Komodo Workshop

Catherine Masson · Issue 51, Nov/Dec 2009 · pp. 46–49

Products mentioned: Canon G10, Ikelite housing, Ikelite strobe, Canon IXUS 90 IS, Inon Fisheye, Inon Strobe

Catherine Masson Diving and photography have always been the two things in my life which have remained consistent in my desires for them both, and my eagerness to improve and learn new techniques. As a student at The London College of Art studying photography, I am learning all sorts of tricks of the trade, meeting very successful photographers and studying the way they work behind the lens. I feel confident now that I know quite a lot about Landscapes, Portraits, Still Life, Beauty and Graphics but without the experience. However, none of these fields of photography compare to capturing beautiful images underwater. It is a completely different technique using your body to balance yourself and the camera instead of a tripod, searching hard for your subject, instead of planning ahead and building a set. All photographs, if you succeed in what you want to achieve are very rewarding. None h…