Sealife Moisture Muncher Silica Gel Drying Capsules

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Any diver that is in to underwater photography and has used a camera with a casing will tell you that no matter how hard you try to ensure the inside of your camera casing is bone dry, there is always a big chance that it isn’t.  Water droplets and moisture have this annoying way of [...]

How To Photograph Clownfish

Photographing clownfish

It’s safe to to say that anemone and clownfish are easily one of the most photographed subjects underwater. And rightly so! A clownfish or two in with the beautiful tentacles or colorful underside of the anemone in the background has the makings of a no-brainer great picture. However, just getting a photograph of an anemonefish [...]

The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Course

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What is Digital Underwater Photography? Underwater Photography is simply taking your terrestrial photography underwater, which is easier said than done, as this requires special camera and lighting equipment and the knowledge of how light behaves underwater. As Underwater Photography becomes cheaper and more accessible to the recreational diver,more and more divers are taking up the [...]

The Stars of Underwater Macro Photography

Underwater Macro Photography Subjects- Sea snails (moon snail)

Some of the best underwater photos you’ll see are most often of the tiniest little creatures of the sea. One blink and you can miss them when on a dive. However, these nano creatures of the seas, have some of the most interesting patterns, textures and colors, when captured by underwater macro photography that translate into stunning [...]

Underwater photography : Getting by without an external flash

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Several scuba divers new to underwater photography often ask how they can achieve good photographs without having to buy an external strobe or flash unit. The truth is that if you want to take unrestricted photographs underwater you need to purchase a set of external strobes or be faced with some severe limitations. As light [...]

Underwater Photography: Going Wide (Part-1)

Underwater wide angle photography- getting started

Although underwater wide angle photography isn’t as widely practiced as underwater macro photography may be, it produces some of the most impactful images, as well as, some of the most marketable ones. The best part about wide angle photography is the possibility to capture a lot of the background in the image even at close [...]

Underwater Photography: Going Wide (Part-2)

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If you missed Part-1 of our post on getting started with Underwater Wide-Angle Photography- Click Here Composing a Wide Angle Shot Underwater There are a hundreds and thousands of photographs you see, where the subject blends into the background also known as negative space, and they simply fail to grab your attention. This often occurs [...]

Underwater Photography: Finding and Capturing Nemo

Photographing clownfish

It’s safe to to say that anemone and clownfish are easily one of the most photographed subjects underwater. And rightly so! A clownfish or two in with the beautiful tentacles or colorful underside of the anemone in the background has the makings of a no-brainer great picture. However, just getting a photograph of an anemonefish [...]

About Underwater Strobes – Part – 2

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For someone looking to purchase an underwater strobe for the first time there are so many features and specifications to choose from, that often, the first time photographer is deterred from purchasing an external strobe kit simply out of fear of selecting the wrong one.  This guide will help you understand what the common strobe [...]

About Underwater Strobes – Part – 1

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The importance of an external strobe for anyone wishing to do underwater photography cannot be over emphasized. Strobes provide underwater photographers with the much needed light that is the key to getting sharp and colorful images underwater. For someone looking to purchase an underwater strobe for the first time there are so many features and [...]