How to photograph fireworks : 10 Essential tips for beginners
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- In this video I share tips, camera settings and more so you can take amazing firework photos. This tutorial is perfect for the beginners and features settings and demonstrations for Nikon and Canon cameras.
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This beginners photography tutorial will help you take better photos of fireworks, with advice and tips on gear, camera settings and more.
Features camera settings for Canon and Nikon cameras.
July 4th celebrations, new years, bonfire night, Guy Fawkes fireworks.
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#photography #fireworkphotography #fireworks
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Another great video, Paul… It came at the right time also… I will be going to a local minor league baseball game this Friday for the sole purpose of getting some fireworks shots… Thank you for the info… I will send you a couple pics so you can let me know what you think!!!! Have a wonderful week, my friend….
Hi
Where can I sell my photos online to earn some money for myself
It's that 1 shot that makes it all worth it, beautiful picture mate.
Thank you 😀
Very good advises. I especially appreciate that You showed us the rest of the photos. That shows us that, even thou we prepare as mush as we can, still, it's not certain that we will get good photos
This also says that
Never loose faith
Thanks for watching.
This not only helped me with fireworks but just everything else as well! Recently got my first camera, the canon t7 and WOW. you taught me more here than anybody else ever really did. THANK YOU!!
You are absolutely a good teacher, thanks 😊
Great tips again Paul. Thank you
Best instruction on taking fireworks with back of camera instruction! I'm gonna try your settings. Thanks.
This guy is the "Bob Ross" of photography!! :)
🤣 love that! I’m gonna take that as a compliment Scott.
Crystal clear presentation without any technical lecture thanks 👍
Love my Nikons. I shoot with D 3 and D 750. Tank you for the videos.
Thanks Paul for your great videos. You help me remember the very basics deep in the background, so when I go out either on my shoots or going out trying new things from your videos and challenges I know how to correct my images. thanks again.
You are welcome Martin, thanks for the feedback.
Great thanks will try tonight hopefully
Great video, keeping it simple. The ISO, shutter and aperture settings you gave were a good starting point from which we can then test when at the location. The tips on what to have witched on and off are invaluable, this is what usually catches me out! Thanks again for your videos, a thumbs up from me!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback.
Watching this July 3rd in the USA...perfect timing!!!
Thank you, it’s July 4th in my part of the world, so happy Independence Day to you !
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Thank you so much for a very clear explanation of various settings. Not many channels admit that there photos went wrong. Now I know out of many clicks only few may be standout photos in situations like this. Thank you once again & will share if I get at least one usable image 😄
Hello! Thank you for this tutorial I'll be taking photos of fireworks tonight for the first time. Now I know the basics I hope to get at least one good one. Thank you again.
Bro you are helping me beyond belief
Very well done and helpful video!
Paul,I always wonder how effectively and efficiently you describe and teach ! Thank you for yet another awesome tips and tricks.Expecting lot more🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the feedback and support 👏
Thank you very much!
Great video! I appreciate how you explain things concisely and in layman's terms, making the subject understandable. Thank you.
You are very welcome Shayne, appreciate the feedback and support.
thanks for your precious, yet simple tips
My pleasure 😊 thank you.
Excellent presentation 👏 👌 👍
Thanks for the tips! I'm all set up for tonight's fireworks on the Mall in Washington DC. From an 8th floor balcony overlooking the monuments it should be spectacular!
Great advice! I wish I had watched your video earlier. I shot fireworks for the first time last month. I did set up early and did some test shots. I played with the sutter speed between 4 and 9 seconds. I used an ISO of 320 and played with the aperture throughout the fireworks. I also went from a 17 mm angle to a 28 mm partway in. I was really surprised that out of 60 shots I got 26 usable shots and 4 that were exactly what I wanted. One shot of multiple bursts was published on the front page of the local small town newspaper. I just had a 11x17 inch blown up printed.
Next time I will incorporate your suggestions. Thank you
Thanks for watching. 26 usable shots is a good hit rate when it comes to firework photography!!
Appreciate the feedback and support.
