Winning images with any underwater camera : the essential guide to creating engaging photos / Paul Colley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colley, Paul, author.

Series:

Dived up Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Dived Up Publications, [2014]

Summary:

A supremely cost-effective tool for improving underwater photography.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright and publication details

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr Alexander Mustard

About the author and acknowledgements

How to use this book

Introduction

List of figures

Composition

The Big Picture and Why Composition Matters: Aesthetics and Photographic Intent

What makes a good picture?

Searching for kingfisher moments

Elements of photographic design

Subject Selection: The Right Things in the Right Frame at the Right Time

Before you dive

Observation: interacting thoughtfully with the environment

Skittish subjects

Visualising your image - getting into the zone

Capitalising on chance opportunities

Exploiting the full potential of a subject

Light

Why light dominates photography

Properties of light

Natural light

Artificial light

Balanced light

Viewpoint

Angle

Viewfinder

Eyes

Distortion

Image Depth Perspective

Background fish

Background diver

Layers everywhere

Head-on

Wrecks

Background and Space

Boats

Contrast

Context

Space

Lines, Shapes and Vectors: Real and Perceived

Gestalt perception

Graphic elements

Contrasts

Light and dark

Potential underwater contrasts

Colour

Colour systems

Colour spaces

Combining colour in composition

Greyscale

Organising the Whole Picture

Reference frames

Organization of objects within an image: position and balance

Composition techniques

Visual weight and balance

Closing thoughts

Easy-to-remember reference models for underwater composition

The Reference Models

1: Shipwreck in colour

2: Shipwreck in monochrome

3: Silhouette

4: Fish school

5: Frame within a frame

6: Coral reef at dusk

7: Big animal

8: Frame-filling subject

9: Character and behaviour

10: Movement

11: Reflections

12: Forced perspective.

Advanced techniques to improve your composition

Understanding Dynamic Range

Sensors and pixels

Indications and adjustments

Natural Light Photography

The necessary minimum theory

In practice

Sunbeams

Advantages and disadvantages

Caves and swim-throughs

Remote Lighting Techniques

Basic equipment

Typical opportunities

Split Level Images

Composition and image format

Subject selection and other aspects of composition

Optimum conditions and equipment

Managing the dome, aperture, shutter and ISO

Selected techniques: the importance of the horizon and managing the dynamic range

Post-processing

Post-production techniques to fine tune your composition

Rescuing Composition Errors and Enhancing Good Composition

Example work flow

Image Manipulation

Making selections

Layers and blending

Masks

Demonstration projects

Glossary

Index

DIVING and SNORKELLING ASCENSION ISLAND: Guide to a marine life paradise.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-909455-09-1

1-909455-08-3

OCLC:

1144895799