With the festive season closing in here are some suggestions and sources for diving, marine life and sea related gifts.
Why I Love House Reef Diving: Facebook Live Video and Links
Camera Power Saving Tips for Underwater Photography
One of the most significant limitations for underwater photography is that you can’t change your camera battery during a dive. Because of this it’s a wise move to keep your camera’s power consumption to a minimum, so here’s a range of tips on how to get as much shooting as possible from that battery.
UK Diving: Why aren't more people doing it? Facebook Live chat and extra info
Strobe Talk Part Two: Tour of the Inon S2000
Following on from my previous talk, this one takes a specific look at the Inon S2000 which is our best selling strobe. I cover all the features and controls including how to set it up for cameras with and without pre-flash. i also explain how the quite small controls can be operated when wearing gloves.
Strobe Talk Part One: Video Lights vs Strobes and what makes a good strobe
If you’d like to watch the first of my Facebook Live videos click on the picture below. In this one I talked about strobes (underwater flashes) including how they got their name, the difference between video lights and strobes for underwater photography, combined video lights/LED strobes and what makes a good strobe .
Intro talk/FB Live Test, explaining some of what Alphamarine do as a company
Nauticam Underwater Housings Facebook Live Talk
Following on from my chat about the cameras and lenses we use I then did another about the housings by Nauticam that we use. Here’s the complete uncut video and I’ll put some relevant links below it that you might find of interest.
Underwater Photography Chat with Paul 'Duxy' Duxfield and Mark Evans from Scuba Diver Magazine
A few weeks ago I took part in a live chat with Mark Evans from Scuba Diver Magazine and my friend and Red Sea Photo Camp co-host Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield. We talked about among other things the quite different ways we got started in underwater photography, some of our favourite places to take pictures and some of the funniest moments we’ve had.
