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

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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 [...]

Amazing Underwater Captures

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Some amazing underwater photography captured by divers around the world: photo by hankplank on flickr   photo by Rob Inh00d on flickr photo by gwylow71 on flickr   photo by doug.deep on flickr   photo by CW Ye on flickr   photo by doug.deep on flickr   photo by hankplank on flickr   photo by [...]

Sealife SL330 Mini II Digital Underwater Camera

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For over 25 years now Pinoneer Research has been developing the SeaLife Camera brand, coming out with top quality underwater camera’s that are custom tailored for the recreational scuba diver and water sports enthusiast. From top of the line underwater digital photography rigs to the simple point and shoot camera and housing, SeaLife has an [...]

Using a Video Light for Underwater Photography Stills

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Shooting underwater has several challenges. Water absorbs light and light levels quickly drop as you get deeper in the water column. This is why you need all the help you can get when it comes to illuminating your subjects for underwater photography. One way to get even better results from your still camera is to [...]

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Underwater Photography Composition Tips: Think about your Background

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One of the many ways an underwater photographer can get better compositions from their photographs is to ask oneself before depressing that shutter release button, “What’s behind my subject?” While taking photographs of fish, we’re often so distracted trying to capture the fish itself that we often lose sight of the background. Later back on [...]

Underwater Photography Composition Tips: Give the Fish Room in the Frame

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In our last underwater photography composition tip, we took a closer look at trying ensuring the photographer captures the fish’s eye in sharp focus to ensure a good creature portrait photo. Now that you know the importance of getting the eyes tack sharp while taking pictures, time to move on to our next composition tip [...]

Underwater Photography Composition Tips: Shoot Up not Down

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In today’s top underwater photography composition tip, we take a closer look at trying out a different angle for your subjects, and shooting upwards from underneath it to get more dramatic results. A good way to get a unique composition and a better looking photograph is to shoot at your subject from underneath it instead [...]

Underwater Photography Composition Tips: Aim for the Eyes

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Last time we looked at the importance of aiming upward for a dramatic effect, In today’s top underwater photography composition tip, we take a look at trying to get better underwater fish photographs by ensuring the eyes are in clear focus. I remember clearly the reaction and words of my Dive Instructor to my first [...]