Paul.
Brilliant tutorial mate. Well played.
Love the content ! Please keep it coming in really learning alot from you ! THANKS !
You're welcome Thomas, thanks for the kind feedback.
And another great informative, and easily explained video. Cheers Paul 👍
You are amazing photographer. You are my teacher who teaches me how to take photographs. Thank you so much paul. Love from india.❤
Wow, thank you!
@@photogenius welcome sir🙏🏻😇
Very informative 👍
A very useful tips, as usual and thank you.
My pleasure!
Thanks Paul.
Nice brief explanation of how to shoot firework. I will definitely try this technique to shoot the fireworks in the night of American Independent Day.
Thanks Andy 👏
Thanks so much for this. Helped me loads yesterday evening and I got some great shots. My first time photographing fireworks. Great video 👌
Great advice!
Glad you think so Oscar, thanks for watching.
Thank you very much for your video. I had my first attempt at photographing fireworks and am extremely happy with the results - although not perfect (I know) however I've got to start somewhere and your video assisted in me getting somewhat reasonable photos. :)
Awesome tips!! Thank you!!👌
You're so welcome Gabriela, thank you so much 👏
Another good tip, Thanks Paul
No problem 👍 😀
Thanks for the information, I honestly thought I would want a much faster speed to get the fireworks. Now I know better.
Great photo lesson, very clear and efficient thank you..
You're very welcome, appreciate the kind feedback.
Can't wait to practice this on new year. Thanks, paul. 😁
Thanks for watching Trent.
Thanks Paul you explain it so simply your image was stunning 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for the feedback and for supporting my channel.
Hi Paul, More useful information as ever. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure Steve - thank you.
i have been watching you for a while and i have to say thank you for your help. i did take some fire works pic but mine are nothing like yours. one year i was under the fire works show and it was crazy, the next time i was only a few yards away from it so those pic where usless the next year i did ok but when folks do fire works out here in boise idaho there is not much of a pretty back grouns cuz we live in the deaster. but im going to keep trying and thank you for your tips . i owen a nikon D200 and i really like it it works for me. i know its old but it still take grate pic. thank you for your teaching
Excellent Content Paul.. Thanks for helping us learn photography the fun way
My pleasure 👍
Hi, in Malta we get various feasts in summer with spectacular areal fireworks display shows and I always attend for the best ones. Last night was the 22nd July 2023 and I attended to the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Zurrieq. I set both cameras Nikon D810 and D7500 with the same settings of ISO 125, F/22 and a shutter speed of 6 seconds. The result is breath taking and the colours became brilliant.
Glad you got some great shots, thanks for the feedback and sharing your experience.
Amazing tips
Glad you like them! Thank you.
Thanks for the fireworks tips.. I’ll be looking forward to some this NYE… (fingers crossed)
Great advice, we often do photos for the Gucci's. I personally find speeds of 2 to 3 seconds about as far as I go but its very subjective. Never tested the stabilizer but i will take your advice and turn it off,( my partner does that as well I'm sure I won't hear the end of it) lol.
Great vid, mate!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Thanks Paul great video
Very welcome, thank you.
Very nicely explained covering all vital aspects for such difficult task
Thank you.
Awesome video as always Paul, my firework photos always turn out horrendous at best, with these tips hopefully I can get better results. Thank You again, Regards.
Happy to help Paul, thank you.
I love your channel. I've never done fireworks before. Thanks for the tips.
You are so welcome Bob, thanks for the feedback.
Excellent video, nicely detailed and helpful. Thanks very much!
Well-timed video, with the Brisbane show coming up, I thought it would be a good time to try some fireworks photography. Saved me searching UA-cam.
Absolutely Dean, the Ekka will be a great place to shoot... might even see you there 😃
Thanks
Thanks for sharing 👍. I've tried once a few days ago. I took a series of photos with time-lapse setting and capture some pics. The next days more fireworks will come and I am eager to try your tips. Excellent presentation, although I have a fever right now, watching the video was really enjoyable and understood.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for supporting me and my channel.
