Underwater photo tutorials, techniques and tips for all types of underwater photo and video, including macro, supermacro, wide-angle, composition and best camera gear.
Take your underwater photography to the next level with these tips and tricks for lighting, composition and more
By Brook Peterson
Take your underwater photography to the next level with these tips and tricks for lighting, composition and more
There are good images and there are great images.
When I was a new underwater photographer, I entered a contest online that had the theme, "Schooling Fish." I had a few images of schools of fish, so I entered two that I thought were pretty good, and since the contest limit was three images, I threw in the only other image I had of schooling fish, which I didn't think was very good. As it turns out, I won first place with that image.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brook Peterson is an avid scuba diver and underwater photographer who enjoys capturing the beauty of the under water environment throughout the world. She is an original member of the SEA&SEA Alpha program. Her work has been featured in both print and online magazines. She is the owner of Waterdog Photography and authors a blog on underwater photography and techniques. More of her work can be found at:
www.waterdogphotography.com | Facebook | instagram@waterdogphotography_brook.
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The best photo and video settings for shooting the Canon G7 X Mark II underwater, including depth of field, shutter speed for strobes and more
By Brent Durand
The best photo and video settings for shooting the Canon G7 X Mark II underwater, including depth of field, shutter speed for strobes and more
The Canon G7 X Mark II is a powerful compact camera capable of creating some exceptional underwater photo and video... with the right settings, of course.
It's one of our favorite compact cameras, built around a large 1" image sensor and a great lens. A fast processor enables lighting-quick autofocus for both photo and video shooting. The small size of the compact system is the perfect compromise between easy travel and excellent image quality.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.
Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.
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Camera and menu settings for getting the best underwater video from your Panasonic LX100 camera, including sample 4K videos
By Basil Kiwan
Camera and menu settings for getting the best underwater video from your Panasonic LX100 camera, including sample 4K videos
The Panasonic LX100 is a very capable camera for underwater photography and videography, as well as a small but advanced compact camera that is great to carry around.
The image sensor is a 16MP micro four-thirds sensor that Panasonic has used in a number of its interchangeable lens cameras. It is a multi-aspect design (see aspect ratios below) with an effective resolution of 12.8MP.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Basil Kiwan has been hooked on diving since 1997, and is an enthusiast photographer on land and underwater. He enjoys capturing the beauty of both the natural and human worlds, and when he gets a chance, he loves to work as volunteer photographer with his favorite hometown animal rescue.
More of his photographic work can be found online at: www.visualartsdc.com.
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Quick tips to ensure that you are picking your best and most creative photos when entering underwater photo competitions
By Martin Toole
Quick tips to ensure that you are picking your best and most creative photos when entering underwater photo competitions
It's the end of the year, which means one thing in photography, finding your best shots and photos to enter in to a competition. In a few weeks, the underwater photography competition at In-Water Photographer of the Year will be closing its doors for entry. So now is the best time to have a look through this years photographs you have taken and to see whether any could be entered in to this in-water comp.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Martin Toole: I'm an avid freediver, scuba qualified and love spending most of my spare time in open water, lakes, rivers or the ocean. There are new angles, new perspectives, sports being seen in a new light, all from the perspective of the ocean lover with fins on. I found a lot of the photos I wanted to take I could do without any scuba gear on, so now I take all my photos whilst freediving and snorkeling and there are plenty of other people doing this too. I created In-Water Photographer of the Year 2 years ago to celebrate all that is photography in-water, with a minimal of gear on.
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Improve your underwater wreck photography with these essential tools and tips for lighting, composing and shooting different scenes
By Brook Peterson
Improve your underwater wreck photography with these essential tools and tips for lighting, composing and shooting different scenes
Every scuba dive brings a new adventure, and there is something about diving on a shipwreck that awakens the little kid in me. Maybe it is the mystery of the ship's sinking, or maybe the fantasy that there will be a hidden treasure chest, or maybe it is even a sense of the wandering spirits who are forever trapped in their watery grave.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brook Peterson is an avid scuba diver and underwater photographer who enjoys capturing the beauty of the under water environment throughout the world. She is an original member of the SEA&SEA Alpha program. Her work has been featured in both print and online magazines. She is the owner of Waterdog Photography and authors a blog on underwater photography and techniques. More of her work can be found at:
www.waterdogphotography.com | Facebook | instagram@waterdogphotography_brook.
