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As most of you know, I'm primarily a [natural]
landscape photographer, so I must admit that shooting fireworks is not
at the top of my list of subjects to photograph. But after reading a
recent post by Sean Bagshaw Photography on the Photo Cascadia
blog about a different method for capturing the exploding light bursts,
I simply couldn't resist giving it a try and having some fun with it
during the local Fourth of July display.
Photographers, read on further...
The technique is simple — with your camera in "bulb" mode and fixed
upon a tripod, twist the focus ring of your lens steadily (in manual
focus mode) while the shutter is open for a second or two. Begin the
exposure with the fireworks well (but not too far) out of focus and end
the exposure with the burst in-focus (or very close to that point).
It's not as easy in practice – timing is one of the main
challenges. You want to time the shutter to open at the point of the
explosion and close before the light fizzles. Also, this technique works
better with displays that shoot more single bursts of fireworks, as
opposed to those that shoot lots of them in succession. In other words,
the grand finale is not the time to employ this approach. This technique
definitely relies on a good deal of trial and error, and success will
not be on your side all (or even most) of the time.
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