I appreciate anyone who takes the time and effort to share their knowledge. What stood out on your video from most is that you also share your camera settings and lens size...thank you so much
even today 2017, you still have the best tutorial on shooting fireworks. couldnt find / see / observe anything else more informative then this video, thanks !
One trick I found that works really well is to shoot in bulb and use black construction paper to cover the lens. Remove the paper to get the exposure, replace the paper until more fireworks show up in the sky and repeat. You can get creative with this and use it to control the amount of streaking as well as getting multiple fireworks when there is a delay between them. Start around f5.6 ISO 100 and play with it from there.
I, too, wondered why he wasn't shooting in bulb mode so he could control the exact amount of time per shot. I'm going to try the black paper idea.... thanks for sharing that!
Thank you for sharing. You gave justification for each of your initial decisions, but left room for explained adjustments. The best part is that you made plenty of 'mistakes' to show how to adjust while taking pictures in the field. Great tutorial.
You Australians are blessed to have a warm New years eve...OMG I went to Boston for the fireworks. It was in 20ish F. Cant' even feel my toes and fingers after the show.
I absolutely loved this video. Thank-you for your play-by-play as the display went off. It was so helpful. I learned more watching this than the other videos I’ve seen.
Thanks. I took my first fireworks pics during Christmas and it came out great.My interest in photography is gaining momentum.Thanks again for the help.I appreciate it. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Thank you very much for this video. I especially enjoyed you speaking your thoughts as you made changes to your settings looking for something different. Also I commend you for allowing us to see the mistakes and then how you fixed them. That takes courage of character.
I've only taken a beginner's course for photography, but this, my friend, is truly amazing! I've learned something new here that's for sure!!! Simply amazing!
Perfect kick-start for tonight's Canada Day celebratoon! Thank you for posting this. I like your commentary and style, so I've also subscribed and will check out your other videos.
Even with the most well planned photo shoots, things go wrong! I loved the way you quickly adjusted on the fly-- you recomposed the shot, adjusted the f# and ISO, and even expertly diagnosed a problem with the cable release-- thanks for posting your true-to-life experience. I think my D810 has a setting to turn off the autofocus when using the timer or cable release, so with certain cameras you wouldn't have to keep switching to manual focus. Great video, thank you!
Neil, Many thanks for this tutorial, out of all the ones (Fireworks) I have watched on UA-cam, yours is the one that kept my interest and explained things in an easy to understand way. Will check your Udemy courses out. All the best from Liverpool, UK.
This video should be treated as Holy Bible for the firework photography. You showed the every steps in easiest way possible by any professional. Love it. I will try tomorrow. To other viewers, if you watch this video, do not bother to watch other videos on firework. This is the best tutorial on UA-cam so far. Love it every second of it. So helpful. Happy New Year 2021 in advance. Thanks
That's the best fireworks display I have ever seen! Loved the purple ones that after they exploded, decided to go their own way. How does that even work!? lol
On the topic of the smoke on a longer fireworks show, I took photos of around a 25 minute show in China. It was a very still night, by the end, you couldn't even see the fireworks a lot of the time. BUT, I got some amazing photos of the fireworks bursting out of the smoke, with the smoke from the fireworks causing spectacular colours to light up the clouds of smoke!!
Thanks for an excellent tutorial, Neil. I must admit to being taken by surprise that you used the 'Daylight' or 'Tungsten' settings for your White Balance. Now I know how to counteract the orange skies I've ended up with in some of my night photography because of light pollution. One additional tip I would include for this kind of photography. Long shutter speeds will often create too much digital noise so if you have the 'Long exposure noise reduction' setting on your camera it might be advisable to have it switched on. You can find it in the Custom Function Menu options on the Canon DSLR cameras.
I prefer bulb, you have more control of what you want in the pictures, unlike with 10" or more, you will have to wait for the camera to finish taking the picture.
