A resident of Chicago, Marc Morale owns Hamilton Construction in Frankfort, Illinois. Interested in the ocean and scuba diving for years, Marc Morale became a certified scuba diver after college and is certified as a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) open water diver. Since then, he has parlayed his love of being underwater into doing underwater photography and videography.
Underwater photography requires divers to swim well in order to keep up with many of its subjects. When compared to snorkeling photography, scuba photography allows people to spend long periods of time in deeper water, giving them a better chance of being closer to marine life. Divers should keep a few tips in mind when shooting underwater.
* Use the right camera settings. Most underwater cameras have different flash settings, and divers should use the forced flash mode if possible. The camera should also be set to the highest resolution. In addition, divers should use the spot focus mode.
* Get close to the subject. When taking pictures underwater, the light needs to travel from the camera to the object and back to the camera, through water in each direction. By shortening the distance, the photographer will achieve clearer images.
* Shoot photos upward toward the surface. This allows the shot to include more than just the sea bottom, which can make your subject blend into the coral or other background. Upward shots have the sun or sky backlighting the subject.
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