Getting Started on Digital Underwater Photography

Posted by naharazizi on Friday, October 21, 2011



You've probably seen hundreds of photos and ocean. The sun looks particularly amazing shots in the show to grow and set in the distant horizon across the vast expanse of water. These images are only displayed on the surface of the ocean. However, what lies beneath the surface can provide a camera with an equally interesting topics.

In the past, taking pictures underwater is left to the professional photographer, because the costs are very previsoki.Dostupnost digital camera photos are more accessible and technological advances have made possible to take pictures underwater with these digicams. Today, you can see a lot of people indulge in their hobby of digital underwater photography.

There are two types of digital camera you can use for taking pictures under vodom.Više common ones are point-and-shoot cameras that are popular with those who want to get good enough pictures without spending too much. There are single-lens reflex or SLR cameras, which are expensive, but it can provide images with high resolution. They also have removable and interchangeable lenses that allow the camera to capture distant objects or close to one. Both these species are placed in a special case when it was taken under water, to protect them from getting wet. Some camera models are amphibious, meaning they do not need an underwater protective housing, which can be used in the depth of 5:00 to 10:00 m

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types of lenses used with digital camera for underwater photography are: normal, wide angle and makro.Bitan partner's camera strobe or flash. Because less light is available below the water surface, the strobe can help in the overall exposure. Flashing can be attached to the camera or can be external.

After you've taken your shots, you can save images in three different formats: JPEG, TIFF and RAW. Among the three, JPEG requires a minimum of storage space on your memory card so that you can store more pictures. Its main drawback is that it loses its quality when he escaped again when more compression is used.

TIFF is an acronym for tagged image file format. Images are stored in this format to keep all information about the image, including metadata. Therefore, the images are larger than the size of a file in JPEG. Accordingly, saving a file takes longer as well.

The last type of RAW. This format is only available in more expensive cameras. RAW images are stored without being processed and can be compared with the negative of the film camera, so, the image file will contain all the information captured by the sensor. This raw state allows you to do your own processing in your computer when you edit photos, allowing you full control over white balance, contrast, sharpness, saturation and other features. The disadvantage of this format is that the file size can be very large. Moreover, they need before the conversion before they can download the software for photo editing.

Being familiar with the equipment is a good way to get you started on digital underwater photography. Although you may end up spending more in relation to land-based photographs, you can be rewarded by the fact that respondents have found underwater are nowhere to be found on the mainland.