Shooting fireworks is not really that difficult, although it does require a few items. You will need a tripod, remote shutter release cable or a remote controller for your camera, a good spot to shoot from, and both wide and telephoto lenses. Now the camera settings, well, I saw many tutorials that suggest shooting at 400-200 ISO, and I say, go as low as you can. The photo you see here was shot at 50 ISO. Lower ISO - less noise. Aperture - this really depends, but you do not want to use a wide open aperture (like F2.8 or F4), because fireworks are really bright, so it is easy to overexpose the shots. I think I started at F11 and went down to F16. Remember, the finale is always VERY bright, as all hell breaks loose, so you might want to close the aperture even down to F22 or so. Shutter speed is the most tricky one to determine, as the best way to go is to set it to BULB mode, which is why you need that remote shutter cable thingie. The rest is a trial and error really, the way I shoot is i open the shutter when I see the trail of a firework going up, and then close it just before the bloom starts to fade (below photo was shot at F16, ISO 50, and 7s exposure). You can use other methods like manually defocusing the lens, zooming in, or covering the lens between the blooms with your hand. I will make a video tutorial on how to edit firework shots in photoshop, and will post it on my photoshop and photography tutorials Youtube channel. Happy shooting! Photo location: Yokuska.
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