Underwater Photography in Anilao
My dive guide finned quickly down the sandy slope and I kicked hard to keep up with him, my heavy camera and strobes creating quite a drag, slowing me down. By the time I reached the sea fan he’d stopped … Read More
Underwater Photography Workshop – Sodwana Bay: 10 to 17 May 2019
Join me in Sodwana Bay for a fun filled week of great diving and underwater photography workshops. Whether you are brand new to underwater photography or an advanced shooter, my photo workshops are an excellent way to learn and improve … Read More
Underwater Photography in Cape Town
Cape Town, known as South Africa’s Mother City, is a colourful and cosmopolitan travel destination. Surrounded by incredible scenery and tourist attractions such as Table Mountain, Robben Island and Cape Point, it is often overlooked by visiting divers who come … Read More
Review: OrcaTorch D900V
The biggest problem I had when I started out in underwater photography was getting my camera to focus. I soon realised that in order for my camera to focus, it needed to see contrast and in the often dark and … Read More
The Search for the Dugong
Many years ago, whilst learning to scuba dive, I came across an article on manatees and dugongs. I was entranced. Not only were they cute, according to the article they loved hugging divers and once they held onto you they … Read More
6 Steps to better wide angle strobe positioning
One of the biggest challenges to using strobes is positioning. In this short post I’m going to cover the very basics of strobe positioning for wide angle photography. The aim is to get you thinking about where you are … Read More
Tips to make travelling with your camera gear a breeze!
Packing all your camera equipment for a diving holiday can be quite daunting and rather stressful. Anyone who’s travelled before will know how roughly checked in luggage is handled. Just look at the scratches, scrapes and bumps (and heaven forbid, … Read More
11 Simple Things You Can Do To Improve Your Underwater Photography
Always wanted to learn how to take underwater photos so that you can share the beauty of the ocean with your friends and family? Perhaps you’ve given it a go and feel you need some advice and guidance? Here … Read More
How To Take Really Great Photos of Scuba Divers
Adding a diver to your underwater photographs brings the human element of diving to life, adds interest and enables the viewer to get an actual scale of the scene, especially in wide angle photography. Here are some of the … Read More
The key to underwater photography is mixing light: ambient and strobe. Mixing it the way you want. This is art.