Here is a complete guide to making great fireworks photos. I hope you can use this advice to make some great memories over the holiday.
The folks at Macphun also have a great sale on their software, a how-to video, and a bunch more cool stuff. I made an in-depth tutorial on postproduction and several presets.
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Great tips for digital shooters. I’m new with a DSLR (2014), so I’d have to learn how to turn off noise reduction on my 5D III. Many of the tips also apply to film. I didn’t have a cable release or a remote shutter for my Canon A-1 (I own both now), so I used the self timer. I set the aperture to f/11 on my 80-205mm f4.5 lens and shutter speed to 30 seconds. Between bursts, I would put my baseball cap in front of the lens. When I thought I had enough bursts, I would cancel the exposure… Read more »
Good article and video. One additional technique that I’ve been using for the past 40 years is using my hat as the shutter. I hang my hat on the front of the lens, open the shutter with bulb, and then pull the hat away for each burst I want to capture. This technique works exceptionally well for capturing multiple bursts in a single frame. Between bursts, just hold the hat over the lens.
That’s a great tip that I’m going to try.
Thanks for the refresher this year. Cant wait to try it out.
Link: macphun.com/fireworks/ did not work for me, it only took me to Macphun page for Creative Kit and looking around, I did not see fireworks.
That is an old link at shouldn’t be in the article. The video has all info in it
Thanks for the refresher this year. Cant wait to try it out.
Great tips for digital shooters. I’m new with a DSLR (2014), so I’d have to learn how to turn off noise reduction on my 5D III. Many of the tips also apply to film. I didn’t have a cable release or a remote shutter for my Canon A-1 (I own both now), so I used the self timer. I set the aperture to f/11 on my 80-205mm f4.5 lens and shutter speed to 30 seconds. Between bursts, I would put my baseball cap in front of the lens. When I thought I had enough bursts, I would cancel the exposure… Read more »
Good article and video. One additional technique that I’ve been using for the past 40 years is using my hat as the shutter. I hang my hat on the front of the lens, open the shutter with bulb, and then pull the hat away for each burst I want to capture. This technique works exceptionally well for capturing multiple bursts in a single frame. Between bursts, just hold the hat over the lens.
That’s a great tip that I’m going to try.
Link: macphun.com/fireworks/ did not work for me, it only took me to Macphun page for Creative Kit and looking around, I did not see fireworks.
That is an old link at shouldn’t be in the article. The video has all info in it