Having been a photographer for over 20 years has taught me a few things...
The skills and techniques never change, ony the tools you use.
I myself made the switch to digital imaging after having shot film for so long. I specialized in fine art b/w and have a few of
my commercial images on my website here.
There aren't any u/w images here, but it should give you an idea of what kind of work I have done.
A couple of simple things to remember when shooting film underwater:
- shoot at a minimum of 1/125th sec if using available light, otherwise, shoot at flash synch accordingly
- try to shoot at a minimum of f/5.6 to f/8 and be there as the photojournalism adage goes.
- try to have the flash off to one side to minimize backscatter
- there is nothing wrong with shooting color print film - it was my film of choice when shooting ambient light images - try shooting ISO 400 or 800 if the water isn't too great
- using an FLD (30cc Magenta) filter will add some color back to images shot in the first 10 - 15 feet of water, but it comes at a loss of about 2/3 of a stop
- A typical ratio of keepers is one image out of a roll. Now shooting digital takes that out of the equation
I will post more when I get a chance - the weather has started to turn here in the Pacific Northwest and I am going to be pool bound for quite awhile training.
Hope this helps...
