Any photography experts here?

[Woodsey]

I want to work on auto bracketing on my upcoming trip, just want to chat to someone about how to best do it and put the pic together afterwards.

Anyone?

http://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/5-why-i-always-use-auto-bracketing.xhtml

[ManuelsMum]

What kind of pics do you hope to take?

I had mine on at first, but the number of pics you have to handle becomes a pain.

[Woodsey]

Mainly pics of landscape and buildings I guess where there is high contrast between dark and light, also night photography which I'm terrible at looks to have potential too.

For example I can already see how much pics like these could have be improved massively.

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Not too worried about large numbers of pics and storage space I can deal with that. Cheers for your pm by the way......

[Woodsey]

How many stops have you found to work best? 1 either way?

[zerofive]

Honestly not an expert with cameras, but Photoshop is my second home. These two tutorials should prove useful:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/high-dynamic-range.htm
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/

From images that I've worked on before, 1 each way seems to be the norm and generates some jaw dropping effects. Playing with exposure on night photos is my favourite thing to do, but haven't found an instance where I'd need to underexpose; but as previously mentioned, not an expert. Hope this is sort of what you were looking for...

[ManuelsMum]

How many stops have you found to work best? 1 either way?

Hi yes I go for that, or a bit more, I really like to jazz the pics up normally, but I try to avoid overexposing the high exposure shot.

Here are a few I did when I was mucking around. Tripods are best obv. And a decent PC.

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[Woodsey]

Good stuff lads Ty, exactly what I'm looking for. I've got a tripod and a remote shutter release so will be having a punt at all this very soon.

[Woodsey]

One other thought, is I don't have photoshop. This programme isn't an add on to it is it? Don't really want to buy photoshop until I've moved to Mac which probs won't be another year at least. Seems a bit of a waste buying it for PC for that length of time if I know I'm moving over at some point.

[Bongo]

I think they do PS in dual Mac/PC mode. I'll ask a mate who has it for Mac if it came with a PC installer too.

Could always grab The GIMP and use that:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GIMP/Blending_Exposures

[Woodsey]

I think they do PS in dual Mac/PC mode. I'll ask a mate who has it for Mac if it came with a PC installer too.

Could always grab The GIMP and use that:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GIMP/Blending_Exposures

Ok cheers, wouldnt mind paying for it if that is the case.

[gatso]

I'm not going to google what 'grab the gimp' means as I may be disappointed. just going to giggle about it instead

[Bongo]

I think they do PS in dual Mac/PC mode. I'll ask a mate who has it for Mac if it came with a PC installer too.

Could always grab The GIMP and use that:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GIMP/Blending_Exposures

Ok cheers, wouldnt mind paying for it if that is the case.

I checked today and it seems the older versions (CS1) were dual Mac/PC but the last version he bought (CS3) were Mac only.

[Ant040689]

How many stops have you found to work best? 1 either way?

Hi yes I go for that, or a bit more, I really like to jazz the pics up normally, but I try to avoid overexposing the high exposure shot.

Here are a few I did when I was mucking around. Tripods are best obv. And a decent PC.

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

Very nice effects on those fotos. Will have to get into amateur photography. Will probably get a little too carried away as usual and look to break the bank with a 500+ pounds camera though. An all the gear no idea job.

[Woodsey]

How many stops have you found to work best? 1 either way?

Very nice effects on those fotos. Will have to get into amateur photography. Will probably get a little too carried away as usual and look to break the bank with a 500+ pounds camera though. An all the gear no idea job.

LOL go for it, that's what I did 

Even if you are clueless a good camera/lens will improve your pics immensely. Its easy to learn stuff bit by bit so you are gradually improving all the time.

[ManuelsMum]

When I got my first DSLR I was pretty clueless, watched a few youtube vids and just spent ages messing around, taking shots with different settings, a luxury you never had with the old film models. As long as you're having fun with it, you'll quickly learn what you can't get away with. Modern technology does cover a multitude of sins though.