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bracketing

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Taking several photos of the same scene with different light settings

noun
/ˈbrækɪtɪŋ/

Specialized

: exposición en serie

For the best result in your landscape photography, try bracketing your exposures by taking shots at various settings.
bracketing exposures

Examples

Although with bracketing, you will use up three times more film, it will be worth it.

Academic text (1994)
Exposure is unpredictable, and bracketing is almost mandatory.

Academic text (2006)
As for exposure, I use bracketing for insurance when using slide film, which is less forgiving of exposure errors than print film and digital applications.

Academic text (2000)
To obtain proper tonal range, bracketing exposures by one or two stops over and under may be attempted as a trial measure.

Academic text (1995)
Because of the uncertainty of the apparent ISO of Kodalith film, extensive bracketing is employed.

Academic text (2003)
Using bracketing, the photographer took three different shots of the sunset to capture all the colors accurately.
Many photographers rely on bracketing to ensure they get the perfect exposure for their images.

Surface Forms

bracketing singular

bracketings plural

Morphology

bracketing = bracket (transparent) = bracket + ing

The photographic technique (taking several exposures for comparison) is a direct extension of 'to bracket' meaning to take a set for comparison, so the -ing nominalization is predictable.

Etymology

Bracketing comes from the idea of a bracket as a small frame that 'holds' a set of options. In photography it means taking several shots at different exposures so you 'cover' all possibilities and find the best picture.