Why bracket
Apr 21, 2014 09:50:00 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
In this day and age of post processing, why bother to bracket your shots?
Apr 21, 2014 09:56:57 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Some people move out of their comfort zone regarding subject matter and shooting conditions. I knew from 1950's onwards, one single exposure was not going to get the best out of every situation. Bracketing was one way of covering the result in camera, instead of relying on time-consuming darkroom/ computer manipulation.
Apr 21, 2014 09:59:13 #
I who seldom bracket and think i should do it more look forward to more ideas but I would do it to avoid additional noise caused by increasing exposure in dark areas and to avoid specular highlights where 1 ev would make a difference.
Since there is so little cost to bracketing, I think it still can be a good tool.
Since there is so little cost to bracketing, I think it still can be a good tool.
Apr 21, 2014 10:04:52 #
You can do a lot with post processing but you cannot create luminance that was not in the original exposure. Plus, you can do so much more in post with bracketed images.
Apr 21, 2014 11:05:06 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Thanks to all for the advise. I for one would like to be more technically proficient so I could produce the best version "in camera" and then enhance a little with PP to make a good photo pop.
Apr 21, 2014 11:27:23 #
In this day as in the old days, to cover my ass. To come home with the 'shot'. You can never go back.
I often don't have the inclination or more especially the time to detail it all out.
And lastly, it is just too simple now. Only one push of the shutter - multiple exposures.
I often don't have the inclination or more especially the time to detail it all out.
And lastly, it is just too simple now. Only one push of the shutter - multiple exposures.
Apr 21, 2014 11:29:58 #
gvarner wrote:
In this day and age of post processing, why bother to bracket your shots?
High Dynamic Range. One can increase the dynamic range of the image beyond what a single image can.
Apr 21, 2014 11:51:51 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
High Dynamic Range. One can increase the dynamic range of the image beyond what a single image can.
That's exactly what I was going to say.. if you bracket, you can combine the bracketed shots into hdr... it works best if done on a tripod and doesn't have any live movement.. sailboats swaying etc.. but it make wonderful landscapes, softens waves etc.
Apr 21, 2014 11:54:41 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
gvarner wrote:
In this day and age of post processing, why bother to bracket your shots?
Because if your camera didn't capture detail in the highlights or shadows, no amount of post processing can put the detail there.
Apr 21, 2014 13:50:19 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
gvarner wrote:
In this day and age of post processing, why bother to bracket your shots?
Using post processing to "fix" exposure does reduce the image quality. Especially with landscape shots, even if you aren't going to merge the images (HDR), bracketing gives you the option to decide later which exposure was best. Then additional PP will not affect the IQ as much.
Apr 22, 2014 06:18:09 #
gvarner wrote:
Thanks to all for the advise. I for one would like to be more technically proficient so I could produce the best version "in camera" and then enhance a little with PP to make a good photo pop.
I'd say you answered your question from original post.
Apr 22, 2014 07:23:36 #
Another good reason for bracketing is to cover ourselves when we do subsequent cropping. Given the high resolution we're getting out of our cameras, we can safely (and within limits) shoot wide and crop tight; bracketing gives us the freedom to re-think our composition and still have excellent exposure.
Apr 24, 2014 01:47:31 #
gvarner wrote:
In this day and age of post processing, why bother to bracket your shots?
If there is any question on the "proper" exposure, it is always better to bracket so save the most possible detail and information at each exposure. Then you can always use HDR processing to combine them to get the full range and detail.
Apr 24, 2014 05:09:05 #
I don't bracket.
I've seen files that were 3 stops under exposed and brought up in post but you'd never know it.
I try not to clip the highlights, I tend to underexpose slightly.
To be clear, this doesn't mean that I don't care about the exposure and just wing it...but I'm just saying, I don't bracket for exposure reasons.
I've seen files that were 3 stops under exposed and brought up in post but you'd never know it.
I try not to clip the highlights, I tend to underexpose slightly.
To be clear, this doesn't mean that I don't care about the exposure and just wing it...but I'm just saying, I don't bracket for exposure reasons.
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