Underwater photography is an exciting hobby for people who love animals, nature, diving, seeing the world, and capturing it all on camera. It can be an intimidating hobby to start as you will need quite a lot of specialist equipment and good swimming abilities. Here are some top tips:
- Choose the housing and O-ring. You can get these to use with a camera so that you’re able to take it underwater. It will save you having to invest in entirely new camera equipment.
- Use a good flash or strobe. Water will absorb colour, especially oranges, yellows and reds. This is more prevalent the deeper you go. Think about getting a camera with an internal flash.
- Choose your lens carefully. If you want close-ups, think about a wide angle or macro lens.
- Try using an automatic camera mode at first. This gives you the opportunity to experiment with photo composition without worrying about the technical side.