| Are you a diver? Have you ever thought of | | | | red and orange colors are absorbed by the water. |
| showing what you see underwater to your | | | | So, an external light source is important to |
| friends? How does underwater photography work | | | | restore your subject color so that it will look |
| anyway? | | | | more alive and real. One of the reasons for |
| It was said that underwater photography started | | | | underwater photography is to amaze the viewer |
| around 1800 when William Thompson took an | | | | of the marvelous underwater world and you can't |
| underwater photograph with a camera mounted | | | | do that with a boring picture. |
| on a pole. But it was not until 1957 that | | | | Then, do you know that underwater photography |
| underwater photography started to bloom when | | | | is more than just about marine life? You can take |
| the first waterproof camera was invented. | | | | pictures of the amazing cave system and some |
| As good as a waterproof camera may sound, | | | | divers even become experts in underwater |
| underwater photographers nowadays generally | | | | landscape photography. Who says landscape |
| use a casing to protect their camera so that they | | | | photography is only limited on land? |
| don't need to have two cameras for land and | | | | A very important tip about underwater |
| underwater. Furthermore, these casings are | | | | photography is that you will want to learn to be |
| usually made of plastic so they are light in weight | | | | good in diving before you take up this hobby. Not |
| and your wallet. | | | | just that your diving skill will affect the quality of |
| And to make underwater photography more | | | | your pictures, your safety is also dependent on |
| enjoyable, compact digital camera manufacturers | | | | your diving technique. After all, you are the |
| nowadays are looking into the possibility of water | | | | stranger in the sea and if you look at this from |
| resistant camera. Very soon, you will see | | | | the marine eye, you are invading their territories |
| cameras that have stronger water resistant | | | | and they have all the right to attack you. |
| capability and good for diving even without any | | | | The last underwater photography tip for you is |
| casing. | | | | that you will want to get as close to your subject |
| The next underwater photography equipment you | | | | as possible. This is again caused by the fact that |
| will need is an underwater flash unit. | | | | water will absorb light and make your subject loss |
| This is because as you dive deeper, you will start | | | | its true color. That is why you need to be a good |
| to see the loss of color in your surrounding hence | | | | diver so that you can stay calm when you are |
| the blue green color you often see underwater. A | | | | approaching your subjects without provoking |
| lobster will look dull and dark brown because the | | | | them. |