NJB'S PHOTOGRAPHY

Dear friends recently I shoot some photographs of firework on the eve of Dassera on 17/10/10.  Before this I never tried for such kind of firework. Though earlier I tried to capture some shots of rocket & other simple items on Diwali. I will like to share the settings & the reason for that with all of you.  Lens: I opted for my wide angle lens Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon . Considering my 1st experience of such kind of shoot I didn't know how much area I have to cover without missing anything in the frame. This lens on my crop body canon 400D was wide enough to be on safer side. Shot 1: 18mm,  f/18,  ISO:100, 20sec, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon,400D Aperture & DOF: I used the aperture from f/8 to f/18 tuning the required exposure along with different shutter speed. I started with f/18 &  gradually shifted to f/8 keeping overexposed area at minimum. This range was enough to offer me good DOF keeping all elements in t...

The idea to capture this shot illustrating visual pun was playing in my mind from many days. I was unable to find the way to execute it without any accident & damage. I am not a great photoshop expert so it was not easy for me. Finally I did it using multiple exposure trick. I had used it very first time & really enjoyed it.    The details about the procedure are as: 1. I placed a paper in the background & on a box with my CD/DVD driver on it. 2. I used a flash for background on camera left while another flash on camera right, light bouncing from a white foam adding fill light to object. The flash were fired by using wireless trigger units. 3. I used a 10 sec exposure with camera on tripod. 4. I put on the timer & took my first exposure with flash light. 5. For avoiding fire drag after flash firing I blocked the lens with black piece , meanwhile the flame generated by camphor tablets on a spoon was moved on CD. then I removed black piece. During t...

Everybody loves the firework & I love to shoot the firework! I especially love to shoot the Rocket firework. A rocket is a pyrotechnic device made out of a paper tube that propels itself into the air in order to fly. Types of rockets include the skyroc kets , which have a stick to provide stability during airborne flight; missiles, which rotate rather than having a stick for stability, or are shot out of a tube; and bottle rockets , smaller fireworks – 1½ in (3.8 cm) long, though the attached stick extends the total length to approximately 12 in (30 cm) – that usually contain whistle effects. .. From Wikepedia Here are some of the tips about shooting these kind of photograph. You need a tripod without that it is not possible to shoot these images. Framing should be vertical as the subject is. 1. By taking precautions we will ensure that it will go upwards but it is difficult to know what path it will follow. I use wide angle lens for this. Currently I don't have a...