Underwater Photography Articles & Tutorials

Underwater Photo Tutorials

This section is devoted to sharing the best photo tutorials, techniques and tips for all types of underwater photography. We cover wide-angle, macro, supermacro, behavior, composition, different shooting conditions, shooting with specific gear and much more.

At UWPG we constantly publish new articles on all aspects of underwater photography and video. We cover macro, wide-angle, dive destinations, gear reviews, tutorials and techniques, post-processing, marine life, photo essays, dive adventures, dive travel tips and other useful info for underwater photography.

How to Set Up and Maintain Your Underwater Camera
By Nirupam Nigam, February 23, 2024
The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up and Maintaining Your Underwater Camera
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Fluoro Diving
By Lynn Miner, February 9, 2024
The Art and Science Behind Fluoro Diving
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The Newest Underwater Photo & Video Gear in 2024
By Nirupam Nigam, January 16, 2024
What's New at DEMA 2023
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Sony A6700 Underwater Settings
By Nirupam Nigam, January 13, 2024
The best underwater settings for the Sony A6700
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Marelux SOFT Lite Snoot Review
By Mark Hatter, December 21, 2023
A review of the Marelux SOFT Lite XR-W Snoot
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How High Can You Increase Your ISO?
By Nirupam Nigam, April 18, 2023
A deep dive into the black sheep of exposure settings
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Nauticam EMWL (Extended Macro Wide Angle) Lens
By Mark B. Hatter, November 28, 2022
A lens for wide angle macro photography from a bugeye perspective
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Change GoPro Underwater Settings with QR Codes
By Nirupam Nigam, September 15, 2022
These QR Codes at Bluewater Photo are the Solution to Changing GoPro HERO8, 9, 10, 11 Settings Underwater
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Best Strobe Positions for Underwater Macro
By Jenna Szerlag, July 9, 2022
Go-to strobe positions for underwater macro subjects using creative techniques - reduce backscatter and achieve black backgrounds!
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Panasonic GH6 Underwater Settings
By Nirupam Nigam, May 19, 2022
These are the best settings for the Panasonic GH6 for underwater video and photos
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Nauticam M10 Ball Mount Installation
By Nirupam Nigam, May 15, 2022
This is how you install an M10 ball mount - one of the most popular accessories for Nauticam housings
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How to Start Taking Underwater Photos
By Nirupam Nigam, April 19, 2022
Interested in taking your first underwater photo? Here's what you can do.
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The Best Sony Wide Angle Lens for Underwater
By Kyle Wagener, December 20, 2021
Finding a good wide angle system for Sony mirrorless cameras has been difficult until now.....
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Nikon Z7, Z7II, Z6, Z6II Underwater Settings
By Nirupam Nigam, August 13, 2021
These are the best underwater settings for shooting your Nikon Z camera underwater
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Understanding Underwater Video Lights
By Nirupam Nigam, July 27, 2021
Lumens, Lux, Beam Angle, CRI - What does it all mean?
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Top 11 Tips for Cenote Photography
By Luke Coley, May 24, 2021
Top tips from a Pro Cenote Photographer
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Wide Angle Macro Photography
By Nirupam Nigam, April 21, 2021
The Ultimate Oxymoron of Underwater Photography
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Nauticam & Isotta Housings Are Compatible with
By UWPG News, April 5, 2021
Nauticam & Isotta Housings are Now Compatible with Ikelite TTL Converters and Hotshoes
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External Underwater Video Monitors & Recorders
By Nirupam Nigam, April 3, 2021
These are the hidden benefits of using an external monitor/recorder for underwater video
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How to Fire Your Underwater Strobes
By Nirupam Nigam, March 17, 2021
A discussion on strobe trigger methods from TTL to Flash Triggers to Sync Cords to Fiber Optic Cables
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The Hidden Bokeh Benefit of Snoot Photography
By Nirupam Nigam, December 22, 2020
Snoot photography is about more than just black backgrounds
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Sony A7S III Underwater Settings
By Nirupam Nigam, December 21, 2020
The Top Underwater Settings for the Sony A7S III Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
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Why Smartphones Could be the Future of Underwater
By UWPG Staff, December 10, 2020
People have been talking about smartphones taking over the camera market for years. But will they ac...
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Canon EOS R5 Underwater Settings
By Nirupam Nigam, September 19, 2020
The best settings for shooting photo and video with the Canon EOS R5
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Photographing Pygmy Seahorses
By Mark B. Hatter, July 27, 2020
Tips on shooting Pygmy Seahorse
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Top tips for working with a model underwater
By Robert Bailey, May 25, 2020
Tips for working with a model underwater
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Best Underwater Housing Brands
By Robert Bailey, May 19, 2020
A review of the best underwater camera housings for the underwater photographer.
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Best Photoshop Tips for Underwater Photography
By Jenna Szerlag, May 14, 2020
A 5 step post process workflow for Adobe Photoshop
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Best Underwater Video Lights
By Robert Bailey, May 10, 2020
The ten best video lights for underwater videographers in 2022
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May, 2020: A Month of AWESOME Content!
By UWPG Editors, May 5, 2020
This month we are ramping up our content production to bring our readers the finest selection of gear picks, tutorials, interviews, post processing workshops around!
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Top Stay-at-Home Tutorials for Underwater
By Nirupam Nigam, May 5, 2020
Our favorite underwater photography tutorials.
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Mastering the Art of Split Level Photography
By Mark Hatter, May 5, 2020
Guide to perfecting taking over-under shots from a world-renowned underwater photographer
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The Best Focus Lights
By Robert Bailey, April 27, 2020
An overview of focus lights for underwater photography.
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Ultimate Guide to Photographing Sea Lions Up Close
By Bryan Chu, April 13, 2020
Everything you need to know to get sharp, in-focus photos of sea lions when they are moving really fast and coming really close!
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Best GoPro Hero 7 and 8 Underwater Settings
By Jenna Szerlag, April 1, 2020
A guide to GoPro's best settings for underwater video, time lapse and time warp
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Best Underwater Video Cameras
By Robert Bailey, March 31, 2020
The Ten Best Cameras for the Underwater Videographer
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Top Ten Underwater Cameras
By Robert Bailey, March 23, 2020
A list of the top ten best cameras for underwater photography
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How to convert images to black & white
By Robert Bailey, March 18, 2020
Converting images to black & white using Lightroom, Photoshop, and Silver Efex Pro 2
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Full Frame vs Cropped Sensors
By Robert Bailey, March 6, 2020
The Advantages and Drawbacks of Full Frame vs Cropped Sensors
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Beginner's Guide to GoPro for Underwater Video
By UWPG Staff, January 31, 2020
2020 Updated: Settings, Filters, Lights, Shooting Tips, Editing & more
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