http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-i-increase-my-macro-picture-dof.html
in two situations as below
1. what if the bug move then how to apply the method apply above
2. a good composition pictures but not get main object focus... how ? delete it ?
so this topic help me to "rescue" above 2 problems
it is simple as step by step below
1. as this shoot when windy day + handheld + keep moving fly so the composition look ok but main object not focus as below
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwRJMbUVURQ3URqpsar2EclYVcqxQCZ2aMWQHETqI8kiDMrZT-GiTF0UrIASfyERQOxhdyB-3tajv1OsphGRRgp7__SqbDwOwpUeoa6epDAQzA23aAhKCY2qoUjLN9EZsP69XcZ8wY5w/s320/67.png)
100% Zoom
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejowcZFEl6Ziiil3mMt0fd-VWJwwaj6odBXDUFs-BAadQWp-Ck3YlmPIyN7mtKlg_iXJ5bHBRp3FnFuEE-23lrKeyvqeHlTdR7319CeOrx2rfexGnG-CMAwdj-xsUia4UspwTz0k2460/s320/68.png)
2. I have a similar fly (similar angle is most important) shoot 1-2 weeks ago which got better eye focus but magnification are different
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XmPvj5akCi7vwt0Uth8dl1Qxpsv-sXKFpwQdaKUPEJXJwSg7GMAa6oHycqe0kveyGdzdf2TBecJfllKmktoUXGJcEHS9sjQFOByB_e4-iTPIFKwHKOjplb2OcdMQZjNQ3Aa7cWSpjqc/s320/69.png)
3. open the main composition picture as base
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiI0YNJxZDBycFSk48gt-TJ6HcvxO-1dP4yXLlHYFateKyJWrtq6SuvFzIJiTCqzgTOB8CzYIpYsdp14P90WkfRZqQ2PBLDvXki8D2rADnXJx4nr-OT3V4LIuMKmTdBhCMVfEMJCu9zE/s320/71.png)
4. open the other "eye" picture and duplicate over the previous layer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrXJchaQNtBhsNb9bvbT3NDiMvZAZl4868QN6_IM29ZF0Xz7hS2PfFBoDTI62-7KPCFrOrjD5_AulYOoTiPc60UXZP00IAZejTheXEC-MJ6P_p1MMda7OHqSpEqfkFICMJQEOtdOUxo0/s320/72.png)
then this layer will over write the main layer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypmWgIwwxgbl0pI8BSzksKamwr0xuu3kmbP0mDDhrMLpuwavIycgGpXtiQw3LBvaQD27IlEc2i9JYPEsYSb5A8WQb1sDsErQJw2RazruN57CAhGSHdZDSXniiDyrNiyRax2FI0yZu3D0/s320/74.png)
5. set the opacity to 20-30%
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0WXGn7PTyzJ8fJLu6A81mhXxCLwVSmeSL4NkChx-NxfiZxJsJACGSIaoANvublvyvmS-w-wDJF4CyCc1C1_E16NyZMqwGWgR7f4pG4TE4GyOOLmVlNuK_3k_U4i0SlUdM7WoH84LPYI/s320/75.png)
then you will get this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuhsnDG2wOZWyeAIVBlFvv2raoh3l5r96B3zmpIXe4dfj5ZKTA_W8Q6kk35WY6YvuMSQYeO8oInaSyotkEF3rLuCtSAWOuaR5Aevfm6UGe42aY7rMfpU_CJQaSxtF30ZjWL8s2oXPsQ0/s320/78.png)
look for "transform control" it different for CS3 & CS4 (this screen shot form CS4 and CS3 can get from "Edit" menu")
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81zCHXdQsXiAuWsl0M1NNRuqooE6kYrnGmf82W-_ymObka749oZgW-8HZQvqQQaolXypPTVUlu59PbAmFXrqJljfAeeHrQXW1SQLPAnm7ppqzrPE03EVyZ1_5B58wiKPUZYob83g-JU4/s320/79.png)
6. change the size of the picture if magnification different
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm4bZQxDT3EqC7aeiY0Cah4BT33uQO3iCs3u4eE4sLpIGf00AVpCm48sCKudQkCxIn-NxnjVPxj5ss6C25_BcoKG5_Eltlpe8MTMmCUFY-FoVp_eVnDsg49TrsI8z0Ne4s8gORaU7sB4/s320/80.png)
-rotate it if the angle is not correct
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P4F_Y9U_Tl9y17Nsc3wu52ldvVarCLuINv0A6VA0vhFDhC_rYCh0YaSCl2Ioa0pzHrudKkEeedlFlbe7EJGwr_ZQUDFd0DEaFdp4Ve6e25g4m63LYPPtPBTtvitK2nwe1phf7GcqKYA/s320/81.png)
