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| The Great Photo Finish: Unlimited Depth - December 23, 2009 | December 23, 2009 @ 11:51am | In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig discusses field techniques combined with Adobe Photoshop CS 4 techniques for creating landscape scenics with unlimited depth of field.
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Bill G
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| December 24, 2009 @ 12:54pm | Craig,
Thanks for these video's. I had not thought to go to manual on the focus (I was always titling the camera position and then realigning). I can't wait to get out and try this approach - I know the perfect spot.
As always thank you for all you do for us.
Kind Regards and Happy Holidays!
-bill
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| The Great Photo Finish: Unlimited Depth - December 23, 2009 | December 24, 2009 @ 1:43pm | Craig:
very instructive video. You mentioned using manual focus but you did not say anything about exposure. Do you change exposure between shots or leave it the same?
Is there anyway to combine this technique with HDR?
Thank you for a fine video
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Craig
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| HDR and focus stack | December 24, 2009 @ 2:19pm | Hey Dave,
Great question and that is where I am going next with this thread of videos.....obviously for this shot the exposure was the same for all three frames because the whole scene was evenly lit.
But in so many of my landscapes the scene is in split light.....part shadow and part direct light.... too much of a range to hold with one exposure.
Sometime I use split neutral density filters but sometime I bracket exposures.
Next I will record a video where I need to do both....extend dynamic range and stack focus to increase DOF....please stay tuned and thank you for being here.....Craig
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| December 27, 2009 @ 3:06pm | Craig
thanks so much for this video. As a relatively beginning photographer new to a DSLR I'd figured that I should be able to use manual focus in the way you've described. But it seems to be one of those incredibly basic things that is not mentioned in the books or on the web. And wow it makes it so much easier than moving the camera with AF. I'm also very grateful to hear you talking about DOF and Fstop and needing to take several images to gain sharpness right through the image. Again with the new DSLR I thought that photos with that amount of sharpness must have been taken with larger format cameras etc.
And finally thanks for showing the stacking method in photoshop. So many take aways!! Excellent
thanks again,
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| thank you | December 27, 2009 @ 3:28pm | Hey Judy,
Very happy to hear you found the video so helpful. I really appreaciate the kind words of support and appreciate you being a part of TME.....Craig
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” -Soren Kierkegaard
“The secret of life…is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” - Paulo Coelho, from The Alchemist
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| December 27, 2009 @ 11:28pm | It might seem counter-intuitive, but large format cameras give great definition, but shallower depth of field. But they can be stopped down further (f/45 or 64) and have lens tilts/swings that can help control where the DOF goes.
DOF is related to the magnification of the image, so smaller cameras actually have more DOF on the film/sensor than larger cameras. But the larger cameras require less enlargement to make a print, so it can balance out.
John Cornicello
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Bob
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| After Stacking | December 30, 2009 @ 4:49pm | Craig: once you go through the stacking and ultimate blending of the three images do you go ahead and flatten the image before you do your curve and other adjustment work? I would be interested in knowing what final work from curves to sharpening you did with the combined image.
Thanks for all you do
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| thank you | December 31, 2009 @ 8:30am | Hey Bob,
Thank you for being here and thank you for the question. I don't like to work on huge files so I would save the file with the stacking layers (in case I ever needed to go back to it for any reason) then flatten and proceed.
I will record an episode of The Great Photo Finish where I will show how I converted this image to black and white. I will show my sharpening routine as well. Look for that next week....Craig
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” -Soren Kierkegaard
“The secret of life…is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” - Paulo Coelho, from The Alchemist
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| Thanks | December 31, 2009 @ 8:56am | Craig many thanks for yet another great tutorial and I'm really looking forward to the next episode. I've enquired about this previously but downloadable versions of your tutorials would be a great feature and just wondered if there had been any progress on that front.
Have a great New Year
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| Workflow | January 1, 2010 @ 5:57pm | Craig: Thanks for the response. I think digital workflow is a topic on all our minds. I know I struggle to find a balance in my images both in terms of a vision for the final image and sharpness of the final print. I keep experimenting and often when I make a final print I find that I wish there was more I could do or at the very least is there another approach that I am missing.
I love this image and it truly makes me want to work harder at my on vision and techniques. Many years ago you inspired me to take on the 4 x 5 and now your teaching and craft continue to push me along this journey. Thanks for all you do.
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drted
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| infinity on a NIKKOR 16-35mm f4 | September 14, 2010 @ 4:37pm | | Craig, In preparation for the upcoming Grand Teton Workshop I have watched your video on techniques to increase depth of field using several exposures taken at a middle aperture. It looks like something that I will want to try. I shoot with a Nikon D-700 and the above lens. My focus scale is different from the Canon example. There is an infinity symbol but no index mark as to where infinity really is. Also my short focusing numbers only go from 1 to 2 feet so it looks like there will be a lot of estimating involved. I appreciate very much for your efforts in producing these videos. They are extremely informative. Ted Thelin |
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