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A stepper motor controller for use in photography.
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![PhotoStepper](example_images/220222_controller.jpg)
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This is a device that can be used to control a stepper motor and a camera, to
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make a defined number of photos with a defined movement in between. A stepper
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motor can be attached to a rotating platform or to a linear drive, so either
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Run the whole setup, starting with settle time and ending with returning to
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the starting point.
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## Usage
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I built myself a linear rig to move my camera along the scene:
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![Linear rig](example_images/220222_linear_rig.jpg)
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The rig is mounted on a tripod, my camera with all the needed equipment for
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macro photography atop of that.
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Then I setup the scene I want to capture. I focus on the main feature of my
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motive, set the camera to manual focus and setup exposure time and aperture.
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After a testshot I can estimate the depth of field that gives me a sharp
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picture. The I use the jog function of the device to place the camera closer to
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the object, so the focus plane moves behind the object. I estimate the total
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depth of field I want to get in my final picture and set the correct values for
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my scene.
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After everything is prepared, I select Run to capture the whole scene. The
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camera takes a picture, moves slightly back, takes the next picture, and so on.
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When the set number of steps is reached, the camera gets moved back to its
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original position, that gived me the chance to make slight changes to the
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object and rerun the program with the same parameters.
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## Example results
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This is the first image that was made using this project:
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