How to photograph fireworks : 10 Essential tips for beginners

what abt the smoke that comes with the fireworks ?

Bro you are helping me beyond belief

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. :)

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 ?...

you must get a new wave of views every year on New Years Eve!!!

For such a short show, you might have success having your camera take continue photos for the whole show. Then you would have 12 images. THe only downside is that you can't end an exposure in between the programmmed bursts like when there is a lull for several seconds in the middle of these shows.

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 😄

Tip number 1 dont use nikon

Plze add a firework video tips on dslr, any nd filter using?

love all videos .have a hard time setting my Nikon D7200 for Air show mode. Need Help please.

Thanks so much for this. Helped me loads yesterday evening and I got some great shots. My first time photographing fireworks. Great video 👌

Best instruction on taking fireworks with back of camera instruction! I'm gonna try your settings. Thanks.

Thanks

Thanks for the information, I honestly thought I would want a much faster speed to get the fireworks. Now I know better.

Great video thank you. Do I need to adjust any of the other settings like white balance?

I work on a whale watching boat and I have two nights to shoot fireworks. How would you capture them with the movement of the water. Would my shutter speed need to be shorter?

Watching this July 3rd in the USA...perfect timing!!!

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!

Thank you for such great advice. I love your channel. As a new photographer, your teachings are so easy to follow. Thanks.

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!!

For my fellow Canon eos M50 users Long Exposure Noise Reduction is in menu 5 not 3

It surprises me that the fireworks only lasted a minute for an event that comes every 4 years

Thanks!

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

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.

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

I'm off to Singapore in a few weeks and want to take light show photos. Are the principles for light shows and fireworks the same? Also somebody else mentioned White balance, should this be left on Auto or manually be set to say shade etc?

Excellent video, nicely detailed and helpful. Thanks very much!

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 👌

Great thanks will try tonight hopefully

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.

As soon as i heard you say you're from Brisbane, subscribed and followed your instagram! It's great to see some content from a fellow Aussie! Loved the video, very informative!

5 seconds for a firework = blurred all over the place. Less than 1 second needed I think

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.

Thank yo for the Amazing tips sir,
i also have a Kit lense wiil use the same settings.❤

Love my Nikons. I shoot with D 3 and D 750. Tank you for the videos.

Is there a tutorial for capturing FW🎇🎆 using Canon powershot A480?

Hi

1 minute bro??🙉 here for Fourth of July Macys does like around 30mins..its insane🤯

nice vid thanks! Subbed.

Please your contact

They are great tips thank you because I’m going to a Halloween fireworks display the weekend so thanks for your tips I watch a lot of your videos
One question can I use Bulbe at a fireworks display

Thank you, not as good as your fireworks but happy

what metering mode do you set the camera?

I'll be in Sydney for the fire works 2024 dec 31. Thanks for the tips. Just need to find a good location!

great video

Cable release and bulb mode is the only way to go. Just hold the shutter open and count to yourself.

amazing vid