Overview
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Join Deke McClelland and professional underwater photographer Hergen Spalink to dive into the world of underwater photography, including essential concepts, techniques, and gear.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- It's better underwater
- Wide vs. macro
- Challenges and solutions
- Housings
- Ports and optics
- Torches and strobes
- Additional gear
- Strobes vs. LED torches
- Pros and cons of strobes and torches
- Triggering strobes: Electronic vs. fiber optics
- Adjusting strobe power
- Understanding X-sync
- Adjusting LED torches
- Sources of light
- Strobes
- Aperture
- Shutter speed
- ISO
- Anatomy of a shot: Ambient light only
- Anatomy of a shot: Ambient plus LED torch
- Anatomy of a shot: Strobe at low shutter speed
- Anatomy of a shot: Strobe at high shutter speed
- Metering modes
- Exposure modes
- Manual mode
- Special circumstances
- Autofocus types
- Contrast and focus lights
- Static vs. moving subjects
- Momentary auto and manual focus
- Wide-angle lenses
- The optics of wide-angle ports
- Macro lenses
- Longer vs. shorter focal length
- Sensor crop
- Depth of field
- What are jump settings?
- Wide-angle jump settings
- Macro jump settings
- Pre-dive checks
- Testing water tightness
- Setup and import
- Organization and rating
- O-rings
- Preventing corrosion
- Pre-trip checklist
- End of trip checklist
- Post-trip checklist
- Caring for ports
- Servicing
- Next steps
