Firework Heart
Sometimes all you need is fireworks and a dark room. (We did this in school and almost set off the fire alarm, true story.)...
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Sometimes all you need is fireworks and a dark room. (We did this in school and almost set off the fire alarm, true story.)
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Location
This photo was taken when I was in High School during the time I was in Photography Club. It was taken in a classroom.Time
It was afternoon after school. We had to choose a room with no windows so we could see the lights better.Lighting
The only lighting was from the sparklers we were using for the long exposure capture. The classroom was completely dark otherwise.Equipment
My camera is a Canon T3 and this was shot on a Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Taken on a tripod so that the long exposure picture could be clear.Inspiration
During this lesson, we were learning about long exposure photography. We popped balloons, used sparklers, rolled dice, ect. The usual things you do when learning about a type of photo for the first time. This was taken during the sparkler section of our lesson. We had a classmate wear a coat over her face and move a sparkler in a heart shape.Editing
The only post processing I did was to darken the section in the middle of the heart. You could see a bit of the person holding the sparkler, and I wanted to make it completely pitch black.In my camera bag
I like carrying more than one style of camera. I have spots for my Polaroid (the same one my grandmother used in my childhood), my Olympus Stylus Epic (which just traveled to the top of Pikes Peak with me!), and my Canon T3. I like the variety of being able to choose if I want to see what I'm shooting immediately or wait until I get photos developed. I'll always carry a lens pen and a cleaning cloth. The most important thing is a spare memory card.Feedback
Just have fun! I took this photo a decade ago when I was just learning how to use my first DSLR. It's still one of the photos I look at years later. Get some friends in a dark room with some tripods and just go at it. You can do a bunch of cool things with sparklers and long exposure photography.
