A superb hand-on manual containing a wealth of underwater tips, hints and advice - all beautifully illustrated with brand new, full colour images. Martin Edge, a leading authority on underwater photography, will help you capture stunning effects using his popular 'think and consider' system - offering a heightened awareness and understanding of the subject matter, lighting and environment to take the perfect picture. Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniaques from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images to taking photographs at night and 'dual lighting'. In 1999 the late Jim Church, guru of underwater photography, said: 'As a member of the new generation of underwater photography writers, [Martin has] set a standard that will only be surpassed when [he writes] a third edition.' Here it is, we hope you enjoy it. * Learn 'how that shot was taken' with practical case studies * Beautifully illustrated throughout with inspirational full colour underwater images * Covers the highly respected philosophy of the 'Think & Consider' System
Author(s): MARTIN EDGE
Edition: 3
Publisher: Focal Press
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 408
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Подводная фотосъемка;
Cover......Page 1
The Underwater Photographer: Digital and Traditional Techniques......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
About the book......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Photographic information......Page 13
Part 1: The Basics and Beyond......Page 16
Shutter speeds......Page 18
Depth of field......Page 19
Wide-angle lenses......Page 20
Macro lenses......Page 21
Effective aperture......Page 22
2 Colour loss, light and particulates......Page 23
3 Getting close physically......Page 26
4 Shooting up......Page 30
Kicking the habit......Page 31
Two categories of lenses for underwater photography......Page 35
Digital lens law......Page 37
New lenses for the DSLRs: wide-angle......Page 38
Further information......Page 39
Disadvantages of zooms......Page 40
Get physically close to your subject......Page 41
Further information......Page 42
Subject accessibility......Page 43
More accessible areas for better photography......Page 44
The gentle touch!......Page 45
Underwater camera set-ups......Page 47
Touching, poking and moving......Page 48
One-on-one buoyancy refreshers......Page 49
Your weight is paramount......Page 50
Note......Page 51
Part 2: The Digital Revolution......Page 52
Sensors......Page 54
Further information......Page 55
Removable cards......Page 56
10 File types: RAW vs JPEG and TIFF......Page 58
TIFF......Page 59
In conclusion…......Page 61
‘Noise’......Page 62
Further information......Page 63
12 Resolution......Page 64
Custom white balance......Page 66
Further information......Page 70
Downloading images......Page 71
My own workflow during a photo trip......Page 73
Adobe Photoshop CS File Browser......Page 74
Rotate......Page 75
RAW workflow......Page 76
Conclusion......Page 78
15 Shutter lag......Page 79
Further information......Page 80
What does it do?......Page 81
Highlights feature......Page 82
How to adjust for the correct exposure......Page 83
Histogram tips......Page 84
17 Capturing sunbursts with digital cameras......Page 86
18 Using the LCD screen......Page 89
Practical uses underwater......Page 90
Choosing a camera......Page 94
Cost......Page 96
Wide-angle lenses and adaptors......Page 97
Digital compacts and external flash guns......Page 98
Connections......Page 99
LCD magnifiers......Page 100
Summary......Page 101
Canon......Page 102
Digital camera housings......Page 104
The real world......Page 108
Types of filter......Page 110
White balance......Page 111
RAW files......Page 113
Photographic techniques for filters......Page 114
Exploiting filter photography creatively......Page 115
Conclusion......Page 116
Acknowledgements......Page 117
Part 3: Using SLR Cameras and Compact Digitals Underwater......Page 118
22 Using SLRs and digital compacts: an introduction......Page 120
23 Exposure modes: aperture, shutter and manual......Page 122
Which one to use......Page 123
Shutter priority......Page 124
Manual exposure mod......Page 126
Time is of the essence......Page 128
Conclusion......Page 129
24 Metering patterns......Page 130
Centre-weighted......Page 131
How does it work underwater?......Page 133
Summary......Page 135
25 Autofocus......Page 136
‘S’ stands for single servo......Page 137
My choice......Page 138
‘C’ stands for continuous focus......Page 139
In what circumstances should exposure compensation be used?......Page 140
27 Checking TTL is working......Page 144
Part 4: The Mindset......Page 146
28 Our mindset......Page 148
29 The 'think and consider' (TC) system......Page 150
How do we use the TC System?......Page 153
30 Camera preparation......Page 154
Concentration......Page 156
The bottom line......Page 158
32 Subject selection, negative space and potential......Page 159
