That’s a good question. When you’re dealing with macro photography, it’s usually impossible to get the entire photograph in focus at the same time. This is because when your lens is very close to your subject (as it is in macro photography), the portion of the picture that is in focus at any one time (called the depth of field of the photo) is very, very thin. Â
To get around this, I took multiple photos of the subject, each with a different point in focus. I then put all the in-focus portions of the pictures together using software, to create a composite image that is entirely in focus.  This process is called focus stacking, and it’s an essential skill to master if you really want to get clear and in-focus macro shots.
The shot at the top of this page was composed of nine different frames, each shot at a different focus point.
2 thoughts on “Waterdrop Refraction Photos… They’re Mostly Not Hard To Do.”
My mom is in your 52Frames mini group and was talking about your photo. So when I saw the top 3, I just figured that the maroon one was yours. I think you were jipped! I love yours so much more! I think you chose the right photo, but that’s not to say that I don’t love the others just as much…. Great images!
Thank you for the kind words, Bryna!