How can I identify bracketed photo sequences more easily during post-processing?

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I often shoot a mix of normal photos and exposure brackets, but later in post-processing it can be hard to see which images belong together as a bracketed set. Are there any simple in-camera or shooting habits that make bracket groups easier to recognize when reviewing thumbnails or importing files?

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Take a picture of your left hand.
Yes, really.
Before you bracket you take a picture of your left hand indicating the number of shots that will be in the bracketing series.

What if it's more than 5 shots?
Well, use the fist as one number, open back hand as one, open palm as one, take a picture of your feet.
It's all up to you. Just don't unzip to make 6. Someone will find it offending.

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Yes. Two simple approaches can help:

Use a visual marker shot before each bracketed set. A common trick is to photograph your hand before starting the bracket. That creates an obvious separator in the sequence so you can quickly spot where a bracket group begins.
Change the bracketing order if your camera allows it. Instead of the common 0, -, + order, set it to -, 0, + or another consistent darkest-to-brightest sequence. When viewing thumbnails, the brightest frame is usually easiest to recognize, which makes the bracketed set stand out.

The main best practice is consistency: always use the same marker and/or the same bracketing order so the pattern becomes easy to recognize later.

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