Bracketing for Beginners ICELAND PHOTOGRAPHY

[@gregorsnell]

How about that sunset light and the Lenticular clouds!?! Keen to know your thoughts on that final image result. Stay tuned for 2 more Iceland Midnight Sun videos. We had some incredible conditions. Also follow along on IG for more BTS. @gregorsnell

[@DavidSenteno]

Greg Snell Loves the final version image. I've had great results with Lightroom CC as well. Just put together a pano in CC and it came out great with only a little tweeking required. Next will be a waterfall image I took yesterday at Limekiln State Park. Same process as this video. Tell Thor he's a smart man. 🐼👍✌️

[@TheGuitarsadist]

Fantastic sunset, the Lenticular clouds were amazing

[@geordieboy77]

curious as to what date the epic sunset was on Gregg

[@gregorsnell]

@@geordieboy77 that was the 26th I believe.

[@geordieboy77]

We were on the wrong side of iceland at that point :(

[@hen1588]

Great photo and tips on bracketing, I will be trying on my upcoming travels.

[@brucedelorme5026]

Great VLOG and great way to show us beginners how this works. Great job Greg

[@phileckersall4285]

nice job Greg, a little basic, but nice to see a simplified approach that works.... Thanks

[@veronica0406]

Great video, thank you! Your photo result is awesome.

[@davec28]

Good Golly Gosh Greg. Awesome ! Inspirational. Thank you.

[@johnbentley1056]

Great tips for a lovely image. The rest of the images and video were stunning. That light was awesome. Take care of the finger and thank you for sharing.

[@izkierka11]

Thanks so much for the tip on bracketing. I love taking shots into the sun and often struggled with highlights and shadows. I’ll be bracketing from now on. Mind yourself and till next video!

[@MegaJrjohnson]

So stressful watching you talk while your EOS R and lens is sitting in the river! Great image...

[@DiarmuidODonovan]

Loved the final image. Very wel processed and the composition was spot on.

[@gregorsnell]

Diarmuid!!! Cheers mate 👍 How have you been liking the R?

[@kaushikthakervisuals]

Good job mr. Greag snell

[@TheGuitarsadist]

Fantastic shots Greg, nice tips on bracketing and the final image is very very good. I pretty much do my bracketing in LR as you did using the HDR Merge, glad you mentioned about doing final edits so you do not get the overly baked photos, IMHO HDR is still a good process as long as one keep it real and natural and not much or seldom the neon unnatural pop out that so many were doing a few years ago (times for such yes, but for rarely). The opening video of the sunset was truly amazing, the workshop was very fortunate and lucky to have such amazing clouds and light then, if it was me might have burned through the Mem Cards taking so many pictures of that alone. Thanks for sharing and glad you had fun and got some amazing shots and new adventurous memories to go with them.

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

Looking forward to seeing the frizbie incident. Great quick tutorial on exposure blending. Looking forward do seeing Heatons videos to see all the juicy b roll

[@vinnykeenan4215]

superb Greg

[@trancer03]

I used your tip and it works great! thanks!

[@matureandsingle]

Great info, I’ll try that tomorrow. Just arrived on Isle of Skye for a couple of days shooting, then off to Glencoe.

[@gregorsnell]

Awesome!! Have a great trip and fingers crossed you get good light ⛰️📷☀️

[@mibreit-photo]

Hey Greg, I have to say that's a great result you got there! As to your question about workflow: Most of the time I blend in Photoshop using Luminosity Masks or I do a combination. For such a water shots for example, merge in LR might work good for most of the frame but it might also do some blending on the water, which I might not need or which might the water look too flat. Here I would then bring the merged photo and the photo I took for the water into Photoshop and manually paint in the water. This also helps with seascapes and basically all the areas where LR messes up.

[@timphillips3873]

I always encounter the same problem when an ocean sunset bracket around where I live and photograph a lot. Lightroom HDR doesn't do well with moving subjects and the deghosting can be very hit or miss (usually miss). Your combination LR + PS method is exactly the solution and is relatively simple.

[@DJshutterfly]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@debbieb9815]

Really nice image Greg! Of all the places you’ve been with hills and boulders you’ve climbed over, cliffs edges you’ve traversed, boats, planes, automobiles in sketchy places, and you hurt yourself playing Frizbie! Isn’t that just the way life goes? Glad it’s not too serious. Take care and I look forward to your next video!