Condition of the subject......Page 161
Specific types of negative space......Page 163
Practical experience......Page 168
Digital evaluation of potential......Page 171
Last thought......Page 173
33 Approach......Page 174
Disadvantages......Page 177
34 Lighting for the TC system......Page 179
35 Composition for the TC system......Page 182
Visualisation and the film user......Page 185
Visualisation and the digital user......Page 186
37 Patience......Page 188
38 Peak of the action......Page 191
Digital evaluation......Page 194
Why take underwater photographs?......Page 195
In conclusion…......Page 196
Part 5: The Big Four......Page 198
Introduction......Page 200
The picture format......Page 201
The focal point or centre of interest......Page 203
Diagonal lines......Page 206
The curve......Page 209
Simplicity......Page 210
Complimentary colours......Page 211
Horizon lines......Page 214
Balance......Page 215
The baseline......Page 218
Amputations......Page 219
Eye contact......Page 221
Breaking the rules......Page 223
41 Lighting......Page 225
Blue-water backgrounds......Page 226
White balance......Page 227
Sunbursts......Page 229
Digital sunlight......Page 231
Dappled light......Page 233
Exposure for silhouettes......Page 235
Conclusion......Page 238
Using flash underwater – a new approach to an old technique......Page 240
My current views......Page 241
Inverse square law......Page 242
In the past......Page 243
Personal recommendations......Page 244
Close-up and macro......Page 247
The second flash in more detail......Page 250
Balancing exposures......Page 251
Hand-held flash techniques......Page 252
Types of digital flash guns......Page 255
Flash diffusers......Page 256
Flash arms......Page 257
Flash arms for wide-angle......Page 258
Introduction to close-up and macro......Page 261
Digital compact cameras......Page 262
Parallel the subject......Page 263
Focusing midway between one focal point (eye) and another (mouth)......Page 265
Effective apertures......Page 266
Choice of lenses......Page 267
The 105-mm macro lens on a digital SLR......Page 268
Zoom lenses: Nikon AF zoom-micro 70mm–180mm......Page 269
Bokeh......Page 271
Which lens is for you?......Page 273
Limit switch......Page 274
The methods......Page 275
Finding life-size and measuring magnification......Page 278
Predictive focusing......Page 280
Close-up and macro animal behaviour......Page 281
Using flash guns for close-up and macro......Page 283
TTL flash – film cameras and close-ups......Page 285
Bracketing TTL flash exposure......Page 287
Shutter speed......Page 288
Film processing......Page 289
Depth of field table......Page 290
Blue-water close-up and macro techniques......Page 291
Shutter shake problems with slow shutter speeds......Page 295
Visual design for the underwater photographer......Page 296
Colour......Page 300
Texture......Page 301
Summary......Page 303
How to photograph fish......Page 304
The eyes......Page 306
Lighting angles......Page 309
Lenses for fish photography......Page 310
In conclusion......Page 311
Keep to one site......Page 312
Subjects......Page 314
Ring-flash lighting......Page 316
Exposures......Page 317
Conclusion......Page 318
Preferable lenses......Page 322
Perspective distortion......Page 323
Using fisheye lenses......Page 324
Learning to ‘see’......Page 326
Looking and seeing......Page 327
Wide-angle lighting......Page 328
Flat ports......Page 329
Virtual image......Page 330
In summary......Page 331
Balanced-light wide-angle photography......Page 333
Digital sunlight......Page 335
Rule of thumb for TTL flash distance......Page 336
Avoid confusion......Page 339
Close-focus wide-angle photography......Page 340
In the distance......Page 344
A closer view of your model......Page 346
Eye contact......Page 347
Digital advantages......Page 348
Priorities in wreck photography......Page 350
Have a plan......Page 351
Equipment for wreck photography......Page 352
Available light......Page 353
In conclusion......Page 356
T-shirts and posters......Page 358
Organised chaos......Page 359
Panning the camera......Page 362
Lighting......Page 363
A lighting tip......Page 364
Further tips for shooting schooling fish......Page 366
Rear curtain synchronisation......Page 367
Underwater......Page 368
Disadvantages of a fisheye lens......Page 370
Dioptres......Page 372
Exposure......Page 373
Being practical......Page 375
Creative wide-angles just below the surface......Page 377
Under-surface texture......Page 379
Reflections......Page 380
Piers, jetties and other structures......Page 381
Wave action......Page 383
Snell’s window in shallow water......Page 384
Light......Page 385
Internet resources, equipment suppliers and useful names and addresses......Page 388
A......Page 390
C......Page 391
D......Page 392
E......Page 393
F......Page 394
J......Page 395
N......Page 396
P......Page 397
S......Page 398
T......Page 399
Z......Page 400
C......Page 402
E......Page 403
L......Page 404
R......Page 405
W......Page 406
Z......Page 407