Using bulb mode is an excellent alternative, especially if you want to have more creative control over which fireworks appear in your shot. If you are including foreground elements in your shot however, you will need to be aware of the affect that varying your shutter speed will have on those elements, which will likely have the same brightness throughout the display. Short exposures will make them darker, and longer ones may risk blowing out the highlights. Definitely something worth experimenting with!
Bulb with a black card is a great way to go. You can mimic shutter control by using the black card to cover the lens, and only expose for the fireworks you want to keep.
Great looking video and good info too thanks for sharing its bonfire night tonight so i was after a few last minute tips i think i will start at 4-6 second shutter.
Nice tutorial! Love how you've explained it all in great detail! Gave me enough to get fired up about going out there and shooting some fireworks! Unfortunately for me, I decided to look this up after the 4th of July celebrations!:(
Ok, i got a Hero5black and was wondering what these settings is in a very dark place? I am doing it at home and was wondering what settings these are in a gopro. At home there is no light, no buildings etc.. (we dont have f om a gopro) thank you We have protune etc so i need EVERY SETTING!!
This is good ..I love it ...it make me feel like in real time that I am there doing the photographing ...time he miss it I feel it also ..hope know what I mean ..thank you so much for this video
I need to know more about aperture and the color of the fireworks. I noticed last weekend that a lot of the fireworks where not showing their color. What the aperture open too much?
The shutter speed will affect how many fireworks appear in the shot, and how brightly static elements in the shot are exposed. What shutter speed you choose depends on the look you want for your final shot. I like to have lots of bursts in my shots so I started with 10 seconds. Thank you!
I appreciate anyone who takes the time and effort to share their knowledge. What stood out on your video from most is that you also share your camera settings and lens size...thank you so much
even today 2017, you still have the best tutorial on shooting fireworks. couldnt find / see / observe anything else more informative then this video, thanks !
One trick I found that works really well is to shoot in bulb and use black construction paper to cover the lens. Remove the paper to get the exposure, replace the paper until more fireworks show up in the sky and repeat. You can get creative with this and use it to control the amount of streaking as well as getting multiple fireworks when there is a delay between them. Start around f5.6 ISO 100 and play with it from there.
That's an excellent advanced technique to try!
Oh wow maybe that can work
I, too, wondered why he wasn't shooting in bulb mode so he could control the exact amount of time per shot. I'm going to try the black paper idea.... thanks for sharing that!
Thank you for sharing. You gave justification for each of your initial decisions, but left room for explained adjustments. The best part is that you made plenty of 'mistakes' to show how to adjust while taking pictures in the field. Great tutorial.
You Australians are blessed to have a warm New years eve...OMG I went to Boston for the fireworks. It was in 20ish F. Cant' even feel my toes and fingers after the show.
I absolutely loved this video. Thank-you for your play-by-play as the display went off. It was so helpful. I learned more watching this than the other videos I’ve seen.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found the video useful, and I hope it helped you to get some wonderful photos!
That was very helpful, easy to follow and understand :)
Thank-you Neil!!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Super informative! Can't wait for the next holiday so I can shoot fireworks!
Ta!
Great presentation Neil. Easy to follow...Thanks
Awesome, tutorial!! Amazing display. Thank you so much 😀
This is an amazing tutorial. Helped me very much. Thanks a lot.
Thanks so much! The photos amazed me! I'll be employing these techniques tomorrow.
This video was awesome!!! Going out to shoot the 4th here in the USA today with my new Z9. Thanks for the tips. In Philadelphia.
Very helpful. Just happend to jump on to your video which is about 6 years old!! Wow!! Fundamentals don't change.
cool shots, thanks for sharing some great info!
Fantastic video Neil, and some great shots!
Thanks.
I took my first fireworks pics during Christmas and it came out great.My interest in photography is gaining momentum.Thanks again for the help.I appreciate it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Thanks so much for putting this up. Helps a lot. Many of the other posts on the topic ignore the importance of position and planning. keep it up!