[@tylercollinsphoto]

Loved the final image, really nice composition with your eye being lead through the entire image from bottom left to the very top spire. Those clouds too just add so much.

[@gregorsnell]

Tyler. Right on man, cheers!!

[@gcarmichael]

I couldn't help but worry about the tripod in the stream... Well done Greg.

[@gregorsnell]

Hahahaha. & the brand new EOS R.

[@birgitsmetana]

Gorgeous image - looks a bit like out of a different world. Speedy recovery, Greg!

[@hunterrogue8591]

Greg, I am a huge fan. Will you consider doing a video on bracketing? I’m talking about from beginning to end. From why choose bracketing , to which settings to use , to how to do it. All my photography skills have been learned from watching the Trifecta! (Heaton, Snell and Brendan). My Bracketting and HDR skills are very limited and would love to learn more.

[@mattcom2]

Well done.

[@JaneAnne777]

Can’t wait to try this. Question for you. When you merged the six shots what is the low medium and high ? Why did you choose low? Thank you !

[@gregorsnell]

Ghosting looks for things that are slightly different in each image and lightroom trys to remove them. Any changes it thinks shouldn't be there essentially. The higher it is the more needs to be removed.

[@JaneAnne777]

Ahhh. Ok Thank you!!!

[@letters2youu]

The brush can work wonders on a landscape image. Nice vid. I was very surprised to see you paired up with Tom/Thomas :) good guy. Great vid.

[@allynscott1983]

Absolutely killer sunset timelapse! Besides the crazy lenticulars, seeing those white clouds tumble over the top of the peak made it something else. One thing that I didn't understand is why you switched to manual bracketing instead of the camera's automatic bracketing. You implied there was an advantage, but I guess I didn't understand what the advantage was. Keep up the good work, and good look with the fingers.

[@terrytracey3486]

Good vlog Greg very informative hope the hand ok.

[@tjsinva]

Good tips for a really nice result. There are probably a lot of ways to play with the photo, but it would probably be overkill. Finger: Ouch! Lucky to be able to continue working. Looked like a gamble to put that travel tripod in the middle of that rushing water and then put your new camera on it. 😲 Rock on!

[@bigoz1977]

Thanks for that mate. I’m really bad at photoshop and my camera is old entry level and doesn’t have built in bracketing. Such an easy way for me to do it 👍

[@gregorsnell]

YES!!!!!! That's what I'm talking about. Have fun out there.

[@cillyede]

Very helpful, danke.

[@johncallery814]

Great video. I do more manual bracketing now than using the auto bracketing when I think it is going to be a great shot. I just use move the exposure compensation knob and look at the histogram to make sure I have a good shot for the highlights and a good shot for the shadows. The downside to doing this manually is if the light is changing rapidly you can miss the light.

[@gregorsnell]

Yeah that's exactly it John. Good call. 👍

[@huexley]

NIce video !

[@gregorsnell]

Thanks!!

[@jakubkrta1903]

How to do exposure bracketing with focus stacking together 😅

[@PMCN53]

Great image capture & LR tutorial. Knowing how to get a good final image from using different editing techniques is good. I now use Layers in PSCC, slower but a good challenge. Like your new bracketing technique, my Canon 5DSR can bracket up to 7 exposures, but doing it manually is a great creative control idea. PS, how is the finger joint recovers well. as a retired Nursing educator it is probably a good to get it reviewed by an Orthopaedic/hand surgeon after the splinting is removed.

[@scottman895]

That is one incredible photo! I think the final product looks really epic! I like how it is pretty simple to use bracketing to create that image. The finger injury looks quite gruesome! I hope everything heals up fast, and I'm glad it isn't preventing you from continuing!

[@johnray424]

I do have a question concerning yourself and Thomas using ISO 100. Is that as low as your camera goes or is that the best ISO to use in landscape? I appreciate this video and will be giving this technique a try.

[@gregorsnell]

Hi John, good question. Our cameras lowest actuall ISO is 100, however Canon DSLRs and now Mirrorless also go to ISO 50, but it is a digitized setting. Best to stick with ISO 100 and then balance your exposure.

[@johnray424]

@@gregorsnell appreciate the response sir. That does make sense and will start making that my lowest as well.

[@1spitfirepilot]

I bracket fairly often, in LR. I do it on auto bracket - is the advantage of doing it manually greater precision - customising it?

[@ThorarinnJonsson]

Brilliant mate.

