc photo!

  • @djking9828
    @djking9828 Před rokem

    Great video!

  • @chiliverde66
    @chiliverde66 Před rokem

    I recently purchased the Canon EOS R6 Mark II and saw this feature. I don’t know that I will have a lot of need for this but it looks interesting and wanting to try it out. Thank you for the information.

  • @jeremymalley-smith7241

    I’ve tried it on the R3 and impressed with it. Your video as usual made it very easy to understand. 🙂👍🏻

  • @rmanuelb
    @rmanuelb Před rokem +1

    Awesome!!! Thank you. Will try on my R5 for wildlife. Only used for Landscape. Cheers

  • @robertlawrence7958
    @robertlawrence7958 Před rokem

    Well that has really opened my old eyes Charls.
    I wasn't even aware that my R6 had this facility. Of course, I already knew of focus stacking but had never used it and believed it to be a purely manual operation. I had been sceptical of images I have seen where the photographer stated that the image was a focus stack of 120 images of a tiny insect. My reaction to that was it must be bullshit as how could someone manually refocus 120 times on something that small!
    Well there we are. Now I'm the old codger with egg on his face.
    An excellently presented tutorial and I shall be giving it a try.
    Best wishes.

  • @alokechowdhury4913
    @alokechowdhury4913 Před rokem +1

    Thanks a million 🙏

  • @virtualimages8502
    @virtualimages8502 Před rokem +4

    Great video! I find focus stacking on wildlife and nature to be a great tool. Just as an extra benefit, Canon has a folder option pop up on the screen that allows you to save each group of stacked images into a unique folder which makes processing much easier afterward. I also have noted that once the camera gets to infinity focus it stops so sometimes your folder will have less images than you set since it doesn't need to shoot any once infinity is reached. One more great Canon feature!

    • @PangolinWildlife
      @PangolinWildlife  Před rokem

      Thank you very much for that tip...will check it out!

    • @markrossi5721
      @markrossi5721 Před rokem

      Which Canon camera has that feature? My EOS Rebel T7 doesn't seem to have any kind of provision for focus stacking.

    • @usernamemykel
      @usernamemykel Před 2 měsíci

      @@markrossi5721 You need to purchase a modern mirrorless camera. Rebel cameras are not mirrorless, they will not stack anything, are sold as entry-level cameras. Buy a new camera for your burthday.
      I have a Canon T3, upgraded to a 7D Mark II, and now I'm about to buy my first mirrorless camera (which I can use with a mount adapter to accept my Canon EF lenses) , a Canon EOS R10. I'll be using it mostly for macro work.

  • @GerritDuvenage
    @GerritDuvenage Před 5 měsíci

    wow. Amazing results. Ek gaan dit probeer.

  • @prosunsport1
    @prosunsport1 Před 10 měsíci

    Nice example

  • @chasmoonie3403
    @chasmoonie3403 Před rokem

    R3 does stacking in camera now, no need for photoshop ,works really well 😃😃

  • @peterpack8768
    @peterpack8768 Před rokem

    Thank you, very good.

  • @alankefauver6187
    @alankefauver6187 Před rokem

    Thanks for this. Will try on my R5. Was with you (Pangolin) in June/July and it was fabulous and am currently working with Sam to set up a Mara Trip in Sept 23. Regards to all (especially Janine)

    • @PangolinWildlife
      @PangolinWildlife  Před rokem

      Fantastic! will pass on your regards! See you in the Mara!

  • @anandbaranwal372
    @anandbaranwal372 Před 10 měsíci

    Nice video brother for focus brackting you have explained very well about image numbers and focus smoothing. I have used this with R 6 mark ll for large prduct like carpets and rugs side composition. Even in India my Canon experts can't explain these points so smoothly. Of course expertisation comes with trails but very useful in many fields of photography thank again 😊 Dr Anand Baranwal Varansi India

  • @brucegardner4057
    @brucegardner4057 Před rokem

    Hi Charlie, Bruce from the UK here. Great tutorial, never tried this in the wildlife environment but now very keen to try and your video makes it very easy to understand. In order to determine the correct aperture needed, I use the DOF preview which I find helps. Have booked to be with Pangolin next November and I'm very much looking forward meeting you all then. I the meantime I will continue to enjoy your videos. Many Thanks

    • @PangolinWildlife
      @PangolinWildlife  Před rokem

      Hi Bruce..thank you for that tip. We are very much looking forward to seeing you next November....plenty more vids between now and then!

