Seahorn Snoot review

Kay-Burn Lim · Issue 57, Nov/Dec 2010 · pp. 25–26

Products mentioned: Seahorn Snoot, Nikon D300, 105mm macro lens

I have always been interested in snoot photography underwater but never had the chance to try one out. There are not many commercial units available out there, and with my time underwater being very precious to me, I never actually got around to trying to make and test one. You can imagine my delight when I heard that the Seahorn Snoot was available to buy and custom fit for various strobes. As one of the lucky few photographers that was accepted for the Timor Leste shootout, I was intent on trying something different and thought a snoot would do the trick. I was very pleasantly surprised. What’s a snoot you ask? Well, it’s basically a funnel to channel light from a strobe into a narrow beam. This allows for very dramatic lighting, black backgrounds, gorgeous shadows, emphasis on a subject and less backscatter in crappy visibility. The possibilities are many and although tricky to use, p…