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UNDERWATER UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
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UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• TYPES OF SHOTTYPES OF SHOT
• BASIC TIPSBASIC TIPS
• COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION
• EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT
• TECHY BITTECHY BIT
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• TYPES OF SHOTTYPES OF SHOT– WIDE ANGLEWIDE ANGLE– CLOSE UP (MACRO)CLOSE UP (MACRO)– MID RANGE (FISH MID RANGE (FISH
AND DIVERS)AND DIVERS)
RED SEA – POINT & SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• WIDE ANGLEWIDE ANGLE– GET CLOSEGET CLOSE– NATURAL LIGHTNATURAL LIGHT– HIGH ISO, SLOWER HIGH ISO, SLOWER
SHUTTERSHUTTER– BLACK AND WHITEBLACK AND WHITE– GOOD DEPTH OF FIELDGOOD DEPTH OF FIELD– CAN ALSO USE CLOSE UP CAN ALSO USE CLOSE UP
WIDE ANGLE WITH NEAR WIDE ANGLE WITH NEAR AND FAR SUBJECT AS AND FAR SUBJECT AS GOOD D.O.F.GOOD D.O.F.
– STRAIGHT LINES CAN STRAIGHT LINES CAN BEND DUE TO LENS BEND DUE TO LENS (CHROMIC ABIRATION)(CHROMIC ABIRATION)
TYPICALLY 8-20MM LENS RANGETYPICALLY 8-20MM LENS RANGE1/60s F4-51/60s F4-5
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• CLOSE UPCLOSE UP– AKA “MACRO” AKA “MACRO” – USE MACRO SETTING USE MACRO SETTING
ON CAMERAON CAMERA– CAN USE ZOOM TO GET CAN USE ZOOM TO GET
WORKING DISTANCE AS WORKING DISTANCE AS MINIMAL LENS TO MINIMAL LENS TO SUBJECT DISTANCESUBJECT DISTANCE
– STROBE OR DIVE LIGHTSTROBE OR DIVE LIGHT– GOOD FOR STILL LIFEGOOD FOR STILL LIFE– SHALOW D.O.F.SHALOW D.O.F.
TYPICALLY 60-100MM MACRO 1:2 – 2:1TYPICALLY 60-100MM MACRO 1:2 – 2:11/200 F101/200 F10
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• MID RANGEMID RANGE– TYPICAL FOR FISH AND TYPICAL FOR FISH AND
DIVERSDIVERS– REMEMBER LENS TO REMEMBER LENS TO
SUBJECT DISTANCESUBJECT DISTANCE– SPEED OF MOTIONSPEED OF MOTION– NEED LIGHT UNLESS NEED LIGHT UNLESS
SHALLOWSHALLOW
TYPICALLY 20-55MMTYPICALLY 20-55MM1/125 F4-51/125 F4-5
BECKKET PICTURE ?
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• BASIC TIPSBASIC TIPS– GET CLOSEGET CLOSE– GET CLOSEGET CLOSE– REMEMBER LIGHTREMEMBER LIGHT– SHOOT UPSHOOT UP– BOUANCYBOUANCY– COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION
UK – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• GET CLOSEGET CLOSE– KEY CONCEPTKEY CONCEPT– DISTANCE TO DISTANCE TO
SUBJECT = WATER SUBJECT = WATER AND PARTICLES AND PARTICLES BETWEEN YOU AND BETWEEN YOU AND SUBJECTSUBJECT
– THE MORE THE MORE DISTANCE THE DISTANCE THE MORE DETRUS THE MORE DETRUS THE MORE SNOWMORE SNOW
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• REMEMBER LIGHTREMEMBER LIGHT– LIGHT = COLOURLIGHT = COLOUR– WELL LIT WITH NO WELL LIT WITH NO
PARTICLES WILL PARTICLES WILL GIVE GOOD RESULTSGIVE GOOD RESULTS
– USE STROBE OR USE STROBE OR DIVE LIGHTDIVE LIGHT
– USE SHUTTER, USE SHUTTER, APATURE AND ISO APATURE AND ISO SETTINGSETTING
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• SHOOT UPSHOOT UP– HELP FROM HELP FROM
NATURAL LIGHTNATURAL LIGHT– THE MORE LIGHT, THE MORE LIGHT,
THE BETTER, THE BETTER, THE COLOURS, THE COLOURS, THE BETTER PHOTOTHE BETTER PHOTO
– SUN BURST IS NICE SUN BURST IS NICE CAN BE DIFICULT CAN BE DIFICULT TO CONTROLTO CONTROL
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• BOUANCYBOUANCY– SLOW SHUTTER = MORE SLOW SHUTTER = MORE
