![]() ![]() My new book, The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing is now available. The Digital Darkroom: The Definitive Guide to Photo Editing The following two images show cropped sections of the image at the front and back to show this. This is the after image, which exhibits perfect sharpness from the front of the shot, all the way to the back. To learn more about shooting focus stacked images click here How to focus stack images in Affinity Photo Then by merging these images together, you’re both creating pin-sharpness throughout the image and also obtaining the sharpest results possible with your lens. This is the aperture that produces the sharpest results, although not the largest depth-of-field, and is typically either f/8 or f/11. The advantage here is that you can shoot at the ‘sweet spot’ of your lens. The best was to ensure optimum sharpness is to focus stack your images and blend them together in Affinity Photo. The background may be ‘acceptably sharp’ but not as sharp as the point of focus and the surrounding area. So, here’s how to focus stack images in Affinity Photo.Ī large depth-of-field is an essential ingredient in the vast majority of landscape images, but it’s not always possible to achieve sharpness throughout a scene with a single image.ĭespite shooting with a narrow aperture such as f/11 or f/16 if there are elements of the scene close to the camera and further interest at the back of the scene close to the horizon, it’s often impossible to get everything pin-sharp. In fact, the results are so sharp the resulting images can look hyperreal. The update will be free when it rolls out later this year.Focus stacking is a fantastic technique for landscape photography because it provides perfect sharpness throughout the scene you’re shooting. If you’re interested in trying out Affinity Photo, it’s 20 percent off through tomorrow, bringing the price down to 30 pounds ($40). Especially with photographers who weren’t happy about Adobe’s switch to a subscription platform. It hasn’t been easy going up against the Adobe giant, but if Serif continues to impress and improve, there’s little doubt it’ll make its dent in the market. Between the HDR merging, focus stacking capabilities and 360-degree editing features, it seems as though Serif is making it a point to bring any and all features into a single application. Overall, Affinity Photo 1.5 appears to be a massive update to an already impressive application. ![]() To wrap it all up, Serif has also added the ability to batch edit photographs and record macros - the latter of which is synonymous to creating actions in Photoshop. A look at the new HDR merge and tone mapping workflow features in Affinity Photo 1.5 Image used with permission by copyright holder Now, much like the HDR merging, Affinity Photo will be able to automatically sort through a collection of images and stack the focus so your depth of field is exactly as you want it. ![]() When capturing macro photographs, there are many times when you need to get more in focus than a single exposure would allow. In Affinity Photo 1.5, you will be able to go in and edit a 360-degree photo as you would any other image, all while panning around the image as it would be seen in a dedicated viewing app. As virtual reality cameras become more ubiquitous than ever, more 360-degree photos will be captured. A look at the new 360 degree photo editing features in Affinity Photo 1.5 Image used with permission by copyright holder The resulting image will be very flat, but this is done so that you can get the most information out of every pixel in the image using Affinity Photo’s new tone mapping workspace. Now, when you capture a series of photographs for an HDR images, you can bring them directly into Affinity Photo, where they will be merged into a single 32-bit linear color space image. According to the demonstration video, the beta should be available within the next month, with the final version of Affinity Photo 1.5 due out by early October.īelow, we’ll break down a few of the new features shown off in the video.įirst up is HDR import/merge. ![]()
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