Quote:I was taking with my macro lens, where there was no depth of field, can be tweaked using focus stacking...snip..Well I tweeted something about it with a photo of my first attempt. The people at GIMP told me to look into "Macrofusion"

(06-24-2017, 12:18 AM)Shamo Huo Yan Wrote: Hello there. Recently joined the old forum not knowing it was discontinued, derp,  so for introduction click here
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[url=http://gimpforums.com/thread-i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-butter] As for the question I asked... One of the things I take many pictures of is Jewellery. Because they're set with gemstone (Opals) I like to get in really close and get a crisp shot of the colour play. When it comes to rings especially, the DOF is something I struggled with. Only just learned about focus stacking which has been a huge revelation, though maybe common knowledge to some.

I was proud as punch with my first attempt at this and tweeted it with mention to the official GIMP account. The comment suggested to look into "Macrofusion" which I thanked them for. Well in my serach on the web, old forum, here, can't seem to get an idea what it actually is and how to utilize it with respect to GIMP. Feel a bit embarrassed to ask as I have a feeling it could be something quite basic or hidden in plain sight.

Thanks in Advance, Andy.


The actual picture if anyone curious..

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https://au.pinterest.com/pin/740560732446768415/

(06-24-2017, 07:24 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Welcome to gimp-forum.net
A bit about it here: https://sourceforge.net/u/organelas/macrofusion/ where it says
MacroFusion is a neat little GUI for great tool Enfuse (command line). It makes easy fusion few photos to one with great DOF (Deep of Field) or DR (Dynamic Range). It can be useful for every macro lovers or landscapers.

The snag - it is for linux - but a good place to ask your question is https://discuss.pixls.us/ which deals with all sorts of FOSS.

(06-24-2017, 10:59 AM)Ofnuts Wrote:

(06-24-2017, 12:18 AM)Shamo Huo Yan Wrote: Hello there. Recently joined the old forum not knowing it was discontinued, derp,  so for introduction click here
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[url=http://gimpforums.com/thread-i-can-t-believe-it-s-not-butter] As for the question I asked... One of the things I take many pictures of is Jewellery. Because they're set with gemstone (Opals) I like to get in really close and get a crisp shot of the colour play. When it comes to rings especially, the DOF is something I struggled with. Only just learned about focus stacking which has been a huge revelation, though maybe common knowledge to some.

I was proud as punch with my first attempt at this and tweeted it with mention to the official GIMP account. The comment suggested to look into "Macrofusion" which I thanked them for. Well in my serach on the web, old forum, here, can't seem to get an idea what it actually is and how to utilize it with respect to GIMP. Feel a bit embarrassed to ask as I have a feeling it could be something quite basic or hidden in plain sight.

Thanks in Advance, Andy.


The actual picture if anyone curious..

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https://au.pinterest.com/pin/740560732446768415/

Besides the software solution, something jewelry photographers often do is use a tilt-shift lens, so that the focus plane remains close to the whole object (the former bellows cameras made that easier....)