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Photographing fireworks is fun. With a little experimentation, you can manipulate the exposure to capture the motion, color, and excitement of live fireworks. Photos like the one below require a slower shutter speed and a relatively wider aperture. This will allow more light to expose the image for longer, giving the appearance of motion. Start with a shutter speed under 1/60 of one second, such as 1/4 or even one second, with an aperture around f9. If the highlights are really overblown, increase your aperture to f22 or smaller. Or, speed up your shutter speed and see what that does to the image. The secret to great fireworks photos is experimentation. If you’re not getting the images you want, play around with your aperture and shutter speed until you start to see the type of image you’re trying to create.
You can set your ISO extremely high with a D-SLR camera. I recommend you fight the urge to take this shortcut to get a fast firework exposure. Instead, choose a medium- to low ISO between ISO2000 and ISO640 and focus on adjusting your aperture and shutter speed to get the desired exposure. ISO can be tricky, because ramping up your ISO will give you more light sensitivity, exposing an image quickly. But that also results in very grainy, noisy images. Crisp, bright, clear images like these are taken with lower ISO, to maximize color and clarity while minimizing noise and grain.
