In a method for generation of magnetic resonance exposures of an examination subject using a magnetic resonance system with multiple coil elements for acquisition of imaging magnetic resonance signals, magnetic resonance signals for the magnetic resonance exposures to be generated are initially measured with at least one group of the available coil elements. An automatic pre-evaluation of the magnetic resonance signals respectively acquired from the individual coil elements then ensues. One or more of the coil elements are selected on the basis of results of the pre-evaluation and the generation of the magnetic resonance exposures ensues exclusively on the basis of the magnetic resonance signals that were acquired by the selected coil elements. A corresponding control device for a magnetic resonance system for generation of magnetic resonance exposures, and a computer program product, operate according to the method.