
Here is what you need:
- DSLR camera
- Tripod or some level surface to sit your camera on
- Safety sparklers (the ones that don’t burn all the way to the end)
- A person who is handy at writing backwards or some type of photo editing software.
Camera settings:
- I shot on Bulb mode (labeled B on my camera dial) with my Canon EOS 7D
Writing with the sparkler:
- You will write a mirror image of whatever you want to read. It isn’t that difficult, and just takes a few practice attempts. If you have Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or other photo editing software you can go in and “flip” the image so that you don’t write backwards.
- Frame up the shot and give whoever is writing dimensions. I told Jeremy to keep the writing directly in front of him. It will make your letters look uniform when you upload them.
Taking the shot:
- Tell whoever is writing to let you know when they are going to start and finish each letter.
- As they begin writing press and hold the shutter button. You will keep it depressed until they finish each letter. The camera will only capture what they wrote while the shutter button was held down.
- Show the person writing the images that you took between sparklers, it will give them an idea of how to adjust their writing. We averaged 3 or 4 letters per sparkler.
Happy July 4th, and have a safe and fun time writing with sparklers!
1 Comment
Hey!
Could you please do the same for the letters I,S,T,R,O,N,C?
It will be great if you could do this at the earliest.
thanks