A little play with my images photographing fireworks in Cottonwood, AZ on July 4th. This is taking processing and compositing to a different level. Join in for the fun. If you have other techniques and ideas share in the comments below. Capture To begin this process you need to have
Photographing fireworks is a fun challenge. Especially as you only get the opportunity to do it once or twice a year. As the next year rolls around you ask, “What were the settings to get the best capture?” ISO shutter speed, lens. You know. I do this for a living
It’s the Fourth of July and we are celebrating with all of our fellow Americans, and visitors too! As we honor the founding of the United States, we’re sure many of you have plans to celebrate with our friends and families. If you’re going to capture the Fourth of July
Mike Martin is a gifted Chicago-based photographer. He excels in various genres of photography, including portraiture and yes, fireworks. I caught up with him to ask how he creates such beautiful fireworks images. Location, location, location I asked him how he goes about choosing the best locations for photographing fireworks
Here is a story of a partial failure in capturing fireworks this past Fourth of July. Is there a reason for sharing this story? You bet! Find out below. Why? “Why on Earth would sharing a story on not getting the image you tried for be a reason for an
It’s the Fourth of July and we are celebrating right along will all of our fellow Americans and visitors too! As we honor the founding of the United States, we are planning to celebrate with our friends and families. If you are going to be making photos of this Fourth
Fourth of July is a day that traditionally means fireworks in the United States. While you may or may not celebrate this holiday, summer is a season filled with fireworks. Sporting events, amusement parks, and national holidays … it’s not a party until something explodes in the air. We’ve updated
When celebrations push exploding colored lighting into the heavens it’s time to break out a camera. Fireworks photography is a blast! Grab your tripod A sturdy tripod on a sturdy surface is important for solid fireworks images. I once set my tripod on a wooden deck with people moving a
Fireworks come but once a year for many of us. It calls for specialized settings in order to get the most out of our 30-40 minute opportunity each year. I know I’ve always got to go back and review the previous year’s camera settings in order to improve my crop
Summer isn’t over yet which means you still have plenty of time to take some photos. Plus, the kids are home and they make excellent little subjects to work with and with the long summer days you’ll have plenty of light. This equates to a lot of great photo opportunities awaiting
Getting sharp, pinpoint stars for a starry sky or the Milky Way may be the hardest part of night photography. However, I’ll try and make our discussion of how to focus methodical and easy. And I’ll discuss seven ways to focus on infinity to get sharp stars or fireworks. 1.
Fireworks are among the most visually arresting spectacles of light we can experience. It’s that time of year when we anticipate the joy of seeing magnificent displays of aerial pyrotechnic art. Like most things visually fascinating, photographers want to capture and revisit the spectacle. But what’s the best way to
