Four Tips for Photographing Fireworks

Thanks to Costco Photo Center, without the advertising, and some additonal information.

1. Turn the camera’s flash off.  If you are including people in a shot you can try the Night Portrait flash setting, but otherwise, shut if off.
2. Turn off Autofocus.  Autofocus will probably have difficulty finding the right focal point for fireworks.
3. Set the camera to Manual and the f/stop to the largest possible aperture (lowest aperture number).  Remember with f/stop, the smaller the number the bigger the aperture.
4. Set the shutter speed to 1/60^th of a second.  It’s a good place to start but be sure to experiment with slower speeds like 1/30 & 1/15 (this will probably require a tripod).