RonFrank
Contributor
Photography skills that make a good UW shooter can be learned topside for the most part. Exposure, focus modes, White Balance, fill flash, flash ratios, composition, and most things that one needs to learn to make good shots UW can all be learned when shooting in our natural air breathing environment.
I see a LOT of questions posted about how to do X, and the majority are skills that apply to topside shooting as well as UW. There are some exceptions, but not many. One exception for example is the use of Hyperfocal settings to gain maximum DOF topside that may not apply UW. Then again with 100 foot visibility, maybe it does.
My point is that photography skills are just that, and if you want to become a better UW photographer, the best place to start if one is not shooting weekly UW, is where we live and breath.
Learn to be a better topside photographer, and it will help you UW.
I see a LOT of questions posted about how to do X, and the majority are skills that apply to topside shooting as well as UW. There are some exceptions, but not many. One exception for example is the use of Hyperfocal settings to gain maximum DOF topside that may not apply UW. Then again with 100 foot visibility, maybe it does.
My point is that photography skills are just that, and if you want to become a better UW photographer, the best place to start if one is not shooting weekly UW, is where we live and breath.
Learn to be a better topside photographer, and it will help you UW.