Just curious how many of you shoot more than one sheet for a single image? Years ago when I first started shooting, I shot 3 sheets per scene: metered and bracketed -1 and +1 stop. Over time I dropped to two sheets. But what I’ve noticed is that my metered (or determined) exposures are always the ones I use, while I find the bracketed shot of little value. other than to confirm my metered shot was right on. I shoot mostly 4x5 but occasionally 8x10. So as not to be a film waster, I’m thinking about not shooting that second bracketed shot, and if a negative doesn’t turn out as expected, go back and shoot another.

So, who shoots just one sheet, and who shoots more via bracketing? And is there an advantage, given that I’ve almost always used the metered exposure, to having the second sheet? Looking for a little insight into this small corner of my madness!

Thanks,

Brian