The Beginner's Guide to Underwater Digital Photography (Beginners Guide to)

✍ Scribed by Larry Gates

• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Series: Beginners Guide to
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I actually took an underwater photo class with Larry in Key Largo, Fl. a few years ago and was thrilled to see that he wrote this book. It brought back memories of the laid back, easy to understand approach that he uses to teach.

The book is laid out so a "regular guy" can read and actually understand what you need to know to take great pictures underwater. Larry also gives great tips on what to do before, what to expect on the dive boat, and what to do after your dives that you won't get from other books.

If you are just starting out with underwater photography or need a book that you can understand without being a professional photographer, this is the book for you!

✦ Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 9
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
A Book for the “Regular Guy”......Page 10
The Learning Process......Page 11
Conservation Is Key......Page 14
Final Thoughts......Page 16
It Preserves Memories......Page 17
It Can Be Profitable......Page 18
It’s Educational......Page 19
A Backward Plan......Page 20
The Features......Page 21
Overall Performance......Page 22
The Features......Page 23
Housings......Page 24
Lenses and Focal Length Factors......Page 25
Angle of Coverage......Page 26
Power Source......Page 27
Diffusion......Page 28
Mounting to the Camera (Or Not)......Page 29
Communication with the Camera......Page 30
Synch Cords......Page 31
Use Your Equipment to its Full Potential......Page 32
Depth of Field......Page 33
Fixed, Manual, and/or Automatic Focus......Page 35
Exposure......Page 37
ISO Setting......Page 38
Reading the Light......Page 39
Reciprocity and Exposure Values......Page 41
Bracketing Revisted......Page 45
Putting It All Together......Page 46
Dynamic Range and Exposure Compensation......Page 48
Fine-Tuning the Color and Exposure in Postproduction......Page 49
Composition......Page 50
Vantage Point......Page 53
Snell’s Window......Page 55
The Eyes Have It......Page 57
The Quartering Angle......Page 58
Contrast......Page 60
Leading Lines......Page 62
Keep it Simple......Page 63
Potrait or Landscape Format?......Page 65
Subject......Page 68
Subject Size......Page 70
Planning Your Subjects......Page 72
Wrecks......Page 73
Predation......Page 77
In Closing......Page 79
Do Your Homework......Page 80
Consider the Dive Conditions......Page 81
Basic Cleaning Technique......Page 82
Lubrication......Page 83
Types of Lubricant......Page 84
Don’t Force It......Page 85
Be Prepared......Page 86
Before Entering the Water......Page 87
The Descent and Dive......Page 88
After the Dive......Page 89
When Disaster Strikes......Page 90
A Caveat......Page 92
It’s About Technique, Not Equipment......Page 93
Understanding Your Subject......Page 94
Take More Than One Shot (But Not Too Many) .94......Page 95
The “Stalk” Technique......Page 96
Take Your Time......Page 97
The “Drive-By” Technique......Page 98
Approach Slowly......Page 99
Locating the Pass......Page 100
Avoid Spooking the Fish......Page 101
Slowing Down Makes You More Observant......Page 102
A Good Starting Point......Page 103
Some Common Techniques to Avoid......Page 104
The “Gunfighter” Technique......Page 105
Don’t Do It......Page 106
An Amazing (and Often Overlooked) Subject......Page 107
Find a Great Subject......Page 109
Watch the Colors......Page 110
7. POSTPRODUCTION......Page 111
Organizing......Page 112
Reviewing the Files......Page 113
Editing Workflow......Page 114
Basic Enhancements......Page 115
Save Along the Way......Page 116
Address Imperfections......Page 117
Less is More......Page 119
CONCLUSION......Page 120
Books......Page 124
INDEX......Page 125