Creative Techniques in Underwater Photography by Derek Berwin

“Good buoyancy keeps you steady, and this will help keep your camera steady.” She says that becoming comfortable as a diver and mastering buoyancy helps you from kicking the seabed, which would muck up the water’s visibility.

Robbins added that mastering buoyancy is another priority.

You have to pay attention to your gauges so you don’t run out of air,” she shares. Marrying these two together is daunting, at first.” Robbins shares that in order to take good photos underwater, you must “master your diving skills first. She explains that, “Diving is a sport and photography is a craft. “Diving and photography are completely different activities,” says Romona Robbins, PADI divemaster and photographer who has dabbled with underwater photography for over a decade. Shutterstock spoke to Romona Robbins, Thorsten Henn, and couple Kate and Peter Peterka, creatives who focus on underwater photography and videography, to learn about shooting videos and photos in a space where you have to be one with the waters.īe Comfortable as a Diver To take good photos, you must master your diving skills first. The mix of its dreaminess and challenge of reaching such an ominous destination is perhaps the reason why many are getting hooked to underwater photography. It gives the public a peek of what’s down in the ocean, showcasing the beauty and mystery of it. Let’s dive in.Īn extremely challenging genre, underwater photography is also equally mesmerizing. Shutterstock spoke to four creatives about shooting videos and photos in a space where you have to be one with the waters.

Creative Techniques in Underwater Photography by Derek Berwin