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How to Shoot Fireworks

// May 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // dSLR, digital camera, digital photography, hacks

fireworks

Fireworks are very hard to photograph if you’ve never done it before. Here are some quick tips on how to get superlative fireworks shots without trial and error.

• Use a tripod
• Use a shutter release of some sort (doesn’t matter what kind, so long as you’re not pushing the shutter yourself AND you are looking at the sky, not through the viewfinder)
• Set your shutter speed to 4 seconds
• Set your aperture to f/11 (go to full manual)

That’s it. Courtesy of Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby » Blog Archive » How to Shoot Fireworks

Shooting holiday lights

// December 11th, 2006 // No Comments » // digital photography, hacks, holiday lights, photo, photo hack

Here’s a link to a great article on how to shoot holiday lights from Ritz Camera.

Free eBook on Digital Photography

// October 23rd, 2006 // No Comments » // hacks, photo, photo hack, photography, photohack, tutorial

Dennis Curtin over at ShortCourses.com is offering a free eBook on digital photography. Simply click the link in this story and hop on over to his site.

This month’s project: Fall

// October 10th, 2006 // No Comments » // hacks, landscape, photo, photo hack, photograph, photography, photohack, scenery

Fall is here, so it’s time to take some great pictures of the changing colors, falling leaves, clear blue skies, etc. October is my favorite month of the year: There’s usually not much rain, the skies have wonderful blues and clouds, there’s a slight chill in the air, and the leaves are turning on the trees.

Shooting the (Harvest) Moon

// October 7th, 2006 // No Comments » // hacks, moon, photo, photo hack, photograph, photography, tips, tricks

Harvest moon,
originally uploaded by billspaced.

Taking photographs of the moon can be challenging, if you don’t know how. However, once you know how, it’s super-easy. You’ll get great results if you follow these simple rules:

1. Set your camera to full Manual mode
2. Set your shutter to 1/250
3. Set your aperature to f/11
4. Shoot on a tripod
5. Use a shutter release or your timer to minimize shake
6. Zoom in as close as you can get (a 200mm to 300mm telephoto lens works well)
7. Set ISO to lowest possible value (generally, ISO 100 or on some cameras ISO 50)

That’s about it. Your image most likely will need some touch up in Photoshop, but it shouldn’t require a lot of modification. If it does, shoot again!