[@gregorsnell]

Thanks to you 🙂 What did you think of the ending? 🇮🇸😂🎥⛰️

[@ThorarinnJonsson]

@@gregorsnell undoubtedly the best part of the video :)

[@davidv6803]

Thor, what’s the advantage of doing the brackets the way that Greg did versus the bracketing that the camera does by itself?

[@ThorarinnJonsson]

@@davidv6803 by setting lets say either 3 or 5 brackets on the camera all you are doing is telling the camera how many images you want it to take and what the increments should be between each frame, how ever that might not be enough in many cases, so by using the methood of shooting manual brackets and expose for the shadows and bracked until you cover the highlights using the histogram will make sure you are covering all the dynamic range for that scenery.

[@andychattaway5620]

Great video Gregg - so glad the dynamic intro to your vlogs is not an anti-climax and the content is always awesome. Loved your bracketed shot and the processing you did. In PS there is an option to process HDR bracketed images in 32bit for awesome quality. But after using that method I actually prefer the LR method and result you got here. LR keeps getting better and it's good to keep images as DNG files and export them as Tiffs when needed. ✌️😱

[@andrewbendin3226]

Video turned out great bud, epic spot. And even though we were specifically going for the diving catch, I still feel bad for the throw...lucky it wasn’t a broken wrist.

[@gregorsnell]

Andrew!! Thanks man :) Yeah it'll be interesting to see Tom's take on that afternoon. All good man, you play hard and you live with the potential risks.

[@hersh23]

I feel embarrassed to not know until now that LR actually has a way to merge bracketted shots! I wish I had seen this video a couple weeks ago when I went out to photograph something (a dilapidated boat on the side of a random hill). Wanted to shoot it with the sun setting behind it. Properly exposing the boat meant a blown out sky. A properly exposed sky meant a dark boat. Settled on using a flash and it came out fine I guess but after watching this video, I think I would have gotten a MUCH better result if I knew how to bracket. Lol Lesson learned!

[@TheKrafty0664]

I’m new to the whole idea of bracketing. Why would you do it in the situation you were in? What was it that you couldn’t get out of taking one single image that bracketing was able to?

[@gregorsnell]

Susan, great question. That's right there was too much difference between the shadows and highlights, so I took an image properly exposing both, then five more in between to blend the perfect light balance in post processing.

[@roxannetomlinson5462]

How about exporting to a Dng or tiff? Beautiful video and image.

[@bricksbybrian]

I'd love to see the photoshop way using luminosity masking. I typically do it in LR because it is quick and easy, but I imagine in PS you could get some more interesting results.

[@angelmiguelortiz2366]

It would be nice to see the auto bracket image for comparison.

[@gregorsnell]

True. It would've been slightly more over exposed I think.

[@jennifersayers8041]

Hi, could I ask a question. Is shooting hdr (raw) on camera on site a lazy way of doing it as it merges it for you automatically then edit after on LR or is it just the same as doing the merge on photoshop? Or does doing it in lightroom and photoshop give you more control on editing and lighting. Sorry for such a long question lol I've just always wondered this. Thanks

[@gregorsnell]

Hi Jenn, sorry for the late reply. I think it's essentially the same, just how you prefer to merge is up to you. Honestly I don't often merge HDR in Photoshop but I consulted with people who do and they agreed it's a very similar process. Just takes time and practice.

[@jennifersayers8041]

Thanks very much ☺️ really appreciate that.

[@BernardBrunet]

Nicely done Greg, I guess the broken finger did not stop you from doing your work! Nice HDR.

[@ErinSotoPhotography]

Greg, when manually bracketing, how did you decide where to focus? Just in the area you were generally exposing for? Also, the time laps of those lenticular clouds was thrilling to watch, thanks! :)

[@PocketTrailblazer]

Feedback.... I didn’t understand most of this terminology- even after watching the whole tutorial.... totally beyond me! Ha ha I’ve got a lot to learn! 😂

[@gregorsnell]

It's all photography based Charlie 🙂 Got a couple fun video videos coming up soon though. That I know you'll understand!!

[@markattardo]

Dang Greg! I had a pinky bent straight back at the same knuckle in high school gym class, I felt your pain although the teacher set it back in place. How did you arrive at 6 images? Any science or just feel? I attempted the hdr method with 5 images. Lightroom spit out a noisy mess. My shadow exposed images had no noise to speak of.....weird

[@scotty4418]

That timelapse with the cloud formation was well tasty Greig. I like the technique you showed today although like you said theres a fine line between the auto settings and finished image with the potential to look too saturated. Hope the finger in on the mend

[@gregorsnell]

Scott!! Cheers mate. Indeed it is and yes as much as its somewhat saturated the final. Result is nice. Check IG for the upload there too.

