Lighting-Fast Autofocus, Smart AF Modes and Other Cool Features
By Brent Durand

Canon 70D Review for Underwater Video

Canon 70D Review for Underwater Video
Brent Durand
Lighting-Fast Autofocus, Smart AF Modes and Other Cool Features

When Canon first announced the 70D, it seemed like a standard upgrade with minor improvements from the 60D but with one difference – the new Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology. I was excited to learn that the new sensor would allow the use of phase detection autofocus in live view mode instead of the contrast detection system currently in use. Not only is this is a huge advantage for videographers who use live view, but also an improvement on the camera’s autofocus for still shooters.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.

Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.

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The Essentials of Muck Dive Photography
By Mike Bartick

A Photographer's Guide to Muck Diving

A Photographer's Guide to Muck Diving
Mike Bartick
The Essentials of Muck Dive Photography

The scuba industry has coined the phrase “Muck Diving” to describe a style of diving or a location. Most of these muck dive sites/locations share many of the same characteristics worldwide and should be approached differently than their reef or open water counterparts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mike Bartick is an avid and experienced scuba diver and Marine Wildlife Photographer. He has an insatiable love for nudibranchs, frogfish and other underwater critters, and is the official critter expert for the Underwater Photography Guide. Mike is also one of the UWPG trip leaders. See more of his work at www.saltwaterphoto.com.

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Tips for Strobe Positioning, Power Settings and General Shooting
By Brent Durand

Shooting with a Single Strobe

Shooting with a Single Strobe
Brent Durand
Tips for Strobe Positioning, Power Settings and General Shooting

Strobes are a light in the darkness for underwater photography – literally. We learn in open water scuba classes about light falloff (starting with red) as we descend in the water column. We also know that the water itself gets darker as we descend, especially when visibility is less than 30ft (10m), when clouds block the sun or (obviously) at night. Using a strobe will bring not only light, but also vivid color and contrast back into the scene.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.

Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.

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Advanced Technique: Capture Wide Underwater Vistas
By Rico Besserdich

Shooting Underwater Panoramas

Rico Besserdich
Advanced Technique: Capture Wide Underwater Vistas

 

Shooting Underwater Panoramas

Advanced Technique: Capture Wide Underwater Vistas

Text and Photos By Rico Besserdich

 

 

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Ikelite Releases Underwater TTL Housing for the Nikon D3300 DSLR
By UWPG News

Ikelite Housing for Nikon D3300 DSLR

UWPG News
Ikelite Releases Underwater TTL Housing for the Nikon D3300 DSLR

 

Ikelite Housing for Nikon D3300 DSLR


Ikelite Releases Underwater TTL Housing for the Nikon D3300 DSLR

By UWPG News, April 8, 2014

 

 

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The new FIX Neo line of Underwater Photo & Video Lights
By UWPG News

FIX Neo Focus & Video Light Release

UWPG News
The new FIX Neo line of Underwater Photo & Video Lights

 

FIX Neo Focus & Video Light Release


Nauticam Announces the Release of the FIX Neo Line of Underwater Photo & Video Lights

By UWPG News, April 7, 2014

 

 

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Specs, Features, Accessories and Underwater Photos
By Brent Durand

Fantasea Line FG16 Housing Review

Fantasea Line FG16 Housing Review
Brent Durand
Specs, Features, Accessories and Underwater Photos

The Fantasea Line FG16 is a versatile housing for Canon’s popular G16 camera, manufactured for function, style and durability. The G16 is the latest in a line of advanced compact cameras packed full of features. With full manual control, smart DSLR-like ergonomics, close minimum focus distance, RAW image capture, hotshoe mount and many other functions, the G16 has a reputation among underwater photographers for excellent macro performance.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.

Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.

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Photographing an Underwater Dive Model Made Easy
By Christina & Eusebio Saenz de Santamaria

Tips for Dive Model Photography

Tips for Dive Model Photography
Christina & Eusebio Saenz de Santamaria
Photographing an Underwater Dive Model Made Easy

There is an old saying that goes “never work with animals or children due to their unpredictable nature”, but I guess the actor W.C. Fields, who coined this phrase, never tried his hand at dive model photography! The underwater realm is a far cry from the dry safety of a movie set, however the mercurial mixture of water, wildlife and breath-holding models presents a very different and sometimes equally challenging equation to work with.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

One ocean One breath’ is a creative collaboration between professional freedivers, husband and wife duo, Eusebio and Christina Saenz de Santamaria. Eusebio from Spain is the co-founder of ‘Apnea Total’, one of the world’s largest freediving education systems, and is one of the few men to have surpassed 100 metres (328 feet) in depth in the self-powered disciplines of freediving. Christina, originally from Australia, holds the record as the deepest Australian female freediver in history with dives to 82 metres (270 feet) in depth, and ranked in the top 5 deepest women in the world.

When not teaching or training on their island home of Koh Tao in Thailand, they are exploring the world’s ocean on one breath with camera in hand, learning and discovering more about their passions for freediving, underwater photography and filming.

For more information, please visit their websites:

www.oneoceanonebreath.com

www.apneatotal.com

ALSO BY CHRISTINA & EUSEBIO SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA

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Is a Mirrorless Camera Right for You?
By Matt Krumins

5 Reasons to go Mirrorless

5 Reasons To Go Mirrorless
Matt Krumins
Is a Mirrorless Camera Right for You?

As an underwater mirrorless shooter and u/w photography instructor I am frequently quizzed about why I shoot micro-four-thirds and not dSLR. Compact camera shooters often ask for advice on whether they should take the next step into the interchangeable lens systems.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matt Krumins is the owner and operator of Deeper Than Diving UW Photography and ambassador to the Olympus underwater housing range. His experience in UW photography is concentrated around the Asia Pacific region and it has led him to launch his own unique, fun and contemporary brand of UW photography courses based in Australia. To follow his photography and course information jump onto www.facebook.com/deeperthandiving and be sure to check out www.deeperthandiving.com.

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Photo, Video, Fluoro and Topside from the Same Light Body
By Brent Durand

Light & Motion GoBe Light Review

Light & Motion GoBe Light Review
Brent Durand
Photo, Video, Fluoro and Topside from the Same Light Body

Light & Motion’s GoBe light has become a popular option for divers since it’s launch in fall 2013. The stylish compact design stands out from other lights on the dive boat while performance is what you would expect from Light & Motion (manufacturers of Sola lights).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brent Durand is a weekend wanderer and story teller from California.

Brent is an avid diver and adventure photographer, and shoots underwater any time he can get hands on a camera system. He can be reached at brent@uwphotographyguide.com.

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