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UNDERWATER UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY

WORKSHOPWORKSHOP

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RICHARD BAILEY

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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

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

E

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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