Stack and stitch

One of the most appealing things about macro photography is the way it lets us see a tiny world in fantastic detail. But what if the detail straight-out-of-camera just isn’t enough? In this project, we’re going to look at how to combine two camera techniques that enable us to expand depth of field and our image’s resolution. This will result in a level of fine detail that simply wouldn’t be possible with a single frame.

Depth of field is one of the main considerations with close-up photography. When the subject is very close to the lens – as is usually the case with macro shots – the depth of field can be incredibly shallow, even when using narrower apertures. As long as our subject is stationary, we can get around this problem