How About A Color Correction Filter?

[MedicDoug]

Should I be using an underwater color correction filter? I read it helps with the blues and reds.

 

[hvulin]

if it helps...

but, don't forget that down there you don't have much light and filters tend to bring it down even further... maybe shoot in raw and do corrections later on the comp.

 

[herman]

Video or stills?
If you are shooting videos, yes a filter helps a lot but if you are shooting stills, it's now worth much. If you are shooting stills with a strobe or flash it will cause more problems. You can do pretty much any color changes you need with a photo program, Photoshop Elements for example.

 

[MedicDoug]

Yeah, I am just doing stills, but with some video, from the digital camera, I heard about the flash problem. I have some very good photo editing programs, Thanks.

 

[davide barzazzi]

Well, when you have a good external strobo you don't need any filter, and you save a lot of time when you work on your shots with your computer. A good suggestion, about strobos: Inon D-2000 and Sea&Sea YS90Auto.

Ciao

David
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[rickt]

Yes if you have good ambient light a color correction filter makes a difference. They are best in shallower water where there is light. Even if you want to work on it after its nice to start with some reds in the photo. The best solution is of course strobes but they are expensive and filters are a nice place to start.
Good luck
RickT

 

[alcina]

Or learn to use your Manual White Balance and that will also give you another option for underwater

 

[ultravinnie]

neutral density filter improves contrast.
and put 2 powerfull hid lights on your housing.

 

[homo maris]

A poor's man filter that has the advantage of not changing the exposure.
Take an existing image in photoshop
Duplicate layer
Filter->blur->average on duplicate layer
Invert (Crl-I)
Overlay