Sealife DC2000 - Control Your Buoyancy and Move Calmly; Keep Shooting; Shoot Up, Not Down; Expand Your Camera System with an External Flash or Photo-Video Lighting Accessory

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Control your buoyancy and move calmly
It’snoteasytotakegreatpictureswhenyourbuoyancyisnotcontrolled.Learninghowtoadjustand
maintainproperbuoyancywillgreatlyimproveyourpictureresults.
Lookaroundforgreatpictureopportunities.Positionyourselfatthebestangleandneutralizeyour
buoyancy.UsetheLCDmonitortoperfectlyframeyoursubject,checkyourshootingdistanceand
keepthecamerasteady.
Becalmandpatient:Sometimesyouhavetowaitalittlebitsotheshthatwerefrightenedaway,
comeback.Don’tchasethesh,lettheshcometoyou.Alwaysbeincontrolofyourbuoyancy
beforetakingpicturesandobserveallsafe‑divingrules.
Keep shooting
Shootseveralpicturesofthesamesubjectandkeeponlythebestshots.Youdon’twanttondout
laterthattheonlypictureyoutookofthatelusivefrogshwasoutoffocusorover-exposed.Also,
tryshootingthesamesubjectfromdifferentanglesanddistancestoproduceawell-composed
picture.
Don’tworryabouttakingbadpictures.OneofthebestwaystolearnUWphotographyisfrom
makingmistakes.Whenyoutakeabadpicture,trytogureoutwhatwentwrongandavoidthatin
thefuture.Justkeepshootingandtrydifferenttechniques-yourUWphotographyskillswillgreatly
improve.
Shoot up, not down
Avoidshootingdown,sothesubjectdoesnotblendinwiththebackground.Shootingfromthe
bottom-upwithsomewaterbehindthesubjectresultsinmuchbettercontrast.
Expand your camera system with an external ash or photo-video lighting accessory
Waterltersoutlightandred/yellowcolorsresultingindarker,blueimages.TheSeaLifeDC2000
includesDiveandSnorkelmodesthatcorrectforlostcolors,butcolor-correctionisonlyeffective
toabout60ft(18m)dependingavailablesunlightandwatervisibility.Atdeeperdepths,thereisa
completeabsenceofredcolorssocolor-correctionmodes(andlters)arenotaseffective.
Thebestwaytocompensateforlostcolorsisbyusingunderwaterlighting,liketheSeaDragon
DigitalFlashorphoto-videolight.Lightingaccessorieseasilymounttothebottomofthehousing.
TolearnmoreaboutUWLighting,pleasevisityourlocalauthorizedSeaLifedealerorwww.sealife-
cameras.com.
Ask your local SeaLife dive dealer about underwater photography courses
MostSeaLifedivedealersofferunderwaterphotographycourseswhichincludeshands-ontrainingas
wellasmanyhelpfultipsandtechniquestounderwaterphotography.
Visit the SeaLife website for updated tips an advice
UpdatestothismanualandadditionaltipsandadvicecanbefoundontheSeaLifewebsiteatwww.
sealife-cameras.com.Also,checkoutthe“GreatPicturesMadeEasy”tutorial,whichisavailablefor
freedownloadonthetheSeaLifewebsite.