PASAY | Shooting Fireworks
If
I have to be honest, shooting photos of Fireworks display is my least
favorite of photographic assignments. As it is, Fireworks are a Night
Sky spectacle meant to please a crowd, and these are some of the events
that I prefer to be part of the crowd rather than standing behind the
camera watching the sparks behind my view finder as I constantly adjust
the shutter speeds and apertures of the camera.
These
photographs were taken last year 2012, on the International Pyromusical
Contest. One of my amateurish photography exploits, looking at them
now, I can see how far I've went and develop my techniques. These are
some of the moments that I have taken photos all in Manual Mode; it was
such a challenge to shoot continuously while rapidly adjusting the
camera's shutter speeds.
As
anyone would understand, Fireworks is like an instant spark of light, a
firecracker exploding in the sky that can be gone in an instant, just
long enough to leave traces of light, an explosion of colors and
formations that can leave any observer in awe of the event.
The
challenge in photographing fireworks is that you have to be on the
constant alert; there are moments that the sky would be too bright that
the photo becomes too exposed. Trying to capture the spark trails
requires stability because the shutter has to be just slow enough to
capture them, so if you don't have your tripod with you then you can
forget taking these photographs, which also goes for camera phones. A
good vantage point is part of the requirements, otherwise, you can't put
a place in this night spectacle, and you will end up having abstract
looking photos than a true fireworks display.
Most
the photographs I'm sharing here show the crowd before me as the
foreground. It would have been better if it was above water, like the
Manila Bay of SM Mall of Asia, but as such, you also have to deal with
the gathering crowds, and as you can see here; most of them are holding
digicams and cellphones above their heads. The other option available
then is to take portraits of people while the fireworks lit up their
faces. Capturing facial expressions of people enjoying the show is very
rewarding but all the more challenging.
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