First tip is to check your results sporadically throughout the firework display. I usually take a few shots at the beginning and check on their quality before continuing to shot any more photos. There is no need to check every shot once you have everything set up accurately, but do examine shots periodically to make sure the entire batch is not potentially off.
Here are a few helpful tips when taking pictures of fireworks:
Determine the Direction of the Wind - You want to shoot up wind, so it goes Camera, Fireworks, Smoke. If you don't, they'll come out extremely hazy."
Shoot from a little further back and with a little more lens, you can set the lens to manual focus, focus it at infinity and you will not have to worry from that point on.
Take full benefit of zero processing costs and shoot as many pictures as possible (more than you'd generally think needed) in order to raise your chances of getting that "perfect" shot."
Be Ready From the Start - Be ready to take pictures of the first fireworks. If there isn't much wind, you will end up with a lot of smoke in your shots, so the first explosions are usually the sharpest ones.
"Get some black foam core and set your camera to bulb. Start the exposure when the fireworks start with the piece of foam core in front of the lens. Every time a burst happens move the foam core out of the way. You will get multiple firework bursts in one exposure"
Pre-focus if at all possible (you will need to be able to manually focus or lock down focus for good) before the show starts so other elements in the frame are sharp. You will only need to focus once, but it is easier to do this ahead of time instead of during the fireworks display.
Also experiment with taking shots that include a wider perspective, silhouettes and people around you watching the display. Having your camera pointed at the sky can get you some wonderful shots but sometimes if you look for different perspectives you can get a few shots that are a little less cliche and just as spectacular. Most of the best shots that I've seen in the researching of this article have included some other element than the fireworks themselves - whether it be people, buildings, landmarks or wider cityscape perspectives.
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