Photographing Fireworks the Right Way
By Karl Peschel on Jun 22, 2007 in camera use, how-to, scene modes
It’s near that time here in the States for Fourth of July fireworks. Bring your camera and tripod to the event and come home with great photos. The New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) has again posted their fireworks articles. Just scroll down past the Declaration to get to the links for the articles.
On your Point and Shoot camera you may have a fireworks mode you can use. DSLR users will be shooting in Manual. Either way, a tripod is absolutely needed since your exposures will be measured in seconds. You may also want to get to the event a bit early to “stake your claim” at that perfect spot for shooting the fireworks. DLSR folks should bring a short zoom and maybe a telephoto if you want to capture portions of the bursts.
Many years ago I found the NYIP site and signed up for their newsletter. I’ve learned a lot of techniques from their articles and have used the Fireworks method they describe for quite a while. All in all there’s lots of great instructional material on their website.
Click on the Photo Ezine link in their left menu and on that page you’ll find a link to sign up for their newsletter.
*** Thoughts Aside ***
One of the digital camera uses are for nighttime shots, although some users will stick with their film camera for these situations. To catch the whole show, sound and all, pack up a video camera and some extra video tapes and have a go. Just don’t forget the most important of video accessories, a tripod.
If you have nighttime visitors to your backyard, perhaps a hidden cam from your local hidden cams store will help you capture that critter. These easy to install electronic access cameras are quite useful.
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