What's The Difference Between Bracketing And HDR?

This one of those things that is often misunderstood that I want to clarify once and for all, so we all know the difference, and can get on with taking photos how we want to, without being criticised!
HDR is High Dynamic Range. A high dynamic range is an extended range of tones from lights to darks. HDR is a technique used to get correct exposures in complex lighting situations.
Bracketing, also known as auto exposure bracketing, or AEB, is the process of automatically taking successive shots, of the same subject, with different exposures. Bracketing is a technique used to get correct exposures in complex lighting situations.
Bracketing is the actual process of taking successive photos at different exposures, HDR describes a process where photos with different exposures are combined to give a photo with a broader tonal range than you can get in a single image capture.
OK, looks like they are rather similar? Well that can’t be right can it?
Let me explain. Well check out the blog post of rhte full explanation here - rickmcevoyphotography.com/do-...

[@pauldarville3843]

Thanks!!

[@paulofelipe8060]

Thank you, it helped me a lot. Cheers from Brazil

[@rickmcevoyphotography]

Hey Paulo, thanks very much for getting in touch. Great to hear from you, and so glad that I have helped you. Cheers, Rick

[@firstandlast4415]

@ 0:48 love the Woody Allen impression... very good.

[@rickmcevoyphotography]

Hi, and thanks for that. Regards Rick

[@cocboss3329]

Wonderful videos

[@rickmcevoyphotography]

Thank you very much! Regards Rick

[@mikejduk]

Sorry, Rick, you lost me as I waited with bated breath to find out what the difference is between HDR and Bracketing, and you shot off at a tangent with your auto biography. I figured out my problem myself in the end and something you may want to include in future. If you have your camera set up for Bracketing, your HDR option will be greyed out. You therefore have to disable the Bracketing option.

[@rickmcevoyphotography]

Hi Mike - thanks for the comment. Does the blog post answer your query? rickmcevoyphotography.com/do-you-want-to-know-whats-the-difference-between-bracketing-and-hdr/ Please let me know. With kind regards, Rick

[@mikejduk]

@@rickmcevoyphotography I'm getting the idea that they are both the same but HDR can be produced in camera. I have also learned, if I select HDR in my camera I am unable to select the Bracketing feature.

[@sureshtravelvidios9661]

No practical, no demonstration?

[@rickmcevoyphotography]

Hi Suresh - no practical no. It looks like I need to do one. Thanks for the question. With kind regards from me, Rick