Bracketing in photography means taking the same shot with different exposures, if you look for bracketing on the internet you will find that it is connected with HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography. It is so because it is the thinking of experts that when some scene is full of different colors or rich in imaging that can't be captured with a single shot in that case multiple shots are taken with different exposures or camera settings to get the best quality impact on the image. Later in post processing, these shots are merged together and an HDR image is created.
Bracketing can be of many different types but what I know about is:- Auto Exposure Bracketing
- White Balance Bracketing
These three bracketing features are available in Nikon d5500 and I use one of these only.
When we talk about AE Bracketing it is useful to capture still object shot and is not at all useful for moving subjects like running athlete, motor race, etc. Under this bracketing system, there is an option of selecting one of the way of exposure means whether to increase Auto Exposure by +0.3, +1 or -0.3, -1, etc., like this and when this is set in the camera and you take the shot it takes 3 shots with different exposure value; one image with set exposure, one more than that and another one less than that, in this way the camera automatically take three shots in a series of three level of exposures. Just for an example, you can see the image below. Auto Exposure with +1, Normal and -1.
When we talk about WB Bracketing it is useful to take the shots of the same subject in three different color temperatures, it effectively gives a cool or warm effect to the color temperature by adjusting the blue or amber color tones.
When we talk about ADL Bracketing it is useful to take shots of the subject with high contrast due to the intense lighting which increases the contrast between bright and dark areas of an image. With this option, you can take shots with Active D-Lighting feature on and one without Active D-Lighting feature off. It gives one shot with the Shadows and Highlights details that were lost due to the increased lighting in the scene that you shot and one in its original form with the predefined settings. The below image is an example of ADL Bracketing. You can see from both the examples that image is quite different as in the example of AEB, exposure is increased or decreased whereas, in the below image highlights and shadows details have increased or decreased.
Now the question arises that what is the need of Bracketing?
Answer to this question is very simple -
Firstly, sometimes you don't have much time to adjust the camera settings on the spot and the scene is such that you have to make sure the shot is taken timely, in order to maintain such awkward situation you have to use the bracketing feature and have my words you will appreciate this feature at that time.
Secondly, it is possible that you might lose the mood of a scene that required some other setting at that time. In photography mood changes the whole story of a photograph.
Thirdly, you have the option of taking pictures with different color temperatures that create a wonderful effect on that subject or scene. Color temperature also creates a different story of that particular scene, when I am explaining like this you won't be enjoying much but once you start using this, certainly you will enjoy the art of photography.
What I personally feel is that bracketing is not a setting that we need to keep every time but is one of the feature offered to use under certain circumstances that don't let you lose the mood of a scene or a subject. You will understand later on after shooting lots of photos and under different lighting situations "when do you need this feature to set in your camera?" and to get the best out of the details captured using this feature. What I personally feel that one should, at least, check this feature and try to use under different lighting conditions.
As a hobbyist, I think one should keep on taking pictures as much as possible because you will be certain about settings only when you will keep on taking lots of shots under different lighting conditions. It is necessary, at least, to have preliminary knowledge of camera settings for a particular lighting condition and if you are not certain then you can go either with Aperture Priority Mode or Shutter Priority Mode and then take with your own settings in Manual Mode.
When we talk about AE Bracketing it is useful to capture still object shot and is not at all useful for moving subjects like running athlete, motor race, etc. Under this bracketing system, there is an option of selecting one of the way of exposure means whether to increase Auto Exposure by +0.3, +1 or -0.3, -1, etc., like this and when this is set in the camera and you take the shot it takes 3 shots with different exposure value; one image with set exposure, one more than that and another one less than that, in this way the camera automatically take three shots in a series of three level of exposures. Just for an example, you can see the image below. Auto Exposure with +1, Normal and -1.
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| Auto Exposure Bracketing |
When we talk about ADL Bracketing it is useful to take shots of the subject with high contrast due to the intense lighting which increases the contrast between bright and dark areas of an image. With this option, you can take shots with Active D-Lighting feature on and one without Active D-Lighting feature off. It gives one shot with the Shadows and Highlights details that were lost due to the increased lighting in the scene that you shot and one in its original form with the predefined settings. The below image is an example of ADL Bracketing. You can see from both the examples that image is quite different as in the example of AEB, exposure is increased or decreased whereas, in the below image highlights and shadows details have increased or decreased.
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| Active D-Lighting Bracketing |
Answer to this question is very simple -
Firstly, sometimes you don't have much time to adjust the camera settings on the spot and the scene is such that you have to make sure the shot is taken timely, in order to maintain such awkward situation you have to use the bracketing feature and have my words you will appreciate this feature at that time.
Secondly, it is possible that you might lose the mood of a scene that required some other setting at that time. In photography mood changes the whole story of a photograph.
Thirdly, you have the option of taking pictures with different color temperatures that create a wonderful effect on that subject or scene. Color temperature also creates a different story of that particular scene, when I am explaining like this you won't be enjoying much but once you start using this, certainly you will enjoy the art of photography.
What I personally feel is that bracketing is not a setting that we need to keep every time but is one of the feature offered to use under certain circumstances that don't let you lose the mood of a scene or a subject. You will understand later on after shooting lots of photos and under different lighting situations "when do you need this feature to set in your camera?" and to get the best out of the details captured using this feature. What I personally feel that one should, at least, check this feature and try to use under different lighting conditions.
As a hobbyist, I think one should keep on taking pictures as much as possible because you will be certain about settings only when you will keep on taking lots of shots under different lighting conditions. It is necessary, at least, to have preliminary knowledge of camera settings for a particular lighting condition and if you are not certain then you can go either with Aperture Priority Mode or Shutter Priority Mode and then take with your own settings in Manual Mode.
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