7. adjust back opacity to 100%
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAGlrpm_LvCCEQ8xM8k_vBVkU-CgdOEkwIFhHE3Z9lHpv3gLKRQRiBooYOzExrphZC1ecfUpERHJ5g0nz9MmgoMjZvYTrmNub3KeiNXxQGpuLsVPoBQG761YC5JGSlt7oCI0HzmhWhhE/s320/82.png)
8. add layer mask and make it invert
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeJHobEusdhiqvNh_nTECwJtHxmxkA96ecq-DtwB_H81riOuwy1kBJEUkLTgCFj730VY1D4jHKatemZmyo0_lQVnM8elllOrJOXr0zNLafbkPll2aYooZIdZe0voxl2JAIfVFYoPL0zg/s320/83.png)
while invert of the layer mask, you will see
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf1xeFdNwzHSlEQmn7uYAQAab1AzLmO4vg7d3ncC9Cigoi9pZoUQkz9RgDQFlueoT_nYfP3rqmH-KaDEd2yAzA4V94_QQolaufQuB_bCvJmQZ6GNF_XQPYpAvLsJESQ0JIXpzCoqxqmY/s320/84.png)
9. select a brush with "white" color by selection
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp79zssP-4wy-72NMH1ko8uRScL7UezyLSZGYdFpUtTJfv-2T4eTBEtlpa9sMMC8WsGtInlqBn_mfalWMwqPQfTakiREwOalUgkvbxbdLRDqHtnUktCA99Jd5K7HV7OLvn-xBtV-P3JbA/s320/86.png)
10. zoom in to the eye
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwua4jMDZS3CErEcUGmWA-KJdfieLYHEp_E0RQYFglNVaOfMP62_toHBhAiS_wJ_j4cUATXd1TsImVN-c9U2-NafvhfcfCs9tta12__PPoWsDBIk7hBic-N_zxuXcEOYY5ypVGLF-DCdA/s320/87.png)
11. use smaller brush
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKn5P_b0PJQx3G1yJFsH1CBZdN8-hiWzJ-OA3-dGpC3v9cQAh2md1vAvivYRYQg5eVr6I9E_BA6qKZkZ83JGi6nRUiQD94lV8S4Tu6RYvLlzAHfvZCTyy0dsdU3pO0Sxn1zbm_nyqsL0/s320/88.png)
12. brush out the area you interest , for this is head + eye
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NVRE8QN6peeDweoD5gyIG_sHNmuCndw9E6uXEPoshGc99PXysRVtVV8zORi98YV6Rh_oCzrS23fpyzKUVbylri-EVqrboROBM1so1ZAYs6Y7X-A48R_0cUHNoIoiOxnSYqM-ruxmsbk/s320/89.png)
zoom out then you will see this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbdRXJZt_ho697UKtmqq3UYwKq67k3Z-C1FUvhI5j2GvMCD3vxgVAP2HWenJOqTwbZObINwkorBECwA3kzBCY3JnvDfXHY183g4DqdKl4dRQzgibDsaNb9QZEvzzijcS1YdJ-RjEluBI/s320/90.png)
13. save the picture, let see the exif
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RU5PsRckIFPmogCEbsCFuGiFIzKlf2eCJ7p3wOovCh_RyulFwz1r8NojWyuO1QVAfbxVXjFGQ6Q7oiwCCnRY0FH86asoNAUoqBCiAC6Ix3xE-aXIu0EHBW5lhAQNWs4T_gYUaP7lMPQ/s320/93.png)
14. easily verify by zoom 100%
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAKnxfHQbNbZzuQA5e1ImamyT9Fr8Vb2jU20A84VF0TIsOEzOGvBH4_6Ia2awRWPi371gw9kxdpK_36pwH_7hQ_J2Akshm9m7IWZveibEv_tVNV4Ij-biO5UiCOaAgQg-7G3VVDN543U/s320/94.png)
so see the different ?
stack
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAKnxfHQbNbZzuQA5e1ImamyT9Fr8Vb2jU20A84VF0TIsOEzOGvBH4_6Ia2awRWPi371gw9kxdpK_36pwH_7hQ_J2Akshm9m7IWZveibEv_tVNV4Ij-biO5UiCOaAgQg-7G3VVDN543U/s320/94.png)
original
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejowcZFEl6Ziiil3mMt0fd-VWJwwaj6odBXDUFs-BAadQWp-Ck3YlmPIyN7mtKlg_iXJ5bHBRp3FnFuEE-23lrKeyvqeHlTdR7319CeOrx2rfexGnG-CMAwdj-xsUia4UspwTz0k2460/s320/68.png)
some of you will say WOW, some will say "You Cheating" ....but this is rule of digital so we this is good to know :D
so have fun :D ...
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing bro liew. Nice one.
This isn't strictly speaking 'stacking.' It's superimposing.
Brialliant idea. I never think about it before. Normally I do the same thing on human potrait only.
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