  • @erachelparri
    @erachelparri Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Charl, thank you for this video. I do have a camera that has this focus bracketing feature (Fuji GFX100s), but if I were to do it myself rather than using this function, I would love to hear your thoughts on my scenario - I'm taking pictures of pressed flower artwork. the pressed flowers are glued to a paper backing and the artworks are mostly flat images. however, some of the petals are raised off of the paper by millimeters. In the right light you can capture some lovely soft shadows. Also, some flower centers such as sunflowers protrude out more than other flowers such as pansies. So there is a bit of depth of field worth trying to capture. I've been experimenting with focus bracketing/stacking to make all parts of all of the flowers, sharp. I shoot on a tripod and set my iso to low as it can go (my camera goes down to 50 with the mechanical shutter), set the aperature to 5.6, and auto shutter speed. I then move the focus square around the piece and take a series of 50-100 images to stack, focusing on different parts of the different flowers throughout the piece. Maybe this is over kill. But it seems like most people are stacking images with a really big DOF like landscapes, or they're just focusing on one flower, whereas I'm trying to focus on multiple flowers throughout an entire piece with very little change of DOF. I do notice that stacking produces a more crisp image than just taking one photo and captures the subtle nuances of the change of DOF throughout what most would consider a very flat piece. woof. So my question is this - would the automatic function capture what I need, or am I right to be moving the focus myself. I'm just worried the camera wouldn't know where to look with the auto bracketing function turned on. I'll do more experimenting just having trouble finding videos doing this without using this newer auto focus bracketing function. sorry, long question.

  • @WildSBlk
    @WildSBlk Před rokem

    Very helpful. Thank u u for sharing. Im using Nikon D7100. Do u have any idea for it?

  • @stanleykwong5759
    @stanleykwong5759 Před rokem

    Thanks for your explanation. This is one of the reason I bought EOS R7, besides in camera focus bracketing, EOS R7 (R3 with latest update firmware), it also have in camera depth compositing (Focus Stacking). I can examine the depth composited photo (jpg format) in the camera at once after shooting.
    I used Canon Photo Professional to stack the photos. I can edit the artifects in the composited photo using DPP. Although DPP is not as powerful as Photoshop, it is easy and simple to used. For still insects, I usually did not need any corrections for the composited photo. I think the fast burst rate 30 FPS in electronic shutter helps a lot. For butterflies, ghost image due to antenna movement would need correction. In EOS R7, flash is prohibited in using focus bracketing. However after the latest firmware update, EOS R3 could use flash EL-1 in this feature. I hope there would be a firmware update for EOS R7 later.

    • @karlgunterwunsch1950
      @karlgunterwunsch1950 Před rokem

      Don't expect too much from this function, it doesn't work for 99.9% of natural subjects. if you need to document screw threads you might get away with it, but other than that it's basically just a waste of time and money

  • @ManlyHK1
    @ManlyHK1 Před rokem

    hi this is great video thanks! I just rented a Canon R7 to try out this feature, and I saw another CZcamsr showing the stacking process done INTERNALLY by the camera and not by using Photoshop. But it turned out that wasn't the case, the camera did NOT give me that single, stacked clear picture. Do you know if the Canon R7 indeed processes the stacking internally, or I need to use PS (= that CZcamsr was wrong)? Thanks!

  • @mac_Ta
    @mac_Ta Před 4 měsíci

    I was experimenting with focus bracketing on my R10 using the exact same settings. I found no matter how many shots I select, the feature only takes 5-7 shots of anything. AEB was set to off, and I was using a single focus point.

  • @bensaunders616
    @bensaunders616 Před rokem

    Excellent explanation and tutorial. I have done focus stacking manually in Ps but have not tried the auto function in my R5. Your explanation makes me want to go try it! One question, were you using electronic shutter to minimize the time to get the 20 shots in case of subject movement? Seems like that might be a good idea. This would be the big advantage over manual focus stacking.

    • @user-zp1se9pk6u
      @user-zp1se9pk6u Před rokem +1

      Electronic shutter is selected automatically during focus bracketing even if your default setting is for mechanical shutter.

