How To SHOOT FIREWORKS: 7 SECRETS to photograph fireworks LIKE A BOSS
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2018
- Today How to shoot fireworks with ANY camera. I'm sharing 7 tips for shooting fireworks on the 4th of July and Bastille day! How to shoot fireworks with a compact camera, DSLR and phone.
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Take better fireworks pictures Here are my 7 secrets to shoot fireworks like a boss with any camera:
⏀1 You can use ANY camera that has manual mode. If you have a phone, download a long exposure app or use the live mode on an iphone (you can create long exposure from live photos - google it)
⏀2 You don't need a tripod! All you need is a stable spot to put your camera. I often put my camera on the floor or on my backpack. If you still want a tripod here are options:
⏀3 You have to experiment to get the right shot. Try different settings to get the results you want. Here are the ones I start with: ISO100, F/5.6, Shutter Speed 3seconds, WB auto. Take a picture and if it's too dark or too bright modify the settings to get it right.
⏀4 Don't shoot in JPG. Shoot in RAW or RAW+JPG. You can then leave the WB in auto and will have a ton of editing range.
⏀5 The longer you expose (shutter speed 3,5,10s) the more firework you will have in your picture. Too long might get too bright and too confusing!
⏀6 Don't shoot just the firework. At least try something new. Give a sense of place/ambiance in your image. Shoot the cityscape, the people, the background with the fireworks.
⏀7 Underexpose a little. This will protect the highlight of the fireworks and help you edit more easily.
Here you go, my 7 secrets to photographing fireworks! Let me know if you're going to take pictures of the fireworks too!
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Pierre T. Lambert I will be shooting fireworks for the first on Wednesday.
Thank you for the tips as always. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks man! Enjoy :)
With all those people walking around in the dark at the fireworks, YES, put your camera on the ground is a great idea! he-he ha-ha ho-ho, just sit back and watch your camera go.
Thank you so much! It helped me shoot great photos of fireworks during Diwali
You are complete energize ..thanks .
Hey Pierre, Suzi here… I know this video is from two years ago but I had to rewatch it because tonight is the first time I’m going to try and shoot fireworks. From all places, my front yard. I’ll try and get a dog in the shot since there is no interesting landscape around here. Happy Independence Day 2020!!
Pierre! You rock man! Great tips! I'm stoked to try these out on the 4th!
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the tips! I took your advice and got some amazing images of the fireworks last night.
One of your best!♥
Thanks Abir!!! !Have a great weekend & See you in the next episode :)
great video !
Great tips, shooting at Cape Towns NYE festival tonight. Happy New Year and have a solid 2020 everyone!
Excellent Fotografo Pierre… I am interesting the Differnet perspective that proposes that it is not only an armour fires if the one in composition … greetings.. From Mineral de Pozos Guanjuato Mexico.Thank you
I’m gonna be shooting fireworks for the first time on the 4th!!! This video was a HUGE help! Wish me luck!
Hey Emma! Glad to hear! Good luck 🍀👍
I liked the way you keep jumping, bouncing and running around between scenes hhahahaaa you have so much energies man. Anyway, just landed here in NYE coz I'm an insta follower and...a UA-cam subscriber from now on. Keep up that good quality content, I'm enjoying it so far
great video. thank you!
Thank you!
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Great tips for a newbie. Thank you.
Thanks Anish!
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Excellent tips and talk on shooting fireworks. I'm set to try it out this 4th. Thanks for the info.
Hey Billie!! Thanks a lot man. Let me know how it goes :)
Have a great day!
Pierre, I used your recommended camera settings and tips to shoot fireworks with my Sony a6000 and 55mm to 210mm lens. I used 5sec. to 7 sec. exposures. The shots turned out wonderful! I could hardly believe they were that good.
That you very much for your tutorial Pierre! Great stuff.
Just found your channel, landed on the night photography vid. me and my hubby were having a date night and trying some night photos for the first time. awesome vids, love your editing. you will have over a million subs one day!
Hey Jess!! Thanks a lot! Glad it helped! Welcome to the adventures! When I have a million come say hi I'll remember you and your hubby!
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Because of this I'm actually probably gonna give it a shot when the fireworks go off in Switzerland on the 1st of August haha. Once again, good video! Enjoyed watching it :)
Hey Marc! Thank you! Awesome yes lmk how it goes :)
I wain wait of this video bro thankyou😊
Hey Amos! You’re welcome man :-)
My pleasure🤓😂
Awesome video as usual :)
Thank you brother! :)
Hello Pierre,
What about focus? Manual or Auto?
Happy new year!
Im planning on shooting fireworks tonight!
Great. ! I'm going to try this next time there are fireworks. XD
Awesome! Lmk how it goes :)
Shooting my first fireworks this 4th. Thanks for the tips!!
Same here in the USA! I am stoked!
Hope it went well!
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Thanks! .. see you next episode 😄
Hey Jason!! Thank YOU! :-)
Yes, see you Thursday!
Nice time lapse at the end !
Hey Rick! Thanks man!! :-)
Thanks for the tips. I love your videos and your energy!
Thank you Scott for watching! Glad you enjoyed :-) see you in the next episode!!
You're welcome! I'll be in France starting on July 21. I'll be in Agen for a week for a conference and plan on visiting Paris for a day before going to Spain. It will be my first time in France. J'ai besoin de pratiquer mon français.
Awesome man! Enjoy my home country :)
Will do.
Thanks, very good helpful tips. What about video? Do you have a recipe? Taking photo is quite easy and we can see the results instantly but in video, one chance only.
I am going to try this but with rear curtain flash to make a portrait maybe...
