I have a Canon 6D Mark ll with EF 24-105mm f/4l is ll lens. I want to try and photo fireworks and would like some tips on settings. This is a new camera for me and I'm still learning. Any help of tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. BGS
Simple. Go to youtube and enter
taking fireworks photos canon
in the search bar. You'll get a page of tips.
--Bob
davidrb
Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel
ringo454 wrote:
I have a Canon 6D Mark ll with EF 24-105mm f/4l is ll lens. I want to try and photo fireworks and would like some tips on settings. This is a new camera for me and I'm still learning. Any help of tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. BGS
Basically, cameras (DSLR) all work the same. Exposures are still made the same. Experience is a difference that can only be learned. Fireworks are among the easiest photographic subjects you can find. How difficult can it be to photograph artificial light against a totally black background? Aperture and ISO are incidental in your exposures so go basic, f/8 and 100 are very satisfactory. Shutter speed is your way of creating the image you want. By using BULB mode you can capture the shell's trail from launch to explosion and even add a second shell. Since your photos should require no post processing jpeg works quite well. A tripod and a cable release are all the additional gear needed. No cable release? People have been known to open a shutter and use a piece of dark cloth to cover the lens, effectively using the cloth as the shutter. Photographing fireworks is the opportunity to display any and all of your photographic skills. It requires patience and planning. Be as creative as you want, it is quite simple to do. Most importantly, have fun with it!
ringo454 wrote:
I have a Canon 6D Mark ll with EF 24-105mm f/4l is ll lens. I want to try and photo fireworks and would like some tips on settings. This is a new camera for me and I'm still learning. Any help of tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. BGS
FWIW: My Flickr album of Fireworks shows a few hundred shots progressing over many cameras using various settings, all settings shown in EXIF. You need a remote triggering method, either wired or wireless & of course a tripod. I think that for the most part, ISO 100, f/8-f/11 and 1-2 seconds of shutter gets you in the ball park easily. You can experiment with aperture and shutter speed throughout the show. Try to set up your tripod based on the wind, so smoke from the shells is not between you and the exploding shells, when you hear the shell launch, trip the shutter to get the initial explosion.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjATjKMd
Also experiment with light settings as it will change the color hue of the fireworks.
Here are my fireworks setting notes
Fireworks Photography
Tripod
Live View on Camera
Wireless remote
F stop 13
ISO 100
Shutter speed 5 sec.
Set lens focus on first shot using AF then set camera to manual focus and all shots will be in focus
Adjust your f stop up f16 or higher if the shot is too light.
Adjust the shutter speed shorter or longer according to the background of fireworks. Longer shutter speed lighter background, shorter shutter speed darker background.
Adjust your f stop first.
Have Fun
Whatever method you use, remember that multiple bursts tend to over expose.
Just as an aside here. One thing to also try, besides the "serious" photography, is to have someone in your group record the display on a smart phone camera in 'slo motion'. The effect is very interesting. But the best part is that the sound is also recorded and it too is very much slowed down. The sounds are very strange and even hilarious.
ringo454 wrote:
I have a Canon 6D Mark ll with EF 24-105mm f/4l is ll lens. I want to try and photo fireworks and would like some tips on settings. This is a new camera for me and I'm still learning. Any help of tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. BGS
Shot in 2011 with a Fujifilm S2Pro and Nikon AF 28-80 G (gelded) lens. See EXIF info on Download.
DeanS
Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina
Ob1 wrote:
Here are my fireworks setting notes
Fireworks Photography
Tripod
Live View on Camera
Wireless remote
F stop 13
ISO 100
Shutter speed 5 sec.
Set lens focus on first shot using AF then set camera to manual focus and all shots will be in focus
Adjust your f stop up f16 or higher if the shot is too light.
Adjust the shutter speed shorter or longer according to the background of fireworks. Longer shutter speed lighter background, shorter shutter speed darker background.
Adjust your f stop first.
Have Fun
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I endorse your approach, with a small divergence. I prefer shorter shutter opening to avoid “drifting” of the fireworks explosion. Adjust fstop or iso accordingly.
Try to get a photo that shows some foreground, too, not always just the fireworks. It can be interesting to see where you are.
Merlin1300
Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
Check the EXIF's on the attached.
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