How to Bracket Exposure
May 19, 2009 by Meseidy
Filed under Exposure, Photography
Have you ever been in a tricky lighting situation and can’t seem to figure out what is the best exposure? Either the subject is dark and the background is blown out or vise-versa.
Bracketing your exposure is a technique that many photographers use in challenging lighting situations. If you pull out your camera manual you will probably find an AEB feature, which is Auto Exposure Bracketing.
What is bracketing exactly? Exposure bracketing means that you take two more pictures: one slightly under-exposed (usually by dialing in a negative exposure compensation, say -1/3EV), and the second one slightly over-exposed (usually by dialing in a positive exposure compensation, say +1/3EV), again according to your camera’s light meter. I am telling you open up your manual because your camera may have a feature that can do this for you automatically.
