i am a beginner photographer and i am trying to learn as much as i can as soon as i can. these sparkler pics are amazing to me. i have a slight idea of how you did this, but if u could tell me exactly how to achieve images like these, i would deeply appreciate it.
Alex
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 at 23:03:23
Hey Alex!
This is a long exposure. It was dark out (no lights on in the yard) and I set the camera to something like 8 seconds at f8. I changed my camera to use rear curtain flash (the flash goes off at the end of the picture instead of at the beginning) and the camera was on a tripod. I gave people warning (3..2..1..click) and while the shutter was open they drew their pattern. After 8 seconds the flash fired (lit them up) and the picture was made.
John
John Harvey
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 at 08:26:27