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Just like the human eye, the camera can only focus on objects at a certain distance from the viewer. Objects in the lens but further or closer than the focal length will appear out of focus. This is visible in any type of photo, but is especially problematic for macro/macro and landscape photography.

Spiral focus A technique called focus stacking is used to combine multiple photos with different focal lengths to produce one image where everything is in sharp focus. It is very easy to use and most of the process is automated, while also allowing manual adjustments.

Almost a requirement for macro photography

Because of the very shallow depth of field you have to deal with when focusing on close-up objects, it’s often difficult to get part of the subject into focus, and the rest of the image will be a mess. This isn’t always a problem, but if you want clarity, it just doesn’t work.

Focus stacking requires you to capture multiple images at different focal lengths, essentially trying to bring every part of the subject into focus. These images are then automatically combined to produce a sharply focused image.

Easy to use, but still supports fine-tuning

Source images are automatically combined using one of the selected rendering methods. You can change a few parameters and try to find the setting that works best for your photo.

After rendering is complete, you can go to the Grooming tab. Here, you can use a brush to manually replace areas in the rendered image with patches more focused on any source photo. You can also add a scale bar, which is useful when reference objects are missing.

Very easy to use focus stacking application

While you still need to know how to take photos for focus stacking (or just use the same developer’s Helicon Remote app), combining these images is pretty straightforward. You can still make adjustments if needed, and there are plenty of export options after the job is done.