While many photographers are equipped with a dedicated camera kit for fireworks going to their local fourth place of July, what if you only have your smartphone in hand? Google’s senior product manager Alex King and Pixel camera’s senior product manager Michael Spec is still possible to get great shots.
“Finally (your smartphone) is a camera,” the speech says, so the process Shooting fireworks It is similar to any other camera.
However, smartphones like Google Pixel have some underlying modes that can help photographers not only easily capture luxurious fireworks shots, but some in this way Pro -control On the latest pixel model, mobile photographers can avail the same creative exposure control available on dedicated cameras like long exposure shoots.
Of course, with a full-developed interchangeable lens camera, Specht smartphone recommends users to ensure how they use their phone’s camera system and are familiar with all the settings that they may need. In addition, a tripod is never a bad idea, although speech and king, who shot images seen in this article on a Pixel 8 Pro in this article, note that note that it is not difficult to find a place to pursue your phone – and of course it is easier to do so with a smartphone than a big camera.
Preparation is important when it comes to getting good photos in other ways.
“I have used Google images to find for fireworks, the place where I am going to see the possible convenience points,” King explains. “This is a useful trick.”
Both recommend reaching the first place than the shotime so that you can secure a good convenience point and scout the possible compositions before it gets dark.
Once you are set and dial your settings, users should not be afraid to use and try different things, especially if they are removing the railing in most smartphone camera apps and selecting for full manual mode.
King said about his fireworks photos shot on Pixel, “I used manual pro control and especially the control that I was using the most was shutter speed.” “So if you determine a long shutter speed, this is the place where you will actually start watching trails with fireworks. And if you are using a small, the trails will be small and perhaps even more dot.”
“And the other thing that I think is important that there is a little testing and error,” King says, encourages photographers to try and have fun. While a fireworks show is not too long, it is often long enough for photographers to try other styles before the Grand Finale.
Many modern smartphones, such as the pixel chain, also include dedicated night photography mode, which can be helpful for work without tripi. These mode add several photos in a series to repeat the look of a long exposure for a long time.
“It is good to play with” it is good, “says about the night vision mode of the speech pixel.
With manual control, photographers can achieve a wide range, whether they are targeting for a dream, fireworks-style picture, which exposes the expansion of expansion in the sky with a significant speed in the sky or with some sharp and dark colors.
Another advantage that may exceed a regular camera in a smartphone, isolated from being easy to slip into a pocket, it is that HDR support is stronger in many smartphones like pixels. The pixel chain now has an ultra HDR, which can make a pop on the container display. Benefit Map for Ultra HDR Pixel includes JPEG XL Files, so photographers do not need to take any special action to take advantage of it. Of course, the SDR version is also available.
King and speech also highlight that the pixel smartphones can capture raw images, allowing photographers to use with post-processing. While not each mode works with raw image capture – raw images contain too much data that does not always work for some computational photography mode – many provide and provide additional latitude when doing editing. In this story, King’s photos were shot in all JPEG format and they were not edited.
What mobile photographers should do while taking a picture of fireworks, each king and speech have different advice to give different advice.
“For me, it’s about trying a few different mode,” Spec, A Very skilled photographerThey say. “I personally love really pro -controls. It really mimics to get out of my standalone cameras that I like to use.” I really want to really want to be really short or I want to see long trails from long exposure (great).
Giving his reply, the speech referred to a wall of cameras behind it. “As you can see, I collect a bunch of cameras.”
For the king, the answer is slightly different.
He says, “I recommend long exposure photo mode for someone who just want to take photos and do not want to do it with dialing in specific settings. You can get some really amazing photos using that mode,” they say.
But for those who want more control, like a spat, the pro control is very fun.
“I’m a stupid, I think, but it is fun to adjust all those settings and try to look at different types of images and fix the image.”
Both Specht and King agree that one of the most important things is fun, whether it is easily obtained by receiving photos of firecrackers or using with manual control. Mobile photographers should ensure that they enjoy the experience and have a good time.
The experience leads to a final tip. Speech says that photographers should be flexible and should not be laser-focused on the subject they intended to catch.
“Usually for fireworks shows, you are on a large lawn with a herd of people around you, and really the most interesting picture can revolve around and photographs the fireworks, using the fireworks, using the fireworks as your light source,” Spatch says. “Don’t always think that the clear topic is what you should take photos.”
Image Credit: Pictures provided by Alex King of Google
