Mastering Firework Photography
1. Plan Where To Shoot The Firework Display This takes some time and effort on your part and isn’t always the easiest part to get right. If you know the area the firework display is taking place in, you have a slight advantage. If it’s a new location and you don’t have the opportunity to do a reccy first, you’ll have to think quickly when you arrive. The biggest problem with new or unknown locations is that you turn up in the dark and it’s difficult to spot where you can get to. Ideally, you want to shoot a fireworks display some distance away from the crowds. Most events require that spectators stay a set distance back (wisely). But even this distance might mean that you are shooting straight up in the air. Not an easy thing to do if your camera is mounted on a tripod (see point 2.) If you can move back behind the crowd and get some clear air between you and the back of the crowd. It gives you opportunity to shoot across their heads and get some spectacular firework photographs wit