![]() Just set your focus on infinity and forget it.īut, complains the creative side of us, you might want to focus a little closer if you're framing the fireworks with silhouettes of the crowd in front of you. And by the time a contrast-detection autofocus system figures out where to set focus, the flares are fading away. If you're close enough to need autofocus, you're in danger. It's a great day to break some photographic rules and get some incredible shots.įocus. If you manage to fill the frame with bombs bursting in air, you'll want to raise the EV setting (overexposing to keep them bright).īut, having majored in Creative Geography, we feel somewhat emboldened to spice this discussion up with a creative approach. The more black sky, the lower the EV setting (to underexpose). The trick is to adjust your exposure using your camera's EV settings depending on just how much of the image is fireworks. You can set focus to infinity yourself.Įven digicams without Scene modes or a Manual mode can get good fireworks shots. You might get the latter two of those with Night scene mode if you don't have a Fireworks setting. That should set your focus to infinity, slow down your shutter and turn off your flash. It's become a classic.įor digicams with Scene modes, this is one of the rare occasions on which you can dial in Fireworks. There's a lot of information, of course, but we'd be remiss if we didn't recommend News Editor Michael Tomkins' oft-cited checklist ( ). If your digicam has a Manual mode, you've probably been scouring the Web for tips on shooting fireworks. But a little imagination never hurt anybody celebrating independence. Well, what you can do depends on your gear. Streaks of fleeting phosphorescent color against the black background of the night sky. There isn't a trickier shot for your digicam. For information on how you can reach them, contact us at. To purchase online, visit Thomas Distributing, an authorized premier distributor, and look for their Limited-Time, Special Introductory Promotion!Īre you in the digital photo business? This newsletter is read by approximately 55,000 combined direct and pass-along subscribers, all with a passion for digital photography. Three-stage charging process "tops off" batteries.Charges two AA or four AAA NiMH batteries in one hour.Integrated, 100-240V worldwide power supply.The MH-C204W takes the top spot as Imaging-Resource's favorite charger. It's easy to use, with a natural and intuitive user interface.ĭownload your free trial copy today from. Looking for a better way to organize and share your digital photos?įlipAlbum Suite from E-Book Systems may just be what you need.įlipAlbum lets you create realistic 3-D photo albums with pages you can flip, like a real photo album - complete with thumbnails, a table of contents and an index page. This issue of The Imaging Resource News is sponsored in part by the following companies. Feature: Fujifilm FinePix F10 - Fast & Clean at ISO 400.Feature: Getting Creative With Fireworks.The show will be broadcast Saturday (that's tomorrow) at 11 a.m. Photo Talk Radio ( ) has invited Dave to discuss the relative merits of all-in-one digicams and dSLRs. But don't miss our new Deal with Thomas Distributing! And we catalog our top inkjet printing tips before covering an unusually broad range of subjects in the Letters column. ![]() Then Dave finds a fast focusing point-and-shoot with remarkably noise-free images at ISO 400. We start with some tips on shooting fireworks with your own flare to make the Fourth a little more fun. Welcome to the 152nd edition of the Imaging Resource Newsletter. Imaging Resource Newsletter Archive - June 24, 2005Ĭopyright 2005, The Imaging Resource.
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