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The best settings and menu selections for shooting pro-level video with the Panasonic GH4 mirrorless camera
By Bobby Arnold
The best settings and menu selections for shooting pro-level video with the Panasonic GH4 mirrorless camera
The Panasonic GH4 captures incredible 4K video quality and color, rivaling cameras costing many times more. Having shot underwater video with the GH4 since it was released in 2014, I want to share with you what I have learned to get the most of this camera to be able to produce the best possible underwater films.
GH4 Basic Video Settings
Format & Quality
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bobby Arnold starting shooting underwater video in 2001. In 2004 he made the switch to HD using the first available consumer HD video camera. 8 years later he moved from traditional video cameras, to the mirrorless Micro 4/3 cameras, opting for the ability of full manual control in a compact package, with a large selection of lenses to match the needs of each dive location. Bobby lives in Orange County, Southern California and enjoys dives locally as much as possible.
Bobby's video productions can be viewed here:
https://vimeo.com/user786715
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Explore a creative technique to get the most from wide-angle color when shooting with a single strobe and video light
By Brent Durand
Explore a creative technique to get the most from wide-angle color when shooting with a single strobe and video light
Sometimes our creative inspiration comes from difficulties with gear in the field. This is the time when a solid understanding of the principals of photography might help save the shoot, the dive, and even the trip. During the recent Bluewater Photo workshop in Bali, Indonesia, the bulb on one of my YS-D1 strobes bulbs blew on day one.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.
Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.
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Keep these tips in mind to create crisp, engaging underwater macro photos on compact, mirrorless or dslr cameras
By Brent Durand
Keep these tips in mind to create crisp, engaging underwater macro photos on compact, mirrorless or dslr cameras
Underwater macro photography takes us deep inside the reef, exploring the nuances of a complex, symbiotic ecosystem that many divers swim right past. The inhabitants of this world display the shapes, colors, patterns and textures that inspire even the most radical of sci fi junkies, and it's our priviledge to document those critters and show them to the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.
Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.
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How to use Diopters to shoot supermacro photos, including best aperture, strobe position and best camera lenses
By Mike Bartick
How to use Diopters to shoot supermacro photos, including best aperture, strobe position and best camera lenses
Macro photography has always been my first love for shooting underwater. Taking time to find just the right subject can force me to slow down and enjoy the dive, explore a little more and concentrate on just one thing: making an image. Once that special subject is found, the next task is to photograph it in just the right manner. For this there could be a myriad of options depending on my camera set up. As an SLR shooter, I prefer to use my Nikkor 105mm macro lens on almost every macro dive.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Bartick is an avid and experienced scuba diver and Marine Wildlife Photographer. He has an insatiable love for nudibranchs, frogfish and other underwater critters, and is the official critter expert for the Underwater Photography Guide. Mike is also one of the UWPG trip leaders. See more of his work at www.saltwaterphoto.com.
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Tutorial on how to approach big animals and shoot powerful images in blue water, including photo gear and settings
By Todd Thimios
Tutorial on how to approach big animals and shoot powerful images in blue water, including photo gear and settings
Shooting photographs in open blue water can be one of the most challenging and yet rewarding forms of underwater photography.
For me it has always been the most exciting way to shoot underwater as it requires all kinds of patience and experience while also being full of surprises and split second opportunities. And when all the right factors come into place the encounters can be life changing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Todd Thimios is a Dive Guide/Instructor for private cliental. A submersible pilot and expedition leader, but foremost a lover of underwater photography/cinematography and marine conservation, with a lust for remote travel and wildlife. He has circumnavigated the globe by private yacht and includes living on a remote Pacific island for 6 years with 500 people as - “as good as it gets.”
www.toddthimios.com | Instagram.com/toddthimios | Facebook.com/toddthimios.tv
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