Shooting blue

Ethan Daniels · Issue 22, Jan/Feb 2005 · pp. 45–47

Products mentioned: Nikonos V, Sea & Sea fisheye lens, Nikonos 15mm lens, Nikonos 28mm lens, Fuji Velvia 50

So youʼve seen articles like this before, I know, but give me a crack at enlightening you with a few of my tricks. I promise not to try and sell filters, film, flashcards, cameras, doohickies, or thingamajigs to you. All I want to do is impart some very basic, common sense, and easy-to-do ideas that may assist your photography. Too many would-be underwater photographers are adamant about using artificial light on each and every shot they take. You see every major professional photographer carry a gigantic housing, along with at least one, and usually two stadium lights attached. To give these people their credit, they do know when and where to use those strobes. This article is being written to refute the case for what I call “over-strobing,” the use of staged light too often. Donʼt get me wrong, there are many practical uses and cases in which strobe light is warranted. On the other han…