Please email me if you wish to purchase a ticket. The event is at St Giles Church, Northampton.

On the 21st of November there is a “World of Difference” craft fair at St Giles Church in Northampton Town centre. At the fair you can purchase fair trade gifts & Christmas Cards. One stall is supporting our young adults church group mission trip to Russia in 2010, which I’m part of. On the stall Prints, Cards & Illustrations from redrex will be availble, all proceeds going towards the Russia mission trip.

Admission to the fair is free.

Photographing fireworks can be a tricky business, especially if they are as crazy as the Crackers show, which was staged at Delapre Park in Northampton. The show was brilliant but there was a bit of guess work in regards to framing a shot! I’ve taken photographs of fireworks quite a few times now and have established the following tips in getting better shots…

• Use a tripod – you will need a long shutter speed so this is essential to get a sharp shot. Also if you’re using a lens with image stabilisation turn it off.
• Use a remote – again this will help for sharpness as you won’t knock the camera when you press the shutter release.
• Use a long lens – its best to get in as tight as possible as the fireworks will go bang high up in the sky or if its on the ground like a Catherine Wheel it will be far away behind a barrier.
• Use a long shutter speed – the length can be tricky to judge, I normally start at 4 seconds for rocket fireworks – this lets you capture the trails(see below). Make sure you look at your screen to check the exposure.
• Be quick! – Make sure you try to get as many shots as possible – firework displays don’t last long.

Hopefully this guide will help you for Bonfire night which is nearly upon us!

Still got a back log of photographys to get through from earlier this year. This one is from February, when the bad snowy weather came in.