  • @Joebnx1
    @Joebnx1 Před rokem

    Once again, terrific video! I haven’t tried it but will. One question; I use back button focus, will that make any difference?

    • @user-zp1se9pk6u
      @user-zp1se9pk6u Před rokem +1

      No, the bracketing starts from the first point of focus the moment you press the shutter release.

  • @paulsamuelswildlifephotogr6260

    Charl, I notice the camera settings used were High Speed Shooting & Servo, should that have been One Shot & Single Shooting....or dose that not matter. Thanks for posting

  • @muhammadluqmankhan08
    @muhammadluqmankhan08 Před rokem

    I've heard Canon r10 does in camera focus stacking.. is it correct ?
    If yes is it as good as doing via using a software or not

  • @gumonthepants
    @gumonthepants Před 8 měsíci

    5:20 Focus Increments. I have an S5 which doesn't have this option. I do however have an option called "Steps" numbering 1-10 only. Is this the same thing?

  • @gerardoelizondo6845
    @gerardoelizondo6845 Před 10 měsíci

    Can it be used with flash? I realized camon uses electronic shooting which it is too fast

  • @thescouser8629
    @thescouser8629 Před rokem +1

    Morning
    Interesting video.
    Do you routinely use all the images taken or do you need to reject some of those at infinity to avoid getting the background in focus?
    Thanks
    Bob

    • @PangolinWildlife
      @PangolinWildlife  Před rokem

      I think that when you have say 20 images you can play around with different numbers being included in the stack to see which is more appealing as a final image. when you have say 20 to play with using say only half will have a dramatic result on the final output.

  • @HotGates
    @HotGates Před rokem +1

    My Z9 has this also and is a great feature, Do you have the latest firmware on your R3? It actually stacks them in Camera but gives you a Jpeg as the final result as does the R7.

  • @BuddyEleazer
    @BuddyEleazer Před rokem +1

    Very nice overview. I will be sharing this. Btw, The OM System OM-1 does the focus bracketing compositing in camera. This will write both the RAW files as well as the generated composite to your memory card. Probably other models by some other companies also has this feature but beware some companies will create the composite image as a jpeg.

  • @elka3507
    @elka3507 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for your Video.
    I set up my Camera about 10 times at least but every time it shoots 1 (one) picture only. Please, what am I doing wrong?
    Happy for any answer!

  • @shajinnambiar2000
    @shajinnambiar2000 Před rokem

    Bracketing with flash which body can do

  • @dougsmit1
    @dougsmit1 Před rokem

    I'm sorry you chose to deny listing of Canon's free software DPP4 that does a good job of focus bracketing compilation. I realize that people with expensive equipment prefer paid software but there is an option for the rest of us who will never shoot a crocodile but do focus stack insects found in our yard.

  • @usernamemykel
    @usernamemykel Před měsícem

    My Canon R10 camera is capable of both bracketing and stacking - only if Auto focus is engaged. Would flash work with it?

  • @angelogarciajr5356
    @angelogarciajr5356 Před rokem

    I am confused now. I thought these cameras now stack the photos in camera, but you are using Photoshop?

  • @NikCan66
    @NikCan66 Před rokem

    Uses bracketing during using film cameras and don't use on my digital cameras

  • @galleton19
    @galleton19 Před rokem

    was your camera set to digital or physical shuter ?

    • @user-zp1se9pk6u
      @user-zp1se9pk6u Před rokem

      Even if your camera is set to mechanical shutter by default, during focus bracketing the camera switches to electronic shutter.

  • @irajnaghash
    @irajnaghash Před rokem

    f/ no is chosen for focus and background interference

  • @chrisschindler7634
    @chrisschindler7634 Před rokem +1

    Bro! Charge your battery! 😉

  • @karlgunterwunsch1950
    @karlgunterwunsch1950 Před rokem

    Sorry to rain on your parade but the result with the crocodile is a successful failure, showing clearly why you shouldn't do this. You run into the same problems a in macro ranges as well (even worse) where there is an unsharp halo around foreground elements that overlap further distant areas of the subject. That's a matter of physics and no software in the world can remedy that!

  • @markturriff994
    @markturriff994 Před rokem

    I can’t understand your accent