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Underwater Photography: Macro

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Capture the incredible beauty of fish coral and all manner of undersea wonders with underwater macro photography. Learn techniques for exposure, lighting, composition, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. What is Macro?
  • Macro underwater
  • Macro optics
  • Macro ettiquette
2. Exposure
  • In-camera histograms
  • Strobes and the red histogram
  • Shutter speed and ambient light
  • Aperture and overall exposure
  • ISO and overall exposure
3. Lighting
  • Light and shadow
  • Key and fill lighting
  • Shadowless lighting
  • Directional lighting
  • Creative lighting
  • Strobe distance rule
4. Focus
  • Depth of field
  • Critical focus
  • Focus modes
  • Focus light
5. Composition
  • Composition basics
  • Negative space
  • Background strategies: Bokeh and black
  • Capturing details: Macro within macro
  • Strength in numbers
  • Seeking good behavior
6. Special Techniques
  • Super macro
  • Diopters and focal length
  • Night diving
  • Fluorescence
7. Post Processing
  • Setting up your Lightroom workspaces
  • Exposure and contrast corrections
  • White balance and color correction
  • Advanced post processing
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Deke McClelland and Hergen Spalink

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