Underwater Photography by Friedrich, Tobias -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword by Ernie Brooks Introduction

About the Book Case Study 1: The Meeting

1 Equipment

1.1 Digital Single-Lens Reflex Cameras

Sensor Sizes Lenses

1.2 Underwater Camera Housings

Front Ports Viewfinders

1.3 Flash Units 1.4 Focus Lights 1.5 Compact Cameras 1.6 Preparing Your Equipment 1.7 Protecting Your Equipment 1.8 Transporting Your Equipment Case Study 2: Space Gliders

2 The Basics

2.1 Diving and Taking Pictures 2.2 The Behavior of Light Under Water 2.3 Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 2.4 JPEG or RAW 2.5 White Balance 2.6 Flash Techniques 2.7 TTL or Manual 2.8 Histogram Case Study 3: Tea for Two

3 Composition

3.1 Perspective 3.2 The Golden Ratio 3.3 Lines and Diagonals 3.4 Centering 3.5 Contrast 3.6 Color 3.7 Exceptions 3.8 Creativity 3.9 Learning to Compose

Guest Photographers Gallery

RICHARD SALAS ERNIE BROOKS ALEX MUSTARD IMRAN AHMAD ERIC CHENG Case Study 4: The Playmate

4 Wide-Angle Photography

4.1 Lenses 4.2 Exposure 4.3 Using Flash 4.4 Finding Subjects 4.5 Shooting Distance 4.6 Getting Close 4.7 Wrecks 4.8 Split Waterline Photos 4.9 Large Sea Life 4.10 Reefs 4.11 Close Range, Wide Angle 4.12 Backlight 4.13 Models 4.14 Motion Blur 4.15 Recording Video Case Study 5: Communal Living Case Study 6: Dive by Night

5 Macro Photography

5.1 Lenses 5.2 Macro vs. Closeup 5.3 Settings 5.4 Depth of Field 5.5 Flash Position 5.6 Background 5.7 Focusing 5.8 Super Macro 5.9 Subjects 5.10 Light-Shaping Tools Case Study 7: Proximity Trigger

6 Image Editing

6.1 Workflow

The steps of a typical workflow:

6.2 Selecting and Evaluating Pictures 6.3 RAW Conversion 6.4 Detailed Image Editing 6.5 Archiving Case Study 8: The Dark Knight

7 Appendix

7.1 Behind the Scenes 7.2 Acknowledgements 7.3 Travel Checklist

DIVING EQUIPMENT PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT ELECTRONICS GENERAL TRAVEL Personal Notes

7.4 Predive Checklist 7.5 Ready, Set, Go

Wide-Angle Macro Split Waterline Close Range, Wide Angle Backlight Motion Blur