Depending on how much of the explosion(s) you want recorded, make your exposure time longer and adjust aperture depending on how much light you want in each shot (smaller for longer exposures)

When I did photography, I used 1-5 second exposures and adjusted aperture if it was too bright or dark (don't remember the aperture settings)

A tripod or some method to keep the camera still is a given for longer exposures.

It can be done with SLRs, DSLRs, and advanced camera apps, but the quality of the device and internal camera hardware with phones vary so, professionally I'd recommend an SLR or DSLR camera, unless you have a phone that's great for those kind of photos

Edit add: ISO setting should almost always be low (250 or less is best) to prevent noise

Lock focus because auto focus for this kind of thing will almost always result in blurry photos

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Lock focus because auto focus for this kind of thing will almost always result in blurry photos

I feel like people should do that a lot more often than they do, just in general. Especially when using a DSLR to make a video of a subject that isn't moving around much.

(This is really just venting because I watch too many Youtube videos where they complain about the autofocus not working well.)

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