Many underwater housing and strobe combinations allow photographers to use their strobe in manual or TTL (automatic) mode. Single strobe used to highlight a yellow tube sponge under a sunball and boat. The position of the subject within the composition will determine where to place the strobe to create the best angle of light. Single strobe placed to the side of the subject to create an edgy feel with harsh shadows.Ī single strobe can be positioned to bring color back into an interesting subject in a wide-angle scene. These photos are edgy and can be used really nicely in portraits. Placing a single strobe to the side of a subject creates an artistic lighting effect, resulting in a well lit and a shadowy side of the subject. Single strobe placed above and to the left of the housing. This will also help prevent the photographer from placing the strobe right in front of the subject, and create shadows similar to those we see outside in the sun – a very natural look. It's essential to aim the strobe so that the corner of the beam touches the scene in order to reduce backscatter. Placing a single strobe above and in the direction of the subject is a great option for macro photography as well as shooting large fish or mammals. Below are a few strobe positions and photos showing the effects of light and shadow. Once this has been determined, the diver should adjust camera settings and only then move in for the shot. This includes any background and mid-ground elements, direction of the ambient (sun) light, secondary subjects or simply eye contact with a macro subject. Shooting with a single strobe means less weight and bulk on the camera rig, less task loading during the dive and a much better opportunity to learn how to use a strobe before handling two of them.īefore positioning a strobe, the diver must decide how he or she would like to compose the photo. Most new underwater photographers start with a single strobe. Both of these connections serve to relay the flash signal (via light or electric signal) that tells the strobe to fire. The vast majority will attach to camera housings via fiber optic cables or sync cords. There are a number of strobes and strobe manufacturers on the market, each with different pros and cons. Using a strobe will bring not only light, but also vivid color and contrast back into the scene. 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. We learn in open water scuba classes about light falloff (starting with red) as we descend in the water column. “All we can do is show the truth to those who live above but can’t envisage the world below and hope that they start asking questions.Strobes are a light in the darkness for underwater photography – literally. Its original composition, positioning the subject in the lower left-hand corner, the artistic blurring of the background and the magnificent colour balance caught the eyes of the members of the jury, who awarded its creator, Hannes Klostermann, 1st prize in the Macro category. This photo, taken off the coast of the Cayman Islands, shows a small goby posing right at the top of a coral head. An effort remarked on by the jury, which named her Up and Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year. To take this picture, young photographer Anita Kainrath, originally from Austria, spent several hours standing in knee-high water in the middle of the mangrove, assailed by mosquitoes and sand flies. Although the mangroves are not yet protected, it is here that lemon shark pups spend the first 5 to 8 years of their lives. The Bahamas has been a shark sanctuary since 2011. The addition of a motion blur effect gives the image a larger-than-life “pop-art” feel, with fish that appear to be literally shooting out of the frame. British photographer Nicholas More won the award for British Underwater Photographer of the Year with a photograph of a school of rabbit fish in movement taken off the coast of Indonesia.
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