Alex Mustard workshop recapped
August 11th, 2010 at 11:10
Controlling Light underwater
Workshop Alex Mustard at Duikschip Panda, Grevelingen
Low visibility diving:
Enable backgrounds in order to complete the picture, murky, try to use half/half shots in order to open background composition. Large scene lighting has its limitations. Chase better conditions, and plan your photography conditions.
Backscatter is caused by strobe light:
Get as close to the object as possible
Look for good visibility by choosing correct daytime, weather conditions
Go one lens wider than you should, 17-35mm vs 60mm
Fisheye with teleconverter to get extremely close to objects and captire bright background
Use higher iso value and fill light from strobes with only a bit of power
In wide angle shots only light the subject with the strobes, key elements
Use longer exposure in order to reduce background backscatter
Create separation in foreground and background using small DOF
Light the object From topside when shooting near surface
Move strobes in when object is closer, every 10cm closer to the object reset your strobes 10cm closer
If you double the distance from the object you increase a quarter of strobe power
Keep the arms close to the port when shooting CFWA shots, unless the object is further away (80cm – 1,5m)
Gear related:
5500K vs 4300K strobes, cooler temperature used for better blues
Macro Ringflash evicts shadow, and allows close-up 105mm+5T (500D diopter) shots with equally spread light
Sensor with remote lightening allows creative wreck photography
Using the Magic filter, shoot with the light slightly downwards for better color reflection (between 10AM – 2PM)
Reviewing the Light and Motion Sola 600, red light allows closer approach to animals
Tags: alex mustard, underwater
Posted by Jaap van Duijvenbode,
in Diving, Technical
