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05/29/2006 10:49:30 AM · #1 |
What are the "rules" of bracketing shots? How many stops each way do you usually set the bracketing for?
Thanks,
RP
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05/29/2006 11:28:13 AM · #2 |
The reason you're not getting a lot of response on this is because there are no rules! I have mine set on one stop normal one .05 down and one .05 up...
you may feel different!
Good luck..
KS
Originally posted by robpom:
What are the "rules" of bracketing shots? How many stops each way do you usually set the bracketing for?
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05/29/2006 11:42:52 AM · #3 |
| I'd do probably 2/3 or 1 full stop either way but i hardly ever use it. |
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05/29/2006 11:49:20 AM · #4 |
I rarely use bracketing myself. The only reason I would bracket would be for HDR or in extreme lighting conditions. Then, it all becomes a judgement call as to how many stops you want to bracket.
If you are shooting RAW, bracketing .5 stops is pretty just much wasting memory space and I wouldn't bracket any less than 1 stop.
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05/29/2006 11:51:57 AM · #5 |
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05/29/2006 11:54:04 AM · #6 |
High Dynamic Range. It invloves combining multiple exposures into one image for a higher dynamic range. You bracket a shot for several exposures and combine them in photoshop. It'll give you more detail in both shadows and highlights.
Message edited by author 2006-05-29 11:56:57.
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05/29/2006 12:05:37 PM · #7 |
I would agree on the HDR, that would be a great candidate for Bracketing
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05/29/2006 01:40:56 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
High Dynamic Range. It invloves combining multiple exposures into one image for a higher dynamic range. You bracket a shot for several exposures and combine them in photoshop. It'll give you more detail in both shadows and highlights. |
Precisely why I love DPC. I always learn smoething new. this sounds like a very cool thing to do and makes me want to go home and try it. thank you very much for sharing this Leroy |
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05/29/2006 10:13:30 PM · #9 |
| Just curious about the HDR. Does photoshop allow you to use hdr to create a camera curve for your specific camera? I wonder, because I am thinking of doing this with my photo impact, but not sure if the images come out much better once you give them an hdr treatment. My directions say to use several different exposures to get a good overall view of shadow and highlights then combine them and save them for future reference when you want to apply a camera curve. Does anybody do this, and is it worth it to do? |
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05/29/2006 10:41:38 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Elvis_L:
Precisely why I love DPC. I always learn smoething new. this sounds like a very cool thing to do and makes me want to go home and try it. thank you very much for sharing this Leroy |
You're welcome. BTW, control your bracketing via shutter speed. Because, you don't want to change Depth of Field between shots.
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05/29/2006 11:14:29 PM · #11 |
On the 20D you can set bracketing to shoot three shots in sequence. If you have a good steady tripod or very fast shutter speed it can get great HDR results. During the Moab Utah GTG I found that 1 stop high and low was not really enough. If you are going to use HDR I would experiment but I think I would use at least +- 1 or even + / - 1 1/2 stops.
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