Fireworks Photography Fundamental 1 – A Slow Shutter Speed.
A skyrocket will take time from the moment it’s launched before the last burst of the color fades. Because the rocket sails skyward, the group has time for you to exclaim “Ooh!” Then because it explodes in a very burst of trails of color, the group has time and energy to exclaim, “Ahh!” From launch to fadeout has a matter of moments perhaps ending which has a stirring “bang.” Your exposure, therefore, ought to be for a specified duration to capture part, or all, of this time-consuming progression.