Wide-Angle Underwater Photography tips

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Joe Tepper is an award-winning photojournalist specializing in underwater photography. Despite his young age, Joseph is currently the Associate Editor for Divephotoguide.com and Scuba Diver-Through the Lens, the world’s first global underwater photo magazine. His pictures and articles from all his international trips have been featured in numerous publications such as Scuba Diving, Sport Diver, Scuba Diver-Australasia and California Diver.

Here are some of his underwater photography tips to help you improve your wide angle techniques:


TEPPER_1.jpg Tip 1: Adding a sun ball can create drama in an image.
This can be accomplished with a fast shutter speed (1/250th) and small aperture, combined with high strobe power.



TEPPER_2.jpgTip 2: Split shots (or over-unders) will help separate your photos from the rest by showing the best of both the underwater and topside worlds.
The key is to have interesting subjects, both below and above the water.



TEPPER_3.jpgTip 3: Using slow shutter speeds to create motion blur in an image gives a sense of action,
especially when photographing exciting subjects like reef sharks.



TEPPER_4.jpgTip 4: If you’re feeling creative,
using an off-camera strobe for back lighting or inside a wreck adds a bit of flare to your images.



TEPPER_5.jpgTip 5: Wide-angle basics: Get as close as possible,
especially with friendly and immobile subjects, such as this massive turtle.


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TEPPER_6.jpgTip 6: Including a diver in your wide-angle images not only gives a sense of scale to an underwater scene,
but also further draws in the attention of the viewer by adding a human element


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