Comments on: How To Photograph Fireworks http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Shooting fireworks : Developing View http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3710 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:12:47 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3710 [...] More advice here Tags: fireworks, long exposure, manual mode, pechanga indian reservation, shutter speed, tripod [...]

]]> By: Shooting fireworks : Developing View http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3711 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:12:47 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3711 [...] More advice here Tags: fireworks, long exposure, manual mode, pechanga indian reservation, shutter speed, tripod [...]

]]> By: Andrew Darlow http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3708 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:06 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3708 Great tips Scott! I have a few more to add. I recommend using a flashlight or even car headlamps to light up some of the foreground-basically you are light painting. And of course, bring extra batteries because long exposures can make them drain faster. Something waterproof to kneel and/or lie down on is also a good idea because often, the best vantage point will be about 1-2 feet from the ground. I would also experiment with a few focal length lenses. If you have two camera bodies, I would bring both, because changing lenses in the dark is not much fun, and fireworks seem to end too quickly.

One of my favorite lenses to use when shooting fireworks is a wide angle zoom. I have an article that shows a photo of two people on a blanket, shot near a lake a few years back, along with a link to more fireworks tips. You can find it here:
http://imagingbuffet.com/2008/07/03/fireworks-tips-and-how-to-find-shows-in-your-area/

Andrew
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Andrew Darlow
Editor, ImagingBuffet.com, InkjetTips.com

]]> By: Andrew Darlow http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3709 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:06 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3709 Great tips Scott! I have a few more to add. I recommend using a flashlight or even car headlamps to light up some of the foreground-basically you are light painting. And of course, bring extra batteries because long exposures can make them drain faster. Something waterproof to kneel and/or lie down on is also a good idea because often, the best vantage point will be about 1-2 feet from the ground. I would also experiment with a few focal length lenses. If you have two camera bodies, I would bring both, because changing lenses in the dark is not much fun, and fireworks seem to end too quickly.

One of my favorite lenses to use when shooting fireworks is a wide angle zoom. I have an article that shows a photo of two people on a blanket, shot near a lake a few years back, along with a link to more fireworks tips. You can find it here:
http://imagingbuffet.com/2008/07/03/fireworks-tips-and-how-to-find-shows-in-your-area/

Andrew
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Andrew Darlow
Editor, ImagingBuffet.com, InkjetTips.com

]]> By: DizzyDoug http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3706 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:37:54 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3706 Thank you for this tip. Photos came out very good for being my first time shooting fireworks with a DSLR.
Keep up the great tips.

]]> By: DizzyDoug http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3707 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:37:54 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3707 Thank you for this tip. Photos came out very good for being my first time shooting fireworks with a DSLR.
Keep up the great tips.

]]> By: Chad http://photofocus.com/2008/06/25/how-to-photograph-fireworks-twip/#comment-3703 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:10:55 +0000 http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/498#comment-3703 Actually – as I look at my photos, I thought of a question. When you shoot finales during a fireworks display, do you set the shutter speed to less than 2-4 seconds? I found in all my finale pictures that so many fireworks were going off SO fast that I’m just left with big blurs of light in the sky that have no definition. What’s the lowest shutter speed you’ve used and had success with??

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