Bracketing
Aug 19, 2014 11:37:50 #
Like so many other photographers, exposure levels are tweaked in LR. However when I shoot in manual I will lower/higher my aperture just to make sure I got the shot, then I will tweak in LR. I try to avoid any auto adjustments that the camera will make. I shoot in raw and at times in raw/jpeg. But being old school, it is difficult to break some of the old techniques due to how much lightroom can correct.
Aug 19, 2014 11:51:58 #
ASR666 wrote:
Great fun for creative shots with different white balance settings. With raw files, the latitude for adjustment is pretty enormous
Even with the broad adjustment latitude in RAW processing, it's usually best to start with an excellently exposed image. Terribly blown out highlights remain blown out highlights, no matter how much effort you put into post-processing.
Aug 19, 2014 13:11:09 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I bracket three (or more) shots when I want to blend the exposures in Photoshop Elements. It works well!
Aug 19, 2014 13:12:34 #
I was rather glad he asked it. I. Don't use it and the answers provided ideas when I might...
Aug 19, 2014 13:21:18 #
Carl A wrote:
How many have used bracketing in there exposures
I do if I want to play with HDR or am in tricky light situations. My D7100 has some HDR and Active Dynamic Lighting modes that I have not used yet.
Aug 19, 2014 16:54:25 #
I use it when the light is tricky - evening shots hand held just to make sure its in useable range
I use it when there is a large contrast in the light - sunsets putting different light in parts of the sky and creating long shadows on the land will probably merge two out of the three shots to get a good mix.
I use it when shooting in manual - its so quick and easy to scroll through without moving your eye from the shot...why not....?
I use it when taking B&W it adds tones that you may have not noticed.
Yes its always Raw and yes I PP in LR and PSE and no... I still take crap photo's
George
PS When you find that magic button or technique please let us know
I use it when there is a large contrast in the light - sunsets putting different light in parts of the sky and creating long shadows on the land will probably merge two out of the three shots to get a good mix.
I use it when shooting in manual - its so quick and easy to scroll through without moving your eye from the shot...why not....?
I use it when taking B&W it adds tones that you may have not noticed.
Yes its always Raw and yes I PP in LR and PSE and no... I still take crap photo's
George
PS When you find that magic button or technique please let us know
Aug 19, 2014 17:25:37 #
Carl A wrote:
How many have used bracketing in there exposures
I bracket often, especially when I don't intend to do a lot of PP on the images in question...
Aug 19, 2014 18:14:48 #
I agree with those who bracket for tricky light or really important shots. I hate to fix mistakes in LR. Just do it right in the camera old school.
Aug 19, 2014 21:51:19 #
I agree, plus a preliminary test shot or two when possible usually tells the adjustment story before getting down to business.
RetiredPhotog wrote:
I very seldom use bracketing since it is so simple to edit in your software if needed.
Aug 21, 2014 06:47:30 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
amehta wrote:
I use exposure bracketing most often for sunset beach shots.
I also use bracketing for sunsets, sometimes as many as five or six shots and I often come up with more than one good picture, though with very different looks. Some with a dark and moody feel, and sometimes with very warm and cozy feel from the same scene only seconds apart
Aug 21, 2014 12:12:40 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
cmc4214 wrote:
I also use bracketing for sunsets, sometimes as many as five or six shots and I often come up with more than one good picture, though with very different looks. Some with a dark and moody feel, and sometimes with very warm and cozy feel from the same scene only seconds apart
Absolutely! In some situations, there is not one single "right" exposure.
Aug 22, 2014 18:07:21 #
rook2c4 wrote:
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90% of the times I bracket is when I plan to merge the images.
Aug 24, 2014 16:45:32 #
Carl A wrote:
How many have used bracketing in there exposures
I do many auto-bracketed sets of 7 exposures 2EV apart every day for HDR real estate photography.
Aug 24, 2014 20:14:39 #
marcomarks wrote:
I do many auto-bracketed sets of 7 exposures 2EV apart every day for HDR real estate photography.
Are you then using photomatix pro to do the HDR?
Aug 25, 2014 01:31:56 #
David Kay wrote:
Are you then using photomatix pro to do the HDR?
Yes. I actually do Fusion because it's more realistic. Photomatix is one of the few that do Fusion too. Then I use their "Interior" preset which gives a great output but it's not perfect. I'm using the bulk processing of Photomatix because I'm creating so many per session. I then put them through ACR to tweak in the contrast, blacks, shadows, noise reduction, etc. a little bit. After that they move into Photoshop to adjust windows that are a bit too washed out, eilings I'd like to have brighter white, TV screens that have reflections from the room that I'd like to be totally black, etc. by using layers. I also resize the photos to what my employer wants and convert to JPG as I finish each one.
It would take far too long to try to do HDR in Photoshop or PaintshopPro when I'm trying to do between 40 and 80 per day. I need bulk reliable processing where I can walk away from it and let it grind away.
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