Much appreciated, Paul @ Photo Genius
Amazing sir 👍🤝
Thanks ✌️
hi! just dropping in to say thank you for the clear tips you gave! Canada is having a 3 day 20min fireworks display and it gives me time to play around with your tips. thank you so much!
Hope you get some great shots!! Thanks for the feedback and support.
Thank you for such great advice. I love your channel. As a new photographer, your teachings are so easy to follow. Thanks.
You are so welcome, appreciate the kind words and support.
Great tips on the video, tried fireworks for first time last night with suggested settings and I loved the results. The only difference was, we had a spot of rain at the wrong time.
Great explanation, easy to follow and try out your settings. I most love to fo wildlife photography. Am going to shoot the independence Day rehearsal fireworks, in Singapore tomorrow. Wish me luck!😊
Excellent
Thank you so much.
Great explanation and I liked the presentation, good luck always
Much appreciated! Thank you.
Hi from Austria 🇦🇹
Hi back from Brisbane, great to have you on board, appreciate the support - thank you.
Very Helpful 🙌💞
Happy to help, thanks for watching.
Excellent Paul, thank you. I think we should have a display here in Sydney when lockdown ends! :-)
That would be cool! You deserve it, keep safe and well Jim.
Great video, I learned a lot. Tomorrow July 1 is Canada Day, I’ll be shooting fireworks in Toronto. I’ve subscribed. Thanks for everything you do. #Majestic.
Great video thank you. Do I need to adjust any of the other settings like white balance?
nice vid thanks! Subbed.
Thanks for the sub, much appreciated.
Thank yo for the Amazing tips sir,
i also have a Kit lense wiil use the same settings.❤
Glad it was helpful!, thanks for the feedback.
I photographed fireworks for the first time a few days ago & didnt turn off noise reduction, what a nightmare 😂 I have since learnt. I generally used 5 seconds too but i would like to try bulb next time and some tkming was off. Thabks for the videos, your photo is crisp as 👌
I enjoy shooting our city's Fourth of July fireworks celebration. I use most of these tips but have found to get good color, I need to shoot at f/18, ISO 100, manual mode, manual focus and shutter set to Bulb. Fireworks are very bright and it's easy to blow out the colors. I control the shutter with a cable release. At my favorite location, I use a 35 mm lens, portrait orientation, carefully focused and framed on the expected area of the sky where the bursts will occur. My shooting time varies with the number of bursts. For me, getting four to eight bursts in an image looks good; at this show, this is about six to eight seconds. Our fireworks display last 30 minutes and I usually get 120+ images. Not all of them will have the color and attractive light trails I want. Some tweaks in Lightroom for cropping, highlights, clarity and noise reduction gives me what I want. Fireworks photography is really fun and you never know what you've gotten until you review your images. Good luck.
I use these techniques on the Independence Day and I got some amazing fireworks photos
That is awesome! thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your informative videos
Thanks for the great tips and for reposting this video. I used your advice last night to capture some great firework shots. Random side question: Do you prefer cloud based storage or an external hard drive? Which company did you go with?
you must get a new wave of views every year on New Years Eve!!!
Love the video, only wish you were about a month earlier for Independence Day here in America lol.
I've been wanting to make a fresh video about firework photography for some time, just had to wait until we had an event on that I could attend.
Thanks for watching, appreciate the feedback.
When I saw the subject for this video, my first thought was you should have had this before the 4th of July. I didn’t think about the Olympics.
Lol. I said the same
Dont you mean the 26th of January!?
@@gunsandhoses343?
I found a wired shutter control in manual settings works for me when shooting fireworks. In bulb mode I hold down the the button when I first hear the firework fire and hold it down until I capture all I want in the shot. No noise reduction of course. And press the remote down to capture the next one. Time is usually 5 seconds up to 10 seconds depending in the type of firework.
Sounds great, bulb mode is useful - thanks for watching.
Paul, what are you thoughts of also incorporating "interval/time-lapse". Say for example 5 sec shutter, with interval of around 10 seconds?
love all videos .have a hard time setting my Nikon D7200 for Air show mode. Need Help please.
