Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 19: Shooting Fireworks

[Kikusgca]

wait what white balance should be used for fireworks?

[subjectb]

Thanks, Mark and snapfactory! I found the tips on this videos useful, not only during fireworks season, but also in December to shoot Holiday decor.

[gpsvn]

This is a great episode. I am literally knowing nearly nothing about photography. I tried doing as closely as I can and the results are stunning.

I don't have a cable release so I used the 2 seconds timer on Canon 60D, my "wide angle lens" is a 17-85mm.

Thank you Mark.

[shamiphotography1977]

super

[ispyispyispy]

does using bulb mode cancel out shutter speed ?

[The85thkid]

Awesome tips, thanks man.

[payakkeyur]

I thought you would use shutter priority..as we are capturing motion ? you would want to have fast shutter right ?

[PetrePopescu21]

@payakkeyur you want to catch some movement, not freeze it. that means you'll use a slow shutter speed (longer exposure) so you'll catch the trails of the glowy thingies, not freeze them in one point.

[S00rabh]

Made my own cable release.

[decas115aaf]

what is the best tripod!!???

[TiN0350]

@decas115aaf

best tripod is the one that holds the camera in place and stays on the ground.... herp derp

[The85thkid]

@TiN0350 Way to be descriptive faggot. Herp derp.

[mrinsanitii]

Thanks so much learnt alot!

[modeseglaren]

How do I know that i have Infinity om my lens if I dont have the Infinity mark on it?

[MadmanDKDK]

@modeseglaren

Go to a table, and focus the lens at the middle part of the table, then move the focus range back and forth. When the focus plane moves far away from you, you're going the right way.

Cheers.

[flintloveless]

How long can you expose something using bulb mode? Does it limit you to 30 seconds on a Canon?

[sprat123456]

@flintloveless i don't know the limit but it's well into the hours... i've owned a 450d, 50d and 5dmkII and all of them allow a seemingly limitless shutter time in bulb. i've taken shots of over 20 minutes and seen some great shots of 40mins+

[gracefulunifica72]

Cool video. I'm just learning myself, I've found a lot of helpful tips at thephotographyclinic (.) com

[deathdemon128]

Hey mate thx for the videos. so would it be fair to say that shooting lightning would b the same as shooting fireworks?

[PolarEmerald]

thanks for the tips, very cool!

[bairdmike]

Maybe also use Liveview on the newer SLRs - great 8 simple tips!

[vannabie]

I don't quite get why the focus is not at infinity. Is it because of the small aperture?

[jdp1956]

Great tut ! Thank you

[DigitalPhotographers]

This is great!

[quiglag]

I set my camera to continuous mode, and have my cable release in the locked on position. This allows me to sit back and watch the show, and let the camera do all the work.

FYI: during the finale you need to drop your exposure way down, because of the increase in light.

[Poulpc]

nice tips thx

[joshi52795]

Thanks Mark I actually wrote this tips down for later use. Great tips.

[perjrse]

Any reason I cant change the quality to HD like i normally can on your videos? - But anyways - thanks for a great show with tons of priceless tips!

[cyspence]

@perjrse once a video gets uploaded and appears on the site, it's still being processed. It takes about an hour for it to be fully processed by YouTube and be available in HD.

[Maxxinmotion11]

great tips!