Photographing Fireworks: How to get the perfect firework photos (photocritic)
Oh my, it’s nearly That Time Of Year again, so perhaps it’s a good idea to
brush up on the ‘ole fireworks skills, yes? Indeed…
So have a lovely celebration folks, if you’re of the drinking kind, then try
to stay vaguely upright until midnight, at least, and give 2009 a becoming
welcome!
Rock on…
Many a budding shutterbug has attempted unsuccessfully to photograph fireworks
by merely pointing their film camera to the sky and shooting, resulting dark
useless prints. With the advent of digital photography, photographing
fireworks has become easy, just by following some basic steps…
1. Find a **location** away from the crowd and power lines. An elevated
location on a hillside works well. You might want to scout out your perch
beforehand: Especially on big fireworks nights (such as July 4th in the US,
November 5th in the UK, and new year’s eve in most of the world), a lot of the
prime photography spots will be taken hours before the fireworks, so plan
ahead!
2. Set the **shutter speed** to 1 second or longer. Don’t be afraid of
underexposing your photos, though. You won’t.
3. Use a **low …
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