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Undersea images can be one of the most tricky areas of photography for most people. Not only is there special equipment that is required, but divers need special training in order to successfully photograph underwater scenes. But despite the challenges of capturing underwater images, many people look to this as a career. Not only because of the exciting photographic opportunities, but because of the challenge as well. Fish and marine mammals are the most commonly photographed undersea images. However, as diving equipment as well as photography equipment gets more sophisticated, we are seeing more photos of shipwrecks, underwater caves and landscapes.

A big problem with undersea images can be the problem with a loss of light in pictures. This causes distortion or loss of color or contrast. When sunlight enters the water, it is absorbed quickly and everything can begin to appear blue and green under the water. When a subject is at a distance from the camera, it can also lose color. This can happen even in the clearest of water.

There are a few solutions for these problems. One obvious solution is getting closer to the subject matter. Getting closer minimizes horizontal color loss. One of the best ways to shoot close up photos is with a wide angle lens to get the whole subject into the photo. This allows for greater detail and focus on the subject.

Another great technique for capturing great undersea images is by using the camera’s flash. The flash helps to restore the loss of color that happened so often under water. A fill flash will help to doctor up the missing colors and paint them in. The full color spectrum will be visible again. This will help in the overall look of the photographs.

Most undersea images are done while on scuba diving expeditions. Because of the possible complications that can arise during scuba diving, photographers must be quite skilled as divers as well. This will help to maintain safety and since the diver will be handling more equipment than normal, safety is essential. A skilled scuba diver will also show when photographs are taken. Calm divers tend to cause less disturbance when underwater and know how to remain calm in order to achieve those one of a kind shots.

Things like poor visibility and tidal flow along with a heavy current can impact an underwater expedition and really mess with a scuba diver. Along with the extra equipment and added stress, there can be quite a lot of things to go wrong under water. Focus is the key to success in capturing undersea images.

People that spend their time taking undersea images have a whole assortment of special equipment available to them. These state of the art digital cameras are a point and shoot type. But these cameras require special waterproof casings.

Waterproof casings are camera specific and are made from anything ranging from inexpensive plastic to high quality aluminum. Cameras can be used in or out of the water with these specific housings. The housings all have control knobs and some have external units that house flash bulbs. There can be some issues however because of refraction. When the camera is encased in the housing, it can cause a refraction and distortion in the picture. Also some don’t have wide enough lenses built into the camera. This however can be fixed with add on lenses that can be changed under water. Now almost all undersea images can look just like professional ones.

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