Watching me do it in the Video will make a lot more sense, but I hope this was useful. Quite difficult to explain in a blog post. Summary – How to Focus Stack in Lightroom and Photoshop tif file is the ones saved from Photoshop. All the sharp, in-focus parts of each photo are saved as one. This will send the image back to Lightroom, as a merged file. This will merge all the layers, and you should see just one layer in the bottom right hand corner now, as per the following.įinally, to finish the this tutorial on how to focus stack in Lightroom and Photoshop, all you need to do is to click on File > Save. Once you are happy that you have all the sharp parts of the layers, it is time to flatten the image, and send the final photo back to Lightroom. This should start from just this section of the tutorial.įocus Stacking in Lightroom and Photoshop – Sending the image back to Lightroom It is quite difficult to explain, and much easier if you watch the below video. The middle part of 1001 and the bottom part of image 1000. This means, the final image will have the top part of 1002. Merging Sharp layers, and sending back to Lightroom Layer 1001 we have erased the bottom part, revealing the layer 1000. So, for layer 1002, we have erased the bottom half, which reveals 1001. The black indicates the erased sections of that layer. See the below snapshot of the layers panel. You repeat this process for the middle (and other layers where necessary).Īt the end of the process, you are left with only the sharp parts of the photo you want to save, as you have ‘erased’ the out of focus parts. This will essentially erase the top layer, revealing the layer underneath it. Then, brush away the part of the photo you do not want. Then, make sure you have selected the brush tool, with an Opacity and Flow of 100%. Make sure the Top Layer is highlighted, and click on the indicated button to add a Layer Mask, ensuring this is highlighted on the layer. The means for the top layer, I need to remove the Pink and Grey sections. Currently, in Photoshop, the top layer is the image where I focused in the distance. So, I just need to ‘Brush Away’ the part of the image I do not want. Therefore, I need to ensure that these parts are left in the final image.Įssentially, I want to keep the purple section of one photo, the pink section of another, and the grey section of the third, as this is where I focused. The below images shows the photo, and where I focused for each of the three images. So, starting from the top, you just need to brush out the layers to reveal the sharpest part. Photoshop – Making the whole image sharpīut, as the photographer, you know what images you took, and know which parts should be the sharpest. If you want to try this option, then check out this post. However, this can be a little unreliable. Now, one option is to do the Edit > Auto-Blend Layers option, which lets Photoshop do all the work. Next up, we have to isolate all the parts of the images that are the sharpest. Once they open, you should find you have a new file open in Photoshop, and the three layers are the photos that were previously in Lightroom. Once the edits have been copied over all the images, and you are happy with the results, you Right Mouse Click, and choose Edit in > Open As Layers in Photoshop To do this, in the Develop module, just click on the three images, ensuring the edited one is clicked on first, then just click the Sync button. This is easily done in Lightroom, before taking the images over to Photoshop for Stacking. These three shots were taken one after the other, and the lighting conditions remained consistent throughout, so it was easy to ‘Sync’ the adjustments of the first image, over all the others. This leaves me with just the 3 I want to work with.Įdit the images so they are all similar in exposure, colour, sharpness etc. Next, I have filtered on 5-star images which means all the other shots from that shoot are hidden. In the below image, I have rated them all 5 stars. Have all the photos you want to stack in Lightroom, and choose one to edit.
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