When I began to really delve into macro photography I quickly realized that my depth of field had dwindled away to about the thickness of a few needles.  Obviously this was problematic so I did some research and discovered focus stacking.  Focus stacking is a method in which there are several images of different focus points that are added together to make an image that has more depth of field.  I like to relate it to a loaf of bread.  Imagine a loaf of bread being very small, or each image was shot at 1.4 aperture so the depth of field would equal one slice of bread.  If each image is equivalent...

  Recently I was able to get into an abandoned factory and as you'd expect the scenery was extremely unique compared to the typical inner building feel.  Since I'd read about Lightroom 4.1 and higher being able to handle 32 bit tiff files I was eager to try putting together a few hdr files to see what I was able to do with them.  All I have to say is, AMAZING!  In this post I'd like to share how simple it is to assemble a 32 bit hdr file, giving you the most photorealistic hdr file I've yet to see and to top it off it's easier than before.   To start, select your bracketed exposures,...