[@obryobry]

Would be nice to see the adjustments you made too fella - lovely shot :-)

[@gregorsnell]

Yeah true. I sped through those pretty quick. Good idea for an editing video though.

[@GMC43]

Timelapse ✔ Tutorial ✔ Great images ✔ Thomas Heaton ✔ Broken fingers ✔😂 Trust you Gregg 🙈 hope they heal soon bro. Great video as usual man

[@tylercollinsphoto]

You've forgot about Thor! Also a great photographer and a really down to earn guy 8-)

[@GMC43]

@@tylercollinsphoto my bad bro.. yes he's very talented. All these lads are.. I'm learning so much watching the lads and their useful tips 🙏

[@robbeld]

Great shot! That was the most important thing of my reaction, but... I am wondering why: - you didn't use the automatic bracketing with 7 shots, so you always have image data in the darks and lights, and be done within 1 second. I usually set the exposure to -2/3 EV, which brings the histogram at exactly 50% average, and take 7 shots from there in both directions with between 1 and 2 EV separation, depending on the level of contrast. - you chose f11, which will cause slight blurring due to DLA. With such a wide-angle f5.6 or f8.0 should give ample sharpness, whilst the lens also performs better in that range. - you don't use a tool like Aurora HDR, which does a much better job and gives you far more control than what's available in LR, Photomatix or even Photoshop (unless investing a lot of extra time in the latter). I have ditched LR + Photomatix for HDR merging, but do post-processing in LR. - you don't use Lightroom in full-screen mode and get rid of bars you don't use, so you see more on the small laptop screen. OK, a minor tip. - you don't use manual chromatic aberration removal on top of the automatic one. Sometimes the automatic setting doesn't get rid of all fringes.

[@M.Campbell]

Ouch! Sucks that you got hurt but I'm glad your fingers are going to be OK.

[@DavidSenteno]

BTW sorry bout the finger Bruh. #battlescars.

[@gregorsnell]

That's the greatest hashtag. It was an intense Frisbee session.

[@Noealz]

man iceland looks so awesome - but I heard it is incredibly expensive to go there

[@gregorsnell]

True. & True.

[@debbydhill]

Beautiful time lapse. The finger though, huge ouch.

[@gregorsnell]

It's all relocated. Just need some healing time 🙂

[@eltinjones4542]

I think that it works better in Lightroom. You can also do it in Photoshop without using masks, I think using photo merge ( haven't got it in front of me so don't remember ) I correct the lens and chromatic aberration on the batch in camera raw before I merge and edit in Lr. I know masks are better but such a pain. Cheers E.

[@davidmoracvitanic210]

Aqui tienes un fisioterapeuta si necesitas ayuda. Buen video, he estado practicando bracketing y este video ayudo mucho Saludos del otro extremo del planeta.

[@maxmillion4216]

I like how you totally left your camera on the tripod in the rushing water with out putting some weight on the center post to hold it down. Crazy, KZbin photographers. FYI, most purists don't like HDR photos. Nice edit though.

[@berryoaks]

Question about your accident. How was it covered? By some insurance? How much much did it cost? Asking for a friend.

[@kennethmassey5842]

The photos are awesome, and the results of the editing are great, but I am not impressed with the structure of the video. Ideally, you want to begin the video by stating the objective of the video, what the difference is between a single shot and a bracketed image, the disadvantage of bracketing (e.g. the different criteria and examples of algorithms used to compress high dynamic ranges into a more linear interpretation), and the artistry of using judgment to make the images look less fake. Then you end the video with a summary of what you covered. In sum, you have good content, but it is kind of disorganized. I see room for improvement for future videos.

[@gregorsnell]

So do I, thanks for the overview. That makes sense and I could implement something like this in future tutorials. Cheers.

[@fredtaylor9792]

"Bracketing for beginners". Well it's about 5 minutes into the video before bracketing is mentioned and then, if this is for beginners, you might start off telling us what bracketing is. I still don't really know.

[@ImantsKa]

When you are looking for bracketing, but must to look at and listen this bullshit about anything..:(

[@cliffordreid3961]

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