Photogrpahy News Tip & Tricks
27 June, 2006 |
How to take Pictures of Fireworks
Are you looking to shoot some awesome pictures of fireworks this coming Fourth of July? An article at the Digital Photography School gives advice to amateurs on techniques for shooting fireworks.
1. A tripod is a must to prevent blurry images since you will be shooting at a slow shutter speed.
2. Use a Remote Release to insure that the camera does not move during the shot to prevent blur. A shutter release cable or Remote control will do the trick
3. Plan ahead; look for a good location to capture the image paying attention to foreground and background.
4. Shoot with at a wide angle in terms of focal length, this allows you to capture as much of the action as possible. This also leaves room to crop your photos latter.
5. You can use an aperture setting anywhere from f/8 to f/16.
6. Shoot in a ‘bulb’ mode and open the shutter when the firework goes off and keep it open until it finishes.
7. Keep the ISO setting low to keep as much detail as possible.
8. Experiment with these general guidelines
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