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
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
Photographing fireworks is one of the most fun things you can do on the Fourth of July — but it’s also a great way to ruin your family’s fun. While everyone is trying to enjoy the show, you’re sitting there cussing at your camera and running around to get a
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
With Fourth of July just around the corner, it is time to brush up on our technique for taking great fireworks photos. With just a few adjustments to your camera settings you can get amazing photos with every shot. What you’ll need One of the key elements of incredible fireworks
Around this time of year, we always see so many articles about how to photograph fireworks. What if you don’t like fireworks or they’re rained out, or possibly canceled? What else can you do to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday photographically? Flowers always work Next grocery store run, pick
When you are looking to create something different when capturing fireworks, try your hand at making firework flower images. My friend Heidi Mixon shared this primer on getting started in this creative capture method. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, but I can’t wait! Here’s how she
We hope you and your family are enjoying the Fourth of July weekend so far! Whether you’re celebrating up at your cottage, on the lake or staying home, we have some great tutorials to help you make the most of your holiday weekend. Fireworks, sparklers and more! Take your photos
I’m excited for this year’s fireworks fiesta. I’m planning to do more portraits with sparklers and flash, but I’ve got a new plan for finishing them, too. Forgive me for using this picture (again!) but it allows me to practice with the finishing process. I’ll do some more next week
We all love to get out to try and capture the spectacle of fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday. Sometimes we do better than others. And, sometimes we’ve done better than we thought. Let’s talk about some post-processing ideas. The Chicago skyline you see above was made the same
