Translate

Sunday 2 October 2016

Underwater Photography Top Tips

To get good underwater photos follow these top tips:

1) When photographing marine life, give it somewhere to swim to in the photo. Framing too close to the head of a turtle, for example, often leaves a lot of negative space behind the subject.

2) Let the turtle come to you. You will never be able to outswim anything underwater and chasing marine life is harassment. Plus, you'll only end up with the back of a turtle's shell in your photo.

3) Pre-focusing your camera can save time. Pick a nice feature- a colourful sponge for example- then focus your camera on that feature. When the turtle swims past it you are ready to shoot with pre-programmed settings.

4) Visualize the shot before you take it. Jumping into the water and haphazardly swinging your camera around snapping shots is great if your goal is to delete a lot of images, but it probably isn't. Stop, think, then act.

5) Once you think you've composed the shot, take it several more times. Backscatter and fish photo-bombing the frame can ruin a good shot. Digital cameras make it easy to take multiple shots.