Editing Bracketing (section)

==={{anchor|Flash}}Flash bracketing===
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Flash bracketing is a technique of working with electronic [[flash (photo)|flash]], especially when used as [[fill flash]] in combination with existing light, maintaining the overall amount of exposure. The amount of light provided by the flash is varied in a bracketed series in order to find the most pleasing combination of ambient light and fill flash. If used for this purpose, flash bracketing can be differentiated from normal exposure bracketing via flash, although the usage of the term is not strict.

Alternatively, if the amount of flash light cannot be altered easily (for example with studio flashes), it is also possible to alter the aperture instead, however, this will also affect the [[depth of field]] and ambient light exposure. If the flash to ambient light ratio is to be changed in flash bracketing using this technique, it is necessary to counter-shift the shutter speed as well in order to maintain the level of ambient light exposure, however, with [[focal plane shutter]]s, this is often difficult to achieve given their limited [[X-sync]] speed - and flash techniques such as [[high-speed synchronization]] are not available with studio flashes.

{{See also|Automatic flash bracketing}}