This is actually a reply to a friend that asked about how we achieve the clarity in our photographs and our basic workflow. I thought it would be useful to post it here.

I think the clarity we achieve is down to a combination of anal retentive attention to shooting technique, RAW processing and focus stacking (when appropriate).

I couldn’t resist getting some screen-grabs of my actual working files so I can show you what I’m talking about.

As an example, the Dampiera you mentioned is a focus stack of 7 exposures. I used to use PhotoAcute but now I use Helicon Focus ’cause it has improved a great deal. I did tinker with the super resolution in ‘Acute but I prefer to upsample at the end with Genuine Fractals.

First we view all our RAWs at 100% and mercilessly cull any that aren’t … Read More »