Over the years I've had to shoot pictures in every kind of weather. Hot, cold, snowing, blowing, hail, sleet and rain. I don't mind any of them, except for rain. I hate working in rain. But if you don't go out in the rain to shoot pictures, then you're missing out on some good photos. I ran into this last weekend while teaching an American Photo Mentor Trek in Vermont, and we had some rain on Saturday.
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Well, it's time for a topical subject. With the fourth of July a few days away, this is a great time to go through the ins and outs of fireworks photography. I've been doing these shots for about 35 years, the most involved being the 12-exposure shot shown here that I did with a Hasselblad. It's changed a bit since those days of film, but the basics remain the same.
Last weekend was the closing concert for Sound Encounters, a ten-day music camp our son Nathan was attending in Ottawa, KS (not quite as exotic as Ottawa, Canada). And I fell into the classic trap of tunnel vision.
I enjoy new gadgets and toys as much as any photographer, and love trying new and fun techniques. When it comes to keeping a client happy, though, I'm sometimes a fan of KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.
