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Fireworks! Share your ideas, tips, techniques etc, for photographing fireworks

#1 angelaNussbaum

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 12:05 PM

Its that time! Its coming up.... I would love to be able to use my little point and shoot to take pictures of fire works, but how does one do that?

Do i need to borrow an slr?

Share your ideas, tips, techniques ....

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 12:45 PM

I have no idea I use Halleys photos LOL she does use a slr & they come out awsum but who knows maybe this year I can use my new fugi S1000fl got my fingers crossed & will be checking this out to see how it works !!

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 04:57 PM

Tripods are your friend........... seriously, use one. It makes a big difference!

It depends also what features your camera has. I would LOVE to get a good photo of the grand finale that's not blown out. I'll have to do some digging to know what shutter speed and f stop I need to use.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 04:57 PM

angelaNussbaum, on Jun 22 2008, 01:05 PM, said:

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I have a minolta dimage z1 that I have used to take pictures of fireworks. I have found the easiest way is to set your camera to auto and if possible "continous" meaning that it will take several pictures at once for you. That way you are guaranteed to get a few good pictures. Make sure you are away from power lines and other light sources as it can confuse the camera. Also, you need to have a steady hand as some cameras for night pictures leave the shutter open for extended periods to gather extra light. If you are shaky, then your pictures will blur, bit it looks kinda cool though. Hope this helps.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 05:01 PM

My husband has taken some really nice fireworks shots. I know he puts it into manual everything, and I wished I'd checked the next time I picked up the camera and got lousy photos.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 05:29 PM

Ugh! I had a whole post ready to go earlier and it got eaten! Blah!

Use a tripod! It minimizes shake.
Also, use a remote shutter dohickee or a cable release (remote prefered) to minimize shake
Take photos of the kids lit only by sparklers (Check to be sure they are legal in your area, though)
Some P&Ss have a fireworks setting, or a night portrait setting - each will leave the shutter open longer to let in more light - and again, tripods are your friend.
If you don't have a tripod, make sure to steady yourself against a tree or building, and hold your breath while taking the photo.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 08:07 PM

When surfing the web for photography tips one day, I came across information on taking pictures of fireworks. Of course, I have no idea where that was now but googling "photography" and "fireworks" may get you to some helpful info.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 10:37 PM

I just got a tripod from a friend...Since i shake to much. We had planned not to do fireworks this year since DS can't come since the ear issue. But im going to sneek out with DD and my DH is going to take DS somewhere else so i can get photos.

Sorry Angela no advice here. IM still learning to work my camera!! And having no luck!

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