Use bulb mode + long exposure, use a black card to block some of the time.
Merci pour les tips. Je shooté mon premier feu d'artifice la semaine prochaine et je n'aurais pas pensé au raw+jpg pour éviter de me prendre la tête avec les WB ! Dans le cas où on ne shooterait qu'en Jpg, quel serait un bon WB à utiliser ? Merci !
Whats up, great video ,lots of energy, was wondering what is on your back pack strap? On your left side. Thanks from Indiana
Hey Rich! It's a camera holder. I put the camera there all the time :) better for me than having it hanging on the strap. Here's the one I use amzn.to/2KHNuod - might be knock off brands available too...
Et bien !! Ta chaîne a explosé ! Dommage que je n’étais pas dispo sur paris il y a quelques mois car ça aurait été un plaisir de partager avec un passionné !!
Heya François! haha yes, c'est ma deuxième chaîne :)
Je repasse sur Paris vers Septembre/Octobre!
Pierre T. Lambert let’s meet up then mate !!
Olympus have live composite mode, very handy.
Oh sweet!
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@Pierretlambert can you not edit the fireworks that you've taken using a dslr (i.e., Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop)?
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Hi Marie! :)
Good recap of fireworks tips, Pierre, but not exactly “secret” considering how many posts have long covered, and continue to cover, this subject and all you touched on. Still, repetition reinforces. Also, very important - turn off: 1. Built-in flash/flash mode, 2. Auto-focus (use manual and pre-focus at infinity as you replied to a comment below), 3. Image stabilization, and 4. Long exposure noise reduction (in many cameras). Of secondary importance is to shoot most pics at show start if you want to minimize the accumulating smoke/haze. Some consumer oriented cameras, as you know, include a specific fireworks scene mode that may not take into account all these technical safeguards. Bonus - frame scene to anticipate and capture topmost bursts, and get creative w/zoom during exposure.
Hey Paul!!! GREAT add on! The 4. You mention is definitely something that can get people confused as it usually freezes the camera for a while...!
Thanks for sharing man :)
Lots of love from india bruh...
Thanks Badshah!!! :)
Pierre T. Lambert Ur wlcm buddy
Hey man, just got into your channel, I am also in Chicago
Hey Nick! Awesome! Chicago tribe :)
I come here often! Welcome to the adventures on the channel!
salut je vais prendre mes photos ce soir à tourcoing merci de tes petits mots
If you just smash the shutter button, chances are that you introduce camera shake. If you use a timer, it's extremely difficult to predict when the action is going to happen, and time it precisely. One technique is to set a long shutter speed, and cover the lens with a black card. When you notice some action, remove the cardboard, then put it back a few seconds later. This way you can superimpose multiple bursts in the same shot. Removing the black card is quick enough, and it shouldn't shake the camera. So having no professional cable release is no excuse, either. Everyone can get a cheap black card from a craft shop.
Hey! Thanks for sharing! that's a great tip! Never tried yet, will have to give it a shot :)
What Tripod is that?
I think your forgot one more thing , with the long exposure , your drive mode should be on a timer you should shoot via a remote/app :)
Yes it's better indeed!!
Merci Pierre bon video, but I have to shoot fireworks in a suburban area and not a city. How do you focus on sky in auto focus when you have no talk building's to focus on at night.
Au revoir. Lee.
Heya Lee!! Manual on infitiy or wait for one to blow up focus on it when the light on and turn the lens in manual after it will be focused :)
You just missed 'Canada Day' .... July 1st we were 151 years old.
True!!!! By just a day ahhh!!
All of these tips are extremely valid. Tripod = not absolutely required. (be a rock!)
Manual mode is extremely useful. However i would suggest (if using a rock/tripod) to shoot in bulb mode with a remote trigger. (Careful with wireless triggers, other people might use them too and might interfere with yours, physical trigger might be best if its crowded) Bulb mode = you control the shutter length, so can make the shutter as long as you want or as short as you want.
Be prepared for rain!
BTW Canada Day is a thing too... go to Canada on July 1st for some fireworks practice before the 4th of July! (hah, next year!)
For me I wound up using Iso 64 (D850) F8-F11 24-70mm lens between 44mm and 70mm i focused on the first firework as it went off, and left lens on that spot most of the rest of the night, some adjustment from time to time. In 20 minutes wound up with 178 photos to mess around with on bulb mode. Oh and i used Matrix metering / full scene meter, not spot.
Heya! Awesome thanks for sharing! Yeah remote + bulb is great. I have the tendency to think as little as possible so I leave it in preset times. Otherwise I have to watch the time or count :p
Timelapse mode works well too!!
Good point for Canada!!! Damn I missed it :-0
Have a great day man!
Bubba da Hut Good point about bulb mode and potential interference w/same. Some folks opt to keep bulb mode active and place/remove black cardboard in front of, but not touching the lens.
With all the invitations I received, I would probably too drunk to shoot when the fireworks start.
Hahaha you made me laugh 😆
Jumper
I choose shoot in jpeg I win first place in photo competitions
T'as oublié dire quand déclencher je crois
Hey Seb!! Oops! En effet... Juste avant que ça explose et deux methodes: en devinant quand ca va partir ou se metter en mode timelapse (intervalometre) comme ça pas besoin de rappuyer à chaque fois
Pierre T. Lambert merci pour le tip
Continue tes vidéos j'aime trop
Je suis aussi autodidacte mais avoir des tips en plus c'est très bien👍👍
Hyper guy....I'm out
too much theories, too much talking, just show us how to do that is better
Heya! Skip to part 3 if you just want the settings or just read the description ;)