Hi, I’m Ryan.

For years, my workflow was to use Lightroom to sort images and group them into stacks, Helicon Focus for stacking, and then back to Lightroom for everything after — exposure, color, masks, retouching, watermarks, export. Two apps to keep current, two subscriptions to pay, and constant swapping between.

So I decided to write the perfect app for macro photography. Macro Studio is the result. Simple but professional-grade focus stacking, macro-specific workflows, and a non-destructive editing layer built right in: adjustments, masks, retouch, crop, image comparison, watermarks. One app instead of two. No more round-trips. Your photos stay on your machine. It even identifies the species of your subject and writes draft posts to share your work online. And with the cost savings, you can buy some more gear!

The principles I build with

• ✓ Honest pricing. No hidden upcharges, no dark patterns at checkout, no surprise fees. Whatever you pay, you’ll know exactly what you’re getting.
• ✓ Updates within your version are free. Improvements and bug fixes ship continuously — you don’t pay extra to get a better version of what you already own.
• ✓ No telemetry, no account required to use the app. Activate once, work offline forever. Your photos stay on your machine.
• ✓ You can email me directly. A real person reads [email protected]. If something’s broken, I want to fix it.

If you’ve ever stacked a beetle, a mushroom, a wildflower, or a water droplet and thought “there has to be a better way to do this” — that’s the audience I built this for. I hope it earns a place in your workflow.

— Ryan