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What do you do when you’ve got a new set of Game of Thrones figurines laying about, just begging for a fun macro photo shoot? Why, you create a simple focus stacking tutorial of course! Well, at least you do if you’re like the fun folks at Phlearn.

In the 12-minute video below, Photoshop tutorial extraordinaire Aaron Nace shows you how to set up, capture, and then process a focus stack quickly and easily in Photoshop.

It’s an incredibly useful tutorial for beginners, and a great challenge to out and try this this weekend! Check it out for yourself below:

What are you waiting for? Whether you’re focus stacking a fun macro scene like the Phlearn folks or you’re using focus stacking to amp up your landscape photography, this basic tutorial gave you all the tools you need to get started. Get out there and shoot!

And if you’d like to see more tutorials from our friends at Phlearn, head over to Phlearn.com where you can buy their Pro packages, or join 580K+ other Photoshop lovers by subscribing to their YouTube channel.

Finally, here’s some Focus Stacking inspiration from the 500px community to get your creative juices flowing: