Learn Digital Photography - Helpful Hints to Take Pictures of Fireworks

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No matter what tip you have in play, make sure to check your results every so often during the fireworks display. Take multiple shots at the beginning and check on their quality and make adjustments as needed. Once this is done, you will not have to check after every shot, but do monitor your shots periodically to prevent having taken an entirely bad batch.

Here are a few helpful tips when taking pictures of fireworks:

"Find Out the Direction of the Wind - You want to shoot up wind, so it goes Camera, Fireworks, Smoke. Otherwise they'll come out REALLY hazy."

Shoot from a little further back and with a little more lens, you can set the lens to manual focus, focus it at infinity and you will not have to worry from that point on.

Take full benefit of zero processing costs and shoot as many pictures as possible (more than you'd generally think needed) in order to raise your chances of getting that "perfect" shot."

"Make sure you are ready to take pictures of the first fireworks. If there isn't much wind, you are going to end up with a lot of smoke in your shot. The first explosions are usually the sharpest one."

Find some black foam core and set your camera to bulb. Begin the exposure when the fireworks start with the piece of foam core in front of the lens. Every time a burst happens move the foam core out of the way. This will create multiple firework bursts in one exposure.

"Another tip I would add to this is pre-focus if possible (need to be able to manually focus or lock down focus for good) before the show starts so other elements in the frame are sharp They did mention that you only need to focus once but its a lot easier to take a few shots before the show starts and check them carefully rather than wait until the show has begun and you are fiddling with focus instead of watching fireworks!"

I hope these suggestions help but it doesn't have to end there. Experiment with these tips and try out others. Take some shots with a wider perspective, silhouettes and spectators around you watching the display. Aiming your camera to the sky can result in some good shots, but are expected. By creating a different viewpoint, your shot can be spectacular. Incorporating other elements be it people, buildings, landmarks or a skyline can produce different but amazing results.

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