Focus Stacking and Processing with Lightroom and Photoshop

[@mgw4video]

Thanks again for the clear explanation of focus stacking. Also appreciated very much your explanation of processing with the 22 masks in the last minutes of the video.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you watching the videos and leaving comments! Happy Holidays.

[@tomsimpson4518]

Thanks for this, i do like how you do everything step by step it's just how i need things.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Great to hear. I try to make processes like this easy to follow and complete. Thanks for the comment,

[@slymar66]

Many thanks, great tutorial explains in simple and easy way to understand!

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad it was helpful! That is what I always shoot for. Making some more enhanced features easier to use for everyone. Thanks for your comment!

[@KarenAJS]

I agree with the comment above. I always look forward to learning new things from you. Thank you

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Glad to hear it! I hope I can keep the interesting and informative videos coming. Thanks for your comment.

[@douglasmulcahy1778]

Great tutorial, as always. Also like the local masking 😷

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

Thanks! 😃. I like the local option too. I was just trying to keep it simple on this video. Especially for those not familiar with masking in Photoshop. Great thought though. Thanks.

[@lynfaulks4377]

Great tutorial again! Just wondering if you need to merge photos in PS once they have been stacked into 1.? Thanks again for an informative tutorial .😊

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

No need. PS will merge them into one photo and add as new layer in your layers panel. You will still have a separate layer (with mask) that PS used to create the new layer (stacked focus). If you want to save space, you can delete all the layers except for the stacked-focused layer (upper most layer). That way when you send it back to LR, it will be a smaller file size since all the layers were not saved. Thanks for your comment.

[@NatPhoto56]

Stacking in PS works OK for simple stacks like this one, but anything with more images or more detail, it doesn't do a very good job. Helicon Focus is far superior and MUCH faster. Yes, it is an additional cost, but anyone really wanting to do stacking should take a good look at Helicon or Zerene.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

I totally agree. This video is to get people familiar with the concepts of focus stacking. Once they get familiar, they will find its limitations or whether it is something they want to use in the future. At that point in time they can pick a good third party software to make their focus stacking experiences much more effect/successful. I have also gotten comments on doing the stacking manually. This would be a good concept to teach too. But since most of my subscribers are die hard Lightroom users, taking them into a full blown manual masking session may be more than they bargained for. But it is food for thought in future videos. Thanks for your comments. I appreciate the time you took to contact me.

[@StevenMannSlioch]

My menus are not the same in Lightroom. There is no Edit in > Photoshop Layers

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

First, do you have photoshop installed? Second, make sure you have at least two (2) photos highlighted in you LR filmstrip. Finally, please check the menu: PHOTO> Edit in> the menu selection is at the very bottom of the loooong menu list. Just confirm you don’t have the layers selection at the very bottom of the EDIT IN submenu at the end of that long menu. There is a way to do this manually. Just want to confirm it is not in you menu list first.

[@StevenMannSlioch]

@@easternshorephotoinstruction Yes, I could do it in Photoshop after a bit more research, but not migrate from Lightroom. Lightroom Classic will not install on my MacBook Pro for some reason.

[@easternshorephotoinstruction]

That is really weird. Does it give you a reason or code why it won't install? Could you check your hard drive and see if it is already installed and maybe that is tripping it up. Check you MacHD>applications. and see if you see Lightroom listed there. If things look good there, I would call Adobe support and have them take a whack at it. If you have the Adobe Lightroom or Photo subscription, support is at no cost.