Comments on: How to Photograph Fireworks Displays http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: austin homes http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-73383 austin homes Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:03:23 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-73383 These photos are all amazing and I'm sure the cameras used are very hi def. But I only own a point and shoot right now and it's hard to focus or keep the images stable. These cameras say they have image stability, but I don't think so! These photos are all amazing and I’m sure the cameras used are very hi def. But I only own a point and shoot right now and it’s hard to focus or keep the images stable. These cameras say they have image stability, but I don’t think so!

]]> By: Gavin http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-71778 Gavin Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:23:47 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-71778 Hi Just read the article about fireworks. One thing I did notice was that there was no mention of which focal length or type of length would be best. Hi

Just read the article about fireworks. One thing I did notice was that there was no mention of which focal length or type of length would be best.

]]> By: Carl Mumford http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-71675 Carl Mumford Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-71675 Thanks for this tutorial Darren. I'm enjoying learning a lot from the blog/forum and I will look forward to photographing fireworks this November and December. Carl Thanks for this tutorial Darren. I’m enjoying learning a lot from the blog/forum and I will look forward to photographing fireworks this November and December.

Carl

]]> By: Jessie http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-71157 Jessie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-71157 Bookmarked this page, i will be reading this page on new years eve :D Bookmarked this page, i will be reading this page on new years eve :D

]]> By: Aamod http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-68981 Aamod Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:28:43 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-68981 Yeah, today i tried taking pictures of fireworks here in India as its Diwali over here. I live in Mumbai and we have fireworks on our 4 km wide beach front. Well pics i took today , dint come out well , hence i googled for tips on fireworks photography. Problem was i dint carry a tripod, due to which few pics came blurred. I used my Canon S5 IS on manual mode. Since i wanted sharper pics , i kept ISO on 100 , but then had to keep low shutter speed and it added to my woes since i dint carry a tripod. And plus it very difficult to keep camera focused on a single location. I had to use buildings as refrence points!! Thing is we don't have synchronized fireworks here, everyone burst them individually , so the firework show is spread throughout 4 km beach front due to which one has to keep moving your camera from one end to another and due to which you miss perfect shot Another problem, hell lot of smoke is generated , due to which camera is unable to capture rich colors of fireworks. I'm going to try taking some pics tomorrow and hope that i get some good shots !! Yeah, today i tried taking pictures of fireworks here in India as its Diwali over here. I live in Mumbai and we have fireworks on our 4 km wide beach front. Well pics i took today , dint come out well , hence i googled for tips on fireworks photography.

Problem was i dint carry a tripod, due to which few pics came blurred. I used my Canon S5 IS on manual mode. Since i wanted sharper pics , i kept ISO on 100 , but then had to keep low shutter speed and it added to my woes since i dint carry a tripod. And plus it very difficult to keep camera focused on a single location. I had to use buildings as refrence points!!

Thing is we don’t have synchronized fireworks here, everyone burst them individually , so the firework show is spread throughout 4 km beach front due to which one has to keep moving your camera from one end to another and due to which you miss perfect shot

Another problem, hell lot of smoke is generated , due to which camera is unable to capture rich colors of fireworks.

I’m going to try taking some pics tomorrow and hope that i get some good shots !!

]]> By: Girish Chandran http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-68829 Girish Chandran Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:04 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-68829 Excellent tips. was quite informative. I live in India and tomorrow is Diwali the festival of lights. I bought my new DSLR and so thrilled to capture the most joyous moments tomorrow. Excellent tips. was quite informative. I live in India and tomorrow is Diwali the festival of lights. I bought my new DSLR and so thrilled to capture the most joyous moments tomorrow.

]]> By: Sharon http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-68679 Sharon Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:49:06 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-68679 I live in Texas and I am so excited to be going to Sydney, Austrialia to take pictures of firewords over the Opra House on New Years eve. ANY COMMENTS on perfect location to be? I was very successful during my 4th of July shoot. I feel very confident in doing this, but haven't tried it with people in the picture or buildings or water reflections as in some of the photos in the "how to section"..... Thanks! I live in Texas and I am so excited to be going to Sydney, Austrialia to take pictures of firewords over the Opra House on New Years eve. ANY COMMENTS on perfect location to be? I was very successful during my 4th of July shoot. I feel very confident in doing this, but haven’t tried it with people in the picture or buildings or water reflections as in some of the photos in the “how to section”….. Thanks!

]]> By: Angus http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-68602 Angus Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:38:12 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-68602 Cool article. The following tips came from my experience when i was taking firework in Hong Kong. http://www.phototipzone.com/photography/9-tips-for-firework-photography Some of my works used black card for multi-exposure. This allows more firework to fill up the picture. Besides, I guess a RF or double lens reflex camera allows a better composition control. That kind of camera allows you to see how firework forms in your picture, and you can decide when to switch of the shutter. Cool article.

The following tips came from my experience when i was taking firework in Hong Kong.

http://www.phototipzone.com/photography/9-tips-for-firework-photography

Some of my works used black card for multi-exposure. This allows more firework to fill up the picture.

Besides, I guess a RF or double lens reflex camera allows a better composition control. That kind of camera allows you to see how firework forms in your picture, and you can decide when to switch of the shutter.

]]> By: Darrell Cooper http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-67498 Darrell Cooper Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:15:03 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-67498 It was the World fireworks compatition finale in Blackpool on Friday so I decided to go along and take some pics. Did a quick google and found this great advice so i thought I would post up my results. The first problem was finding a location as I was with family so they wanted to be near the action and listen to the music as well. This meant that I was right under some of the carnival type lights that they have in Blackpool at this time of year. It wasn't too much of a problem other than if I wanted to get all the display area in. The second problem was that it was very windy and I was concerned that my tripod would blow over, so much so that I took the strap off the camera. It also meant that the shots may have come out blury. Well here are some of the results I hope. I am not sure if those links will show the photo's so here is a link to my windows site with the pics on it. http://cid-62c98c4aed2605eb.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Firworks%20high%20res Hope it works and thanks for the advice. Should say that the camera is a Cannon ESI 450D with a Tamron 28-80mm lense with a fisheye wide angle adapter attached. They were all done using the bulb setting and a remote at various different exposure times. Darrell It was the World fireworks compatition finale in Blackpool on Friday so I decided to go along and take some pics. Did a quick google and found this great advice so i thought I would post up my results.

The first problem was finding a location as I was with family so they wanted to be near the action and listen to the music as well. This meant that I was right under some of the carnival type lights that they have in Blackpool at this time of year. It wasn’t too much of a problem other than if I wanted to get all the display area in. The second problem was that it was very windy and I was concerned that my tripod would blow over, so much so that I took the strap off the camera. It also meant that the shots may have come out blury.

Well here are some of the results I hope.

I am not sure if those links will show the photo’s so here is a link to my windows site with the pics on it.

http://cid-62c98c4aed2605eb.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Firworks%20high%20res

Hope it works and thanks for the advice.

Should say that the camera is a Cannon ESI 450D with a Tamron 28-80mm lense with a fisheye wide angle adapter attached. They were all done using the bulb setting and a remote at various different exposure times.

Darrell

]]> By: queen_irene http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/comment-page-4#comment-63403 queen_irene Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:45:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/#comment-63403 What are the right words ... super, wonderful idea What are the right words … super, wonderful idea

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