Focus Stacking Ghosting? Here’s My Free Fix in Affinity

Halos around your subject after focus stacking? You can fix them with free tools in a few minutes. In this video I show you my 5-step method in Affinity, using a sawfly larva as the example, plus 3 more before/afters. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 You did everything right… and still got a halo 0:31 What is haloing, and why does it happen? 1:14 Example: the sawfly larva 2:23 My editing app (Affinity, free) 2:45 Method 1: Step 1 – Duplicate your layers 3:16 Step 2 – Select the subject 3:40 Step 3 – Split the layers 4:11 Step 4 – Paint the background back in 4:48 Step 5 – Check the result 5:00 More before & afters 5:36 Your tricks? Share them below! 🛠️ SOFTWARE Affinity (free, needs a free Canva account): https://affin.link/marit Tools used: Selection Brush (soft edges + snap to edges on), Inpainting Brush Tool. No generative AI. Shortcuts shown are Mac (Cmd+X). On Windows use Ctrl+X. 💬 YOUR TURN What's your favorite way to deal with haloing? Share it in the comments. 🌐 MORE FROM ME Website: www.macrobymarit.nl Instagram: www.instagram.com/macrobymarit Newsletter: www.macrobymarit.nl/newsletter #macrophotography #focusstacking #affinity