Tips & Technique Guide

Great Pictures Made Easy

I. Tips for Great Pictures

1. Just do it !

One of the best ways to learn about underwater photography is to just do it and learn from your best shots and from mistakes. Even the best photographers have taken countless bad pictures… that’s the way they became better and better. Here is the trick: Take several films and just shoot anything in front of your lens in a variety of conditions, distances, colors, objects etc. Then look at every print and write on the back what’s good or bad about the shot. We evaluated several thousand pictures and found that even amateurs can take great pictures by simply avoiding a few common mistakes. (For the most common errors see the picture examples on pages 9 - 12.) You will be surprised that among your snapshots you will find some award-winning pictures. Put the good ones in an album. But keep one bad shot of each typical error. After a few films you will achieve good control and even perfection.

Use the SeaLife^® form “Rate Your Pictures-Test Your Skills”. The best pictures are taken with a close-up lens. The SeaLife^® MACRO 3X Close-Up Lens has a distance range from 2ft. - 4 ft.. In lower water visibility, the SeaLife^® Close-Up Lens is a must. The key to good pictures is to get close. The reason is that water absorbs more light than air. In air you could see up to 30 miles, in water your eyes can see 50 ft. at most, but film can see less than half of that and much less red and yellow than your eyes.

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