How to shoot fireworks

Lead: How to shoot fireworks? Fireworks is a kind of difficult photography. A good work is the product of harmony between heaven and earth: its interest requires us to consider the influence of the weather at that time; Its observability requires us to consider the influence of the surrounding environment; Its timeliness requires us to consider the influence of photography skills. Come with me to see the shooting method of fireworks!

How to shoot fireworks 1 Be fully prepared:

1, essential items. Tripod and cable are necessary items, because it is low light shooting, and exposure takes a long shutter time, so it must be used in order to maintain stability. Shutter remote control and flashlight are better. In the absence of conditions or special circumstances, you can choose a stable camera position and use the self-timer function, which will of course be very inconvenient.

2. Choose a location. When shooting fireworks, high places are the best, and buildings on the ground should also be considered. Pay special attention: the landscape must be able to set off fireworks. With the foil, there will be contrast and people will have a sense of presence. Spectacular, the size and color of the fireworks are beautiful! You'd better step on it in advance if you can.

3. Pay attention to the weather. Windy weather is a good day to set off fireworks. If there is no wind or the wind is not strong enough, the smoke will not disperse quickly. What you shoot will be a movie of "seeing flowers in the fog", only the spark of the moment when the fireworks bloom. At this time, you have two choices: one is to take the time to shoot the first fireworks, the other is not to waste the shutter. Pay special attention, generally do not shoot against the wind. When smoke comes at you, it will affect your vision, and when smoke leaves you, it will become the background behind the fireworks.

Secondly, set the parameters:

1, focal length. Set the focal length to infinity in manual focusing mode, because you don't know where the fireworks will open and you can't know the focal point in advance.

2. White balance. There are some differences between different brands and models of machines. If it is a digital machine, you can try to take two photos in fluorescent mode or warm light mode before the fireworks show, and then compare them to see which one meets your requirements better. If you are still not satisfied, you can make fine adjustments. General digital SLR cameras will have the function of fine-tuning white balance.

3. Photosensitive. The setting of ISO cannot be too high or too low. If it is too high, algae spots will appear, which will affect the quality of photos. Too low will affect the exposure combination. Check the fireworks works of POCO friends, and the sensitivity setting is generally between 200 and 400.

4. exposure combination. First, choose the shutter time: It is observed that it usually takes five to six seconds for a fireworks to rise, explode and disappear, and the most beautiful time should be between the first two or three seconds.

So we just need to control the shutter time within this time period. Of course, different fireworks have different exceptions. In a word, observation is the most important thing. If we want to shoot a complete single flower, then we should open the shutter when the fireworks rise and close the shutter before the fireworks disappear, and be careful not to let the next fireworks enter the picture; If you want to shoot a big scene of fireworks, then you should pay attention to the extension of exposure time and try to shoot all the fireworks that appear one after another. Then choose the aperture size: first measure the surrounding environment with a camera, and it is better to take bright neon lights as a reference. First, set the shooting mode to shutter priority mode, and adjust the shutter to 2 to 3 seconds, and then you will get the aperture value, such as F8. But this aperture value is not the aperture value used when shooting fireworks, because the brightness of fireworks is much higher than your current environment. So on the basis of this aperture value, according to the actual effect, adjust the aperture a little, or F 1 1 or smaller.

A friend told me that the smaller the aperture value, the smaller the requirement for shutter time, which means the larger the adjustable range of shutter. After choosing the shutter time and aperture size, we can set the shooting mode to manual "M", set the aperture to the above F 1 1, open the shutter to door B and count the seconds by ourselves. When shooting the first film, if you are not satisfied, you can adjust the aperture value immediately according to the actual situation.