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How do you photograph an explosion?  Well, when it comes to a fireworks show, it takes plenty of planning and anticipation of what you will need.  Despite the fact that a fireworks display is a preplanned event, that spectacular moment when the fireworks explode in the sky is still a split second when everything has to work right for you to get the perfect photograph. 

Now obviously, there are some equipment issues that have to be prepared to have your camera not only set up and ready but at the proper settings to capture that moment when all glory cuts loose in the sky.  So from an equipment stand point…

.    A tripod.  The activity of the fireworks is so dramatic that unless you stabilize your camera, the shot will be blurred and unacceptable to you and to whoever you may wish to sell it to.  The tripod should be easily transportable and

There are two basic components to the headshot of a performer.The first, of course, is the performer as he poses.Second, obviously, is the photographer, photographing.  Dallas photographer Mark Oristano works both ends of the equation.

With 30 years of acting under his belt, Oristano has been in more than 50 stage shows, from Shakespeare to Mamet.  And as a portrait photographer, Oristano has helped the Dallas-Fort Worth theater community with quality headshots at a very affordable rate.

“I feel like I can make people a little more comfortable, even before the shoot starts, if they know that I’m an actor myself and that I know both what they go through, and what they need out of their session,” Oristano says.

Once you get the subject to relax, you’ve got half the session battle won.Being used to being in public and used to being photographed are two very different things.

“It’s very rare that a headshot choice comes out of the first twenty or so shots of a session,” Oristano said between breaks at his Dallas studio.  “But since I can talk with them about roles they’ve played and roles I’ve played, we hit a godo rapport pretty quickly.”

Mark works in studio with