hello all - this is my first post on these boards but I have been lurking for a few weeks now. what a great community!
i got certified to dive a little less than two year ago and have been enjoying taking dives with my wife once every 2 months or so for the past 2 years. we love it.
i'm starting to get really interested in underwater video / photography. but mostly video. i love being able to re-live our dives whenever i want. i recently purchased a GoPro Hero 2 with the flat lens housing and used it on one of my most recent dives in Key Largo. If anyone is interested in seeing the video, you can find it here:
https://vimeo.com/50574619
anyhow. i'm trying to build up better equipment so that I can get better video while diving! I saw that Snake River Prototyping has a new "tray" out that will help me reduce the camera shake i get from hand holding my GoPro. But what I love about this tray is it allows you to attach lights to it!
I know the value of underwater lighting in helping bring back "color" to my otherwise blue-ish / green-ish videos.
problem is, I dont know what to buy! I am on a very limited budget. can anyone recommend any good lights? i dont know where to start
sidenote: the video i posted above was edited in final cut pro, and in post-processing I was able to eliminate some of the blue-ish / green-ish color and bring back some of the natural colors of the corals. i plan on purchasing a filter for my GoPro, but I am really interested in lights as well.
i got certified to dive a little less than two year ago and have been enjoying taking dives with my wife once every 2 months or so for the past 2 years. we love it.
i'm starting to get really interested in underwater video / photography. but mostly video. i love being able to re-live our dives whenever i want. i recently purchased a GoPro Hero 2 with the flat lens housing and used it on one of my most recent dives in Key Largo. If anyone is interested in seeing the video, you can find it here:
https://vimeo.com/50574619
anyhow. i'm trying to build up better equipment so that I can get better video while diving! I saw that Snake River Prototyping has a new "tray" out that will help me reduce the camera shake i get from hand holding my GoPro. But what I love about this tray is it allows you to attach lights to it!
I know the value of underwater lighting in helping bring back "color" to my otherwise blue-ish / green-ish videos.
problem is, I dont know what to buy! I am on a very limited budget. can anyone recommend any good lights? i dont know where to start
sidenote: the video i posted above was edited in final cut pro, and in post-processing I was able to eliminate some of the blue-ish / green-ish color and bring back some of the natural colors of the corals. i plan on purchasing a filter for my GoPro, but I am really interested in lights as well.