Fireworks are really fun to take pictures of, but they’re a bit challenging.
As you’d expect, you’ll get the best fireworks photos by shooting on manual.
2.5-4 seconds is a pretty good starting point, although I prefer something longer like 6-8 seconds or more.
In this mode, the shutter stays open as long as you keep the shutter button pressed.
This allows you to launch the shutter at the beginning of the blast and close it at the end.
Try this once or twice when the fireworks start to see if it works for you.
If not, simply go back to setting the shutter speed on your own.
Of course, these parameters are just a starting point.
You’ll need to tinker and adjust to get things right for your particular setup.
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