Thank you very much for this video. I especially enjoyed you speaking your thoughts as you made changes to your settings looking for something different. Also I commend you for allowing us to see the mistakes and then how you fixed them. That takes courage of character.
Great shots - Thanks for the info.
This is so amazing. I've learned many new things from you. Thank you so much.
very nice tutorial! thanks a lot!
Thanks Neil for this useful tutorial. gonna try this on weekend.
the best part is that you are very honest..
I've only taken a beginner's course for photography, but this, my friend, is truly amazing! I've learned something new here that's for sure!!! Simply amazing!
Clean and to the point, thank you!
Thank you, this is a very good tutorial!
Great Video! Thanks!
The firework in 10:51 and 12:42 were amazing :)
Perfect kick-start for tonight's Canada Day celebratoon! Thank you for posting this. I like your commentary and style, so I've also subscribed and will check out your other videos.
Thank you! I hope to publish more videos in the future, sorry that there hasn't been many in a while!
Thanks for a good video of shooting fireworks and showing what it looks like in the settings.
Last shot was so good!
These photos are incredible
Thanks Neil for your effort
it is amazing
Great video about Night photography. Thanks Neil
Thank you from the USA... Absolutely loved this Video.... Amazing job. Bravo....Learned much :)
The best video in UA-cam for learning how to shoot fireworks. Great job. 👌👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏
Even with the most well planned photo shoots, things go wrong! I loved the way you quickly adjusted on the fly-- you recomposed the shot, adjusted the f# and ISO, and even expertly diagnosed a problem with the cable release-- thanks for posting your true-to-life experience. I think my D810 has a setting to turn off the autofocus when using the timer or cable release, so with certain cameras you wouldn't have to keep switching to manual focus. Great video, thank you!
Neil, Many thanks for this tutorial, out of all the ones (Fireworks) I have watched on UA-cam, yours is the one that kept my interest and explained things in an easy to understand way. Will check your Udemy courses out. All the best from Liverpool, UK.
Great video. I've subscribed!
Really useful video, thanks!
Great video thanks!
Thanks thanks thanks. it was just I was looking for!. Thanks!
Mate this is great video you have shared. Very inspiring. Thanks a lot. cheers!
Excellent video and very informative, thanks!
Great video, Great tips!
I love the method you chose to do the tutorial-in the moment!
Thanks for the tips
This video should be treated as Holy Bible for the firework photography. You showed the every steps in easiest way possible by any professional. Love it. I will try tomorrow. To other viewers, if you watch this video, do not bother to watch other videos on firework. This is the best tutorial on UA-cam so far. Love it every second of it. So helpful. Happy New Year 2021 in advance. Thanks
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment! I wish you the best of luck with your shoot!
I loved your tutorial Neil...!! Keep up...:)
That's the best fireworks display I have ever seen! Loved the purple ones that after they exploded, decided to go their own way. How does that even work!? lol
Thanks ! Amazing Video !
Very helpful. Thank you
On the topic of the smoke on a longer fireworks show, I took photos of around a 25 minute show in China. It was a very still night, by the end, you couldn't even see the fireworks a lot of the time. BUT, I got some amazing photos of the fireworks bursting out of the smoke, with the smoke from the fireworks causing spectacular colours to light up the clouds of smoke!!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Good video!! Helped a lot!!
Great video! Very Helpful
very enjoyable Neil and very informative enjoyed it thanks a lot ,all the best
wow such a good photo and thanks for your effort
Great video thanks
Thank you!
Thanks so much for the post Neil. Very interesting. I particularly like the still shot at 15:00. Good show mate!
This helped a lot!!! appreciate your efforts... :) you are awesome.. :) keep it up.