Would you suggest that turning off those settings is also needed for all forms of photography?
Keep in touch sir
Thank you sir, for this video with very useful tips and know-how. Can we use continuous shots instead of single shot?
Continuous shooting requires holding the shutter button down and would not suit this type of (long exposure) photography.
Hiya i really love your channel. Ive always love photography. I want to buy a camera.but not sire what to buy. I love subjects such as, stars , moon , light,fire work plus all the normal things. Any advice would be amazing.
Choosing a camera is never easy as there are many factors to consider, budget being one of the main ones. For low light photography (you list stars , moon , firework) I would consider looking at a full frame camera which perform better in low light.
Hello Paul, im watching your video on How to photograph Fireworks. Your video, like the rests was so informative and easy to understand.
Ive one question on the turning OFF of long exposure reduction. What will happen if one forgets to turn it ON again? Thanks much - Vincent from Singapore
Forgetting to turn stabilisation back on will only be an issue of you are shooting hand held at lower shutter speeds which is typically what IS is designed to help with (reduce camera shake).
Thanks for watching.
Please consider a video about astrophotography.
I have a Leica Q2 and via the app can do a long exp of 5 sec. I can set my aperture to F11, can't kill NR, widest angle is 28mm. I live in NYC and face the East River so I have a great view of the Macy's fireworks with the caveat that I have to shoot with windows that don't open quite as wide as I would like. I have a workaround. Two questions: What should I do about white balance. Not a fan of auto white balance. What about metering? I'm not sure which metering mode to use? Thank you, I quite enjoy your videos.
1 minute bro??🙉 here for Fourth of July Macys does like around 30mins..its insane🤯
I have always liked your photo tutorial. Crisp concise and coherent. Now I would like to send some of my pictures for your opinion. How can I do that?
Thanks for the support. I'm unable to give personal image critique at the moment I'm afraid.
Additional tip - Firework shows often have a Grand Finale at the end and usually give you the best photo opportunities. Be ready for it. The Grand Finale may be much brighter and can wash out colors in the fireworks if you are not careful. I recommend shooting RAW+JPEG in difficult lighting situations.
Thanks for the tip definitely going to try it out tomorrow
Let me know how it turns out.@@etmamsaadat9468
Hi! I may have missed this in the video but what do you set your WB to when shooting fireworks? Thanks
I have a DSLR Canon EOS70D and Just got a Canon 10-18 wide angle lens,my question is about focus,would you use AF on or MF on as there is not much movement on the focus ring Cheers Phill
Plze add a firework video tips on dslr, any nd filter using?
Amazing tips...thanks...what happened with your hand Paul? I saw some bruises on your right hand...
Thanks for your concern, it's a large scratch from playing with our over enthusiastic dog (sharp claws)... looks worse than it is.
Great video Paul. What would be a good all round canon lens with zoom ? I have a 18- 55 kit lens at the moment
Depends largely on your budget - I've taken great shots with the Canon EF 75-300mm F4.0-5.6 III telephoto, a really cheap lens but a great starter. Alternatively for more money (but well worth it) is the Canon EF 70-300mm f4.0-5.6 IS USM II. Also check out the SIGMA AF 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC OIS telephoto as another option.
@@photogenius Thank you very much
@@photogenius Hi Paul, is the Canon 55-250 is stm lens as good as the cheaper version of the Canon 75-300 lens?
Should I expose in a balanced manner or underexpose since fireworks are usually bright ?
Also I learned that each camera prefers a specific f stop where images would be sharper
Mine for example shoots best at 5.6 should I stick to that or go all the way to f11 ?...
Safest bet is to aim for a balanced exposure PRIOR to the fireworks starting, when the display begins the meter will read over exposure due to the fireworks, if you are shooting RAW then you should be able to fix any overexposure. Shooting at f5.6 shouldn't be a problem, remembering to focus on a part of the scene other than the actual fireworks.
Hi what about white balance settings, is it to be auto please