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Today couldn’t have been better as we were able to spend most of the day both out on, as well as underwater the water.
Shooting underwater presents an entirely new set of challenges and can be fairly difficult. It can however also be very rewarding!
Working with the underwater housing
The biggest challenge is lighting, and as we had limited space for gear on this trip, we had no room for underwater strobes.
Luckily, as the underwater element for this job was relatively small (just needed enough to convey the feeling) we were able to shoot great images using natural light.
The trick with shooting underwater with natural light (which is the same as with shooting strobes) is putting the light in the right spot.
Richard has been kicking ass this year, and we have some upcoming underwater work scheduled this winter, so we decided to send “The Rabbit” off to scuba school.
The local dive center that we love is called North Atlantic Scuba, and they are located in Marshfield, Ma. We have been very happy with the professional level of service at North Atlantic, as well as very pleased with the quality of their instructors.
Pool dive number one
North Atlantic Scuba teaches from the SSI curriculum, which is a very good program. The first step is called the Open Water Diver course which consisted of class time, 2 pool sessions, and 2 open water dives. Read the rest of this entry »