LIGHT = CAMERA SHAKELIGHT = CAMERA SHAKE– EVERYTHING IS MOVING EVERYTHING IS MOVING
UNDER WATER SO YOU UNDER WATER SO YOU NEED PERFECT NEED PERFECT BOUYANCYBOUYANCY
– DON’T STIR SILT, DON’T STIR SILT, REMEMBER CURRENTREMEMBER CURRENT
– YOU CAN KNEEL / LEAN YOU CAN KNEEL / LEAN BUT BE AWARE OF BUT BE AWARE OF BOTTOM, DO BOTTOM, DO NONO HARM HARM
– TAKE NOTHING BUT TAKE NOTHING BUT PHOTOGRAPHS, LEAVE PHOTOGRAPHS, LEAVE NOTHING BUT BUBBLESNOTHING BUT BUBBLES
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• COMPOSITION TIPSCOMPOSITION TIPS– THIRDSTHIRDS– DIAGONALSDIAGONALS– THE BOTTOMTHE BOTTOM– ROOM FOR SUBJECT TO ROOM FOR SUBJECT TO
MOVEMOVE– NEGATIVE SPACENEGATIVE SPACE– PHOTO SHOPPHOTO SHOP
– YOU CAN ALWAYS YOU CAN ALWAYS BREAK THE RULESBREAK THE RULES
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• RULE OF THIRDSRULE OF THIRDS– KEY POINTS OF KEY POINTS OF
PHOTOS ON THIRDSPHOTOS ON THIRDS• FISH / HEADS / EYESFISH / HEADS / EYES
– VERTICAL OR VERTICAL OR HORIZONTALHORIZONTAL
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• DIAGONALSDIAGONALS– MUCH MORE MUCH MORE
PLEASING AND PLEASING AND EASIER THAN EASIER THAN HORIZONTAL / HORIZONTAL / VERTICALVERTICAL
– LEADING LINESLEADING LINES– HELPS COVER BENT HELPS COVER BENT
LINES FROM VERY LINES FROM VERY WIDE LENSWIDE LENS
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• ROOM FOR SUBJECTROOM FOR SUBJECT– DON’T “RESTRICT” THE DON’T “RESTRICT” THE
SUBJECT.SUBJECT.– ALLOW AS IF THE ALLOW AS IF THE
SUBJECT IS ABOUT TO SUBJECT IS ABOUT TO MOVE OFF. MOVE OFF.
– DON’T FRAME / CROP DON’T FRAME / CROP TIGHT ON THE TIGHT ON THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
– WORKS WITH RULE OF WORKS WITH RULE OF THIRDSTHIRDS
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• NEGATIVE SPACENEGATIVE SPACE– CONTROL THE CONTROL THE
BACKGROUND TO BACKGROUND TO ONLY SHOW THE ONLY SHOW THE SUBJECT.SUBJECT.
– USE SMALL USE SMALL APPATURE TO APPATURE TO RESTRICT THE RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF NATURAL LIGHTNATURAL LIGHT
– FLASH ONLY LIGHTS FLASH ONLY LIGHTS THE SUBJECTTHE SUBJECT
UAE - SLR
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• THE BOTTOMTHE BOTTOM– MAKE SURE THERE MAKE SURE THERE
IS CLEAR WATER IN IS CLEAR WATER IN THE SHOT.THE SHOT.
– PEOPLE WANT TO PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW IT’S KNOW IT’S UNDERWATER.UNDERWATER.
– FISH ARE FISH ARE CAMOFLAGED CAMOFLAGED DON’T HIDE THE DON’T HIDE THE SUBJECT IN THE SUBJECT IN THE BOTTOMBOTTOM
RED SEA – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• PHOTOSHOPPHOTOSHOP– PHOTOSHOP CAN PHOTOSHOP CAN
ENHACNE AND RE-ENHACNE AND RE-FRAME PHOTOSFRAME PHOTOS
– ETHICS DEBATABLEETHICS DEBATABLE– FOR DIVERS TRY TO FOR DIVERS TRY TO
AVOID BUBBLESAVOID BUBBLESUAE – SLR CROPPED
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT– COMPACT HOUSED COMPACT HOUSED
CAMERAS AKA CAMERAS AKA “POINT AND “POINT AND SHOOT”SHOOT”
– D-SLR / SLRD-SLR / SLR– EXTRA LIGHTEXTRA LIGHT– MAINTAINANCEMAINTAINANCE
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• POINT AND SHOOTPOINT AND SHOOT– COMPACT HOUSED COMPACT HOUSED
CAMERASCAMERAS– LIGHT RESTRICEDLIGHT RESTRICED– FIXED LENS 25-55MMFIXED LENS 25-55MM– HARDER TO SET HARDER TO SET
SHUTTER AND APPATURESHUTTER AND APPATURE– SLOW SHUTTER SLOW SHUTTER
REACTIONREACTION– SMALL AND HANDYSMALL AND HANDY– ““CHEAP”CHEAP”– USE TIPS TO MAXIMISE USE TIPS TO MAXIMISE
RESULTSRESULTSwww.camerasunderwater.co.uk
