This is a guest post by launch photographer Walter Scriptunas II, of Scriptunas Images. All photos are copyright Walter Scriptunas II.

If you are a member of the media and have access to one of the highly restricted launch sites around the world for placing a remote camera, the best way to trigger your camera is by the intense sound created by a rocket at liftoff.

I am often asked how I set up my remote cameras and what settings I use for varying light conditions and different rocket types. The following is a crash course for setting up your next remote camera!

For a typical launch, photographers are given access to the launch pad to set up cameras the day before launch. On some occasions however, such as for an evening launch, photographers may be allowed to set up cameras the morning of launch. Please note that having a camera this close to the launch can occasionally bring harm to the equipment, including lens pitting, water damage or complete destruction, though this is rare.