Fireworks

[lingham]

Whats the best to capture them as we do have the season approaching

Im applying to be the official photographer for the local massive display.

[mcmadkat]

Tripod, long exposures....

Buy a box of em and practice!

[lingham]

i got the gig as the photographer I now need to source a flashlite to borrow....hmmmm

[prime80]

Tripod, cable release, mirror lockup, bulb mode, 1-10sec exposures, location, location, location. Scout the area thoroughly ahead of time and find a good spot to take pictures that will include some interesting scenery in addition to the fireworks.

[lingham]

i dont need to get a background

its backdrop is the local castle which is lit AWESOME at night.

[Gary_Evans]

Tripod, cable release, mirror lockup, bulb mode, 1-10sec exposures, location, location, location. Scout the area thoroughly ahead of time and find a good spot to take pictures that will include some interesting scenery in addition to the fireworks.

whs.

Plus take a piece of card to cover the lens when there are no fireworks to photograph. You can then replicate the old film trick of multiple exposures.

[lingham]

how gary?

[Gary_Evans]

Put your camera on a tripod to hold it still, and use a cable release if possible so that the camera wont move. Set to bulb (shutter stays open as long as you hold the release) but this may result in too much ambient light hitting the sensor during times with no fireworks (the CCD will pick up ambient light) So you use a piece of card to cover lens when there are no fireworks to photograph.

As an example, release your shutter as a rocket goes up and explodes then use your card to cover the front of the lens. As another firework goes up remove card you get the burst of light and then cover the lens again.

[Banbert]

What Prime80 said .... weve only done one so far but thats the way we did it, was certainly a lot of fun, I was laughing the whole time I was shooting. If you also have something that you want to light up as part of the scene (people or buildings etc) you can try some off camera flash if you have the gear, we used a 580 and a couple of 430's on stands.

We did a little video when we shot fireworks at a wedding that shows how we did it, maybe of interest maybe not but here it is. >

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaT3aTmZ6gI


and the pic

http://www.boundlessphotos.co.uk/clients/BP032-BLOG-013.jpg

[mcmadkat]

The problem with really long exposures is that things just mush together.

I found that for one show I had to keep the ss about 1/10 otherwise it all went mushy

[lingham]

should of mentioned i only have the standard flash

also no bugster threads get moved anyways and people always post stuff like that in here and get good replies from most people including mods. if you dont like it dont read it

[lingham]

whos Bingham?

[Familiaphoto]

I shoot fireworks at f/9 for about 3 seconds on average and ISO100 on average. At least that is what I shot the below with.

http://familiaphoto.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p848390383-4.jpg

[lingham]

ditto cheers mate!!!

[PhotosGuy]

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[SBCmetroguy]

It's a good thread, but I agree it's in the wrong forum. I guess if it were going to be moved it would have by now. Incorrect placement of threads IS annoying, and I don't think 'No Bugster' meant anything personal... he was just stating that these non-business threads don't belong in the business section. And he is correct.

Now with the above out of the way, I will say that Banbert's photo example is awesome and you definitely should take that video to heart. Good stuff!

[SBCmetroguy]

I shoot fireworks at f/9 for about 3 seconds on average and ISO100 on average. At least that is what I shot the below with.

http://familiaphoto.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p848390383-4.jpg


I've gotten some awesome fireworks shots, but the colors in this shot astound me. I can't recall having ever seen these types of colors in fireworks displays... awesome!

[prime80]

I shoot fireworks at f/9 for about 3 seconds on average and ISO100 on average. At least that is what I shot the below with.

http://familiaphoto.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p848390383-4.jpg

Nice shot...gotta love Illuminations! ;)

[Mike-DT6]

Fantastic shot! Were those fireworks all captured in one 3-second exposure or are they separate exposures edited together afterwards?

Mike

[Mike-DT6]

What Prime80 said .... weve only done one so far but thats the way we did it, was certainly a lot of fun, I was laughing the whole time I was shooting. If you also have something that you want to light up as part of the scene (people or buildings etc) you can try some off camera flash if you have the gear, we used a 580 and a couple of 430's on stands.

We did a little video when we shot fireworks at a wedding that shows how we did it, maybe of interest maybe not but here it is. >

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaT3aTmZ6gI


></p>Thanks for posting those details and the video link too. Excellent shot. I'm learning as much as I can about firework photography at the moment, so your details were a great help

:-)

Mike