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• D-SLRD-SLR– EASY CONTROL OF EASY CONTROL OF
SHUTTER AND SHUTTER AND APPATUREAPPATURE
– RANGE OF LENSESRANGE OF LENSES– USE OF STROBESUSE OF STROBES– EXPENSIVEEXPENSIVE– LARGELARGE
VIDEO CLIP – SELF POTRAITS IMMPOSSIBLE
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• EXTRA LIGHTEXTRA LIGHT– NATURAL LIGHT NATURAL LIGHT
ONLY ABOUT -5MONLY ABOUT -5M– ADD LIGHT TO ADD LIGHT TO
BRING COLORBRING COLOR– STROBES AKA STROBES AKA
“FLASH”“FLASH”– ALSO USE A DIVE ALSO USE A DIVE
LIGHTLIGHT– POSITONINGPOSITONING UAE – POINT AND SHOOT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP• STROBE LIGHT POSITONSTROBE LIGHT POSITON
– MOUNT TO ONE SIDEMOUNT TO ONE SIDE– MINIMISE SNOWMINIMISE SNOW– MAKE SURE YOU DO HIT THE SUBJECTMAKE SURE YOU DO HIT THE SUBJECT
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP• MAINTAINANCEMAINTAINANCE
– ALWAYS RINSEALWAYS RINSE– CLEAN AND CLEAN AND
INSPECT ‘o’ RINGSINSPECT ‘o’ RINGS– GREASE ‘o’ RINGSGREASE ‘o’ RINGS
• GREASED TO MOVE GREASED TO MOVE NOT TO SEALNOT TO SEAL
• MODEL SPECIFICMODEL SPECIFIC
– HUMIDITYHUMIDITY• SILCA GELSILCA GEL• ASSEMBLE IN A/CASSEMBLE IN A/C
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• TECHY BITTECHY BIT– SHUTTER SPEEDSHUTTER SPEED– APPATUREAPPATURE– ISO RATINGISO RATING
ITS ALL ABOUT LIGHTITS ALL ABOUT LIGHT
APPATURE
SHUTTER SPEED
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• SHUTTER SPEEDSHUTTER SPEED– THE LONGER THE THE LONGER THE
SHUTTER OPEN THE MORE SHUTTER OPEN THE MORE LIGHTLIGHT
– LONGER SHUTTER OPEN LONGER SHUTTER OPEN THE MORE SHAKE / BLURTHE MORE SHAKE / BLUR
– A PROBEM IN WATER DUE A PROBEM IN WATER DUE TO MOVEMENT A TO MOVEMENT A PROBLEM.PROBLEM.
– STROBE WILL STRUGGLE STROBE WILL STRUGGLE TO SYNC OVER 1/125.TO SYNC OVER 1/125.
– TOP SIDE RULE IS 1/FOCAL TOP SIDE RULE IS 1/FOCAL LENGTHLENGTH
– IN WATER TYPICAL 1/200 IN WATER TYPICAL 1/200 TO 1/60TO 1/60
Deep DOF
Low Light
Okay DOF
Okay Light
Shallow DOF
Excess Light
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• APPATUREAPPATURE– OPENING BEFORE THE OPENING BEFORE THE
SHUTTER THAT ALSO SHUTTER THAT ALSO CONTROLS AMOUNT OF CONTROLS AMOUNT OF LIGHT.LIGHT.
– THIS CAUSES THE DEPTH THIS CAUSES THE DEPTH OF FIELD.OF FIELD.
– HAVE TO BALANCE HAVE TO BALANCE SHUTTER SPEED AND SHUTTER SPEED AND APPATURE FOR GOOD APPATURE FOR GOOD D.O.F.D.O.F.
– f4 = LARGE APPATURE, f4 = LARGE APPATURE, LARGE HOLELARGE HOLE
– f16 = SMALL APPATURE, f16 = SMALL APPATURE, SMALL HOLESMALL HOLE
– f4 IS TWICE THE SIZE OF f4 IS TWICE THE SIZE OF f5.6f5.6
FOCUSED SHALOW
D.O.F.
EXACT FOCUS
LARGE APPATUR
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FOCUSED LARGE D.O.F.
EXACT FOCUS
SMALL APPATUR
E
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• ISO RATINGISO RATING– THIS COMES FROM THIS COMES FROM
CHEMICAL FILMS CHEMICAL FILMS BUT SAME FOR BUT SAME FOR DIGITALDIGITAL
– LOWER THE ISO LOWER THE ISO RATING THE MORE RATING THE MORE LIGHT NEEDEDLIGHT NEEDED
– HIGER THE ISO LESS HIGER THE ISO LESS LIGHT BUT LESS LIGHT BUT LESS RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
• TYPES OF SHOTTYPES OF SHOT
• BASIC TIPSBASIC TIPS
• COMPOSITION COMPOSITION ‘RULES’‘RULES’
• EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT
• TECHY BITTECHY BITUAE - SLR
UNDERWATER UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPWORKSHOP
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