Heya,
I am relatively new to photography, and just purchased a PnS camera, Canon SD800 IS (to replace the same one i lost UW)..
I got myself a cheap strobe too (Sealife SL960D), and the whole rig looks pretty alright for leisure photography.
I am not lookin to take magazine quality pics, but was just wondering how to position the strobe for macro shots, where I have to go really close. If i position the strobe too near the subject, it gets washed out. I can't use the internal flash cos i blacked out the flash diffuser, and if i use the internal flash without the diffuser, weird shadows appear...
My question is, how can I take macro shots with the strobe, and not having it over exposed? Also, when taking normal shots of reefs, or other divers, what is a good method for reducing back scatter? I've read up a bit on positioning the strobe as far away as possible from the lens and position it at a slanted angle, but when i tried that, there was still a high degree of scatter..
Please help a novice photographer like me... I would hate to take lousy pictures of beautiful U/W life... THanks!
I am relatively new to photography, and just purchased a PnS camera, Canon SD800 IS (to replace the same one i lost UW)..
I got myself a cheap strobe too (Sealife SL960D), and the whole rig looks pretty alright for leisure photography.
I am not lookin to take magazine quality pics, but was just wondering how to position the strobe for macro shots, where I have to go really close. If i position the strobe too near the subject, it gets washed out. I can't use the internal flash cos i blacked out the flash diffuser, and if i use the internal flash without the diffuser, weird shadows appear...
My question is, how can I take macro shots with the strobe, and not having it over exposed? Also, when taking normal shots of reefs, or other divers, what is a good method for reducing back scatter? I've read up a bit on positioning the strobe as far away as possible from the lens and position it at a slanted angle, but when i tried that, there was still a high degree of scatter..
Please help a novice photographer like me... I would hate to take lousy pictures of beautiful U/W life... THanks!