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the process of using software to combine several images with different focal points to increase the depth of field in the combined image

Focus stacking is the process of using software to combine several images with different focal points such that the resulting image has a greater depth of field than is otherwise possible. This is often used in macro photography in order to get more of an image in focus.

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File size for focus stacked images

Using Lightroom + Photoshop for focus stacking I have a 42MP Sony A7R3 camera, and I used compressed RAW, which results in ARW files of around 42MB. Say I have 2 of these files, and I open them as layers in Photoshop, focus stack them, and then…