Happy 4th pf July. Seeing how yesterday were the fireworks in South Hadley, Ma. I'm going to teach you how to photograph fireworks. First things first, you need a camera that has the ability to shoot in Manual or M. Next, if you have a DSLR camera, it should have a setting called Bulb or B. This mode will allow you to attach a shutter release and trigger the camera by remote. The remote is good because you'll be leaving your shutter open for a few seconds so you won't get camera shake because you won't be pressing the actual shutter on the camera. Next, you'll need a tripod. Put your camera into manual and pre focus where the fireworks will be launched. You might have to focus in the dark on the first firework that's launched or the first few. After you focus you'll want to set your ISO's to 100 and your F stop to f/7 or f/11. This is to keep the fireworks sharp. How many seconds will you leave the shutter open. This all depends on how many fireworks you'd like to get in your photo. Leave your shutter open for a couple to a few seconds to get a good shot of the fireworks. It's all trial and error. If your shots are too bright, don't leave your shutter open as long or bring your f stop to f/22. Here are some photos of fireworks that I took at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World where I used this same technique. Have any questions, feel free to email me at jayson@jaysonsphotography.com