CHAPTER 6
All About Lighting
Light in the Sea
Over the next three sections my intention is to cover the following topics:
• Natural light
• Using flashguns
• Blending the two together.
In underwater photography, lighting is by far the biggest and possibly the most complex topic there is. No matter how methodically I attempt to cover this in both words and pictures, it can never be complete. As an essential element of all photography and a fundamental part of the TC system, it should be considered as a feature to think and consider before you press the shutter.
But how do we decide whether to light a subject with either one flashgun or two? ...
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