Thanks for an excellent tutorial, Neil. I must admit to being taken by surprise that you used the 'Daylight' or 'Tungsten' settings for your White Balance. Now I know how to counteract the orange skies I've ended up with in some of my night photography because of light pollution. One additional tip I would include for this kind of photography. Long shutter speeds will often create too much digital noise so if you have the 'Long exposure noise reduction' setting on your camera it might be advisable to have it switched on. You can find it in the Custom Function Menu options on the Canon DSLR cameras.
Using these methods tonight for 4th of July!
Thanks for this informative video 👏
thanks ! it is soooooooooo practical !!!!!
Thanks a bunch
I prefer bulb, you have more control of what you want in the pictures, unlike with 10" or more, you will have to wait for the camera to finish taking the picture.
Using bulb mode is an excellent alternative, especially if you want to have more creative control over which fireworks appear in your shot. If you are including foreground elements in your shot however, you will need to be aware of the affect that varying your shutter speed will have on those elements, which will likely have the same brightness throughout the display. Short exposures will make them darker, and longer ones may risk blowing out the highlights. Definitely something worth experimenting with!
Bulb with a black card is a great way to go. You can mimic shutter control by using the black card to cover the lens, and only expose for the fireworks you want to keep.
Great looking video and good info too thanks for sharing its bonfire night tonight so i was after a few last minute tips i think i will start at 4-6 second shutter.
Cool thanks
You can shoot with a big apature and focus to infinity and still get shots in focus
Nice tutorial! Love how you've explained it all in great detail! Gave me enough to get fired up about going out there and shooting some fireworks! Unfortunately for me, I decided to look this up after the 4th of July celebrations!:(
Bookmark it and you can come back for a refresher every time there's a fireworks show near you :)
@neilcreek Pls create a playlist about "fireworks photography".
Amazing work, Neil - Great dialogue and well explained. Would like to know Camera you are using. Would bulb work. Thanks lots.
What good video!
Wonderful stuff ^^,
Great video. Thanks. I would be tempted to use two cameras, one with a wide angle lens. And I wonder what you did in post processing?Any composites?
Fantastic demonstration! Did you use back button focus and then Locked?
Excellent
Excellent video. I'm curious, though. If you're using a cable release, can you use the lock-off feature for burst mode at longer exposures?
Congratulations!!!!!!
This is amazing.. :)
I use cloudy WB to warm the colours
Great vido.
what were the settings on the video camera for those who want to video fireworks? thanks in anticipation.
Cable release not plugged in properly, not watching the tally light, I''m so glad I'm not the only one that that happens to. Great video, thank you.
Thanks for sharing! :-)
very nice sir..
I'm going to the same spot but for the winter fireworks 🎆
Ok, i got a Hero5black and was wondering what these settings is in a very dark place? I am doing it at home and was wondering what settings these are in a gopro. At home there is no light, no buildings etc.. (we dont have f om a gopro) thank you
We have protune etc so i need EVERY SETTING!!
This is good ..I love it ...it make me feel like in real time that I am there doing the photographing ...time he miss it I feel it also ..hope know what I mean ..thank you so much for this video
You're welcome! I try to make my videos as 'real' and helpful as I can :)
What tripod are you using here Neil?
Amazing can´t wait to new years ewe
I need to know more about aperture and the color of the fireworks. I noticed last weekend that a lot of the fireworks where not showing their color. What the aperture open too much?
I was surprised at how little action was captured on the 30 seconds exposure.
Hmm beautiful..
Going to try tonight if weather hold up
nice.
I really liked this tutorial! It's nice to see you experimenting there and then as you are shooting the video. What lens did you use?
Thank you! I was shooting with a Tamron 24-135mm.
10 seconds is too much! It would be better at 4-5 seconds I think.. I will try it anyways.. Great tutorial by the way!
The shutter speed will affect how many fireworks appear in the shot, and how brightly static elements in the shot are exposed. What shutter speed you choose depends on the look you want for your final shot. I like to have lots of bursts in my shots so I started with 10 seconds. Thank you!
what mode are you using