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Step Five:
Now, switch your Nikon camera to
Continuous High shooting mode, and
just press-and-hold the shutter button
until it takes all five bracketed shots for
you. That's it. Okay, on to the setup for
Canon cameras.
TIP: Use a Low ISO
Because HDR shots are likely to increase
any noise in your image, try to shoot your
HDR shots using the lowest ISO you can
get away with (100 ISO on most Canon
cameras, or 200 ISO on Nikon DSLRs).
Step Six:
To tur n on bracketing for a Canon c amera
(like the Canon 60D), start by going to the
Camera Tab menu in the LCD on the back
of the camera, then scroll down to Expo
Comp/AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing),
and press the Set button. Now, use the
Main Dial to choose 2 stops brighter, then
press the Set button again (this automati-
cally sets the bracketing to also shoot
2 stops darker). Now set your camera to
High-Speed Continuous Shooting mode,
and then press-and-hold the shutter but-
ton and your camera will automatically
shoot all five bracketed photos (once all
five are taken, you can release the shutter
button). That's all there is to it.
Note:
Because I shoot with a Nikon
camera, and most Nikon models only
bracket in 1-stop increments, I have to
shoot five bracketed images to have
one that's 2 stops underexposed and
one that's 2 stops overexposed. How-
ever, Canon DSLRs (and some Nikons,
like the D4 and D7000) bracket in 2-stop
increments, so you'll only need to shoot
three bracketed images. They contain
enough depth to make the HDR (actually,
the darker image is more important than
the lighter one), and by only using three
photos, the processing is much faster.
