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Cathy Church Land & Sea Scuba Review and Tutorial

Cathy Church is a pioneer in underwater photography. Learn about what Cathy Church thinks about Vivid-Pix Land & Sea Scuba and how she uses it. [widgetkit id="70" name="Cathy Church"]

Cathy Church Land & Sea Scuba Review and Tutorial

Cathy Church is a pioneer in underwater photography. Learn about what Cathy Church thinks about Vivid-Pix Land & Sea Scuba and how she uses it. [widgetkit id="70" name="Cathy Church"]

Cathy Church Land & Sea Scuba Review and Tutorial

Cathy Church is a pioneer in underwater photography. Learn about what Cathy Church thinks about Vivid-Pix Land & Sea Scuba and how she uses it. https://player.vimeo.com/video/242246704

Fill A Pleasing Percentage Of Your Frame

One of the pitfalls for underwater photographers, especially newer shooters, is failing to have their subject fill a pleasing percentage of their photographic frame. All too often, the result is a fantastic subject that is too small in an image. In short, the best way to describe a picture like that is “an opportunity lost”.

Find Some Separation

Can you remember the first time you saw a shark, manta ray, dolphin, turtle, spotted eagle ray, or any other animal you might think of as Mr. Big? Maybe you have not enjoyed an experience like that yet. But keep diving for a while, and you will. If you are like many underwater photographers,

An Introduction To Photographing Fish

If you are like many underwater photographers I know, one factor that made you want to grab a camera system and try your hand at underwater photography was the allure of photographing fish. Occurring in what seems like endless shapes, colors, sizes, and patterns, there is no doubt that fish are wonderful subjects. But

Silhouettes Are Easy If You Follow A Few Guidelines

Silhouettes can be very powerful images. And compared to many other types of underwater photographs, they are relatively easy to create. However, to create a winning silhouette you will want to pay heed to a handful of basic principles. It’s those principles that I am going to share in this piece. To get started,

What To Do When The Moment Is Now

In an earlier blog I shared some thoughts about photographing fish. In that discussion I mentioned a number of categories that I use to help me get started creating pictures when I encounter a fish. I also stated that when I do not see a fish doing something such as courting, nesting, cleaning or anything

Getting Eye-Popping Color Out Of Colorful Subjects

There is no doubt that vivid colors command our attention. Color alone won’t make a photograph exceptional. But vivid colors will draw the eyes of viewers and create interest even in ordinary subjects. And that is a message that should not be overlooked. Consider the photograph of a rather colorful flatworm that illustrates this piece.

Exposure Insights

It makes perfect sense that underwater photographers want to create images with colorful subjects surrounded by inviting blue water. After all, that is the way the tropical ocean so often looks to our eyes when we dive, and the reason that many of us pay the big bucks to travel to destinations that are not

The Four Exposure Scenarios

One of the taller hurdles for most underwater photographers to overcome is consistently acquiring proper exposures. One reason that so many of us struggle with exposures is that traditionally speaking we tend to talk about images in terms of the lens being used – a macro vs. a wide-angle lens- as opposed to the exposure