Into the night sky

In a Dash (2013)

Last week, I shared some of my fireworks photographs from my photo shoot. I loved that photo shoot so much that I decided to share more photos. For In A Dash, I did a long exposure so the motion of the fireworks can be easily seen. One of the best parts about watching fireworks is how fast they explode. It makes the experience thrilling and captivating. However, this characteristic, makes photographing fireworks difficult. If you are too slow, you won't capture the fireworks. Yet, with a long exposure, not only are the fireworks captured but you can also see the path of fireworks. This is almost a rare view of fireworks, as people can not see the path clearly with the naked eye with the lack of time. This photograph stands for slowing down and taking your time. Sometimes the best things in life take time and patience. Although these fireworks explode fast, they look quite beautiful slowed down.

    For Forming Stars, I love how the groups of fireworks seem to overlap and cross paths. I named it Forming Stars because in a way that is what it looks like. These fireworks take up the night sky and look like shining stars. Lastly, for Misdirection, I captured the confusion of the fireworks. In this shot, the fireworks are going in almost every direction. This can lead to the idea of not knowing where to go and how sometimes you can just feel lost. On the other hand, being lost can be a good think, because that means there is so direct path you have to take. This photograph can stand for freedom as the viewer is completely free to follow the photograph in whichever way they feel. All in all, photographing fireworks is not only an exciting subject to shoot but also a symbolic one.             

Forming Stars (2013)

Misdirection (2013)