Diving photography skills

Lead: The effect of diving photography is very beautiful, and many people are eager to try. The following is the related content of my diving photography skills, hoping to bring you help!

Diving photography skills

First, underwater adaptation For people who play photography underwater, the most important thing is how to hold the equipment in their hands, so that it does not flutter with the current, so that they can be as comfortable as on land. It is very important to control buoyancy on the surface and bottom, otherwise you can't go down at all, let alone shoot! Simply put, it is good at water, not afraid of water, and can hold your breath underwater for a long time. This is a foundation, and only in this way can we start shooting. Friends who can't swim can snorkel, which is safer, but when you want to dive into the sea to catch some cute clown fish, turtles and corals in scuba diving, then underwater adaptability is very important. But first of all, we must ensure our own safety, secondly, we must find a suitable shooting platform, and the most important thing is to relax and maintain a balanced state. You can also try standing and sitting. If it's shallow water, it's not bad to sit on the beach or shoot on the rocks at the bottom of the sea ~

If it's a character shoot, communication with the model is very important. Communicate with the models on the water in advance, show them some finished films and do some demonstration actions underwater. The most important thing is to let the model relax, so that it is possible to make gentle movements. The model's clothes are also important. The tulle skirt is a good choice.

In addition, underwater shooting and equipment are also very important. Waterproof cameras are of course essential. Most lenses are wide-angle, so that enough scenes can be shot. The use of waterproof sleeves must buy professional waterproof sleeves, so as to protect our equipment to the maximum extent.

Tip: Simple and beautiful photos are mostly of shallow diving and large animals, because there is enough light and it doesn't need to be too anti-shake.

Second, understand underwater life If you want to shoot exquisite moments, you must know what you want to shoot, whether it is alive or dead.

How to trigger the lovely fish in front of you and make them pose amazing. How to get close to the turtle you long for safely and let it swim quietly by your side? It's important to do a good job in advance! Tip: Look at other people's photos and learn how to restore the color more beautifully, because once underwater, the color will gradually fade.

Third, the equipment always remember that you can use two kinds of equipment, one is a common camera with a waterproof shell, and the other is a digital SLR. SLR must be equipped with waterproof clothing and external flash. Tip Never think that SLR is right. Sometimes you can attack by grabbing a simple photo underwater. SLR, if you are so persistent, you must carefully consider the aperture and shutter in advance to adapt to underwater. Let's talk about the lens again. Generally speaking, many great gods will suggest buying a better "fisheye lens" to take pictures underwater. If it is a big scene such as a shark, it is necessary to offset the distortion of the water itself, so it is necessary to "quickly eliminate the distortion lens". Many times it is absolutely impossible to use a focal length less than 24mm for those scenes. For short and delicate objects, 60- 105 is enough.

Fourth, set up

White balance: except for the flash, it is generally set to daylight.

ISO: 100~200 ~ 200, which is relatively high, you know, especially underwater.

Aperture: In order to show terrible depth of field, you can try f8 or f 16.

Shutter: For still and sharp photos, select1125 or 1/250. If you want to shoot motion,115th or lower is excellent, but the shutter is used with the aperture, and everyone has different opinions. There are not so many rules, photography is.

Focus: underwater, you'd better stop focusing and let the machine do it by itself. Because people are floating and swinging in the water, it is difficult to focus manually. If you want to focus manually, you should choose a small aperture to enlarge the depth of field. In fact, many underwater cameras have prefabricated underwater modes, so it is good to use them directly.

Fifth, there are two kinds of underwater photography. One is to shoot natural light in the ocean. In this case, auxiliary light photographs are generally not needed. Generally speaking, it just gives the model some face light. The second is shooting in an artificial swimming pool. Because the light is basically insufficient, a lot of auxiliary lighting is needed to improve the shooting efficiency. Many high-quality photos don't need flashing, especially in shallow water, playing in front of the sun! And how to avoid light scattering during shooting? The simplest thing is to strengthen the light. Choosing the right time is generally at noon 10 in sunny water, when the penetration of sunlight is the best. If it is an underwater studio, it is more appropriate to use strong light, so the scattering will be weakened. Sixth, backscattering In order to avoid this kind of problem, try not to be too close to the object, and don't shoot the flash directly at the object, let alone use the flash as the main force to create photos.

Seven, the remaining tips: swimming pool! If you don't have a swimming pool at home, you can also choose a safe place to practice, such as a big fish tank and an outdoor landscape fish pond.

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