Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users

Informationen zum Autor Maria Munn is a multi award-winning underwater photographer and award-winning author. She is deeply passionate about conservation and hopes to bring a better understanding of the marine environment through her photography. She is a highly experienced teacher, helping thousands of photography students across the globe to improve their skills, and even win awards. Maria has a Licenciateship with the Royal Photographic Society, won BSAC's Travel Photographer of the Year (2008) and has won a Bronze Medal with Underwater Photography's Annual Competition (2010), as well as being a Runner-Up (2011) and short-listed (2012) with two of her photos. One of her photographs, taken with a compact camera (no external lenses or strobes), was voted into the finals of 2013's Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Since launching PADI's Digital Underwater Photography Speciality at the London Dive Show in 2006, she has continued to be the leader in teaching underwater photography using compact cameras. Klappentext Be inspired to take the underwater photographs you have always dreamed of using a compact camera'Book of the Year'Diver MagazineDesigned to help the beginner and the more advanced digital compact camera users, Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users promises to inspire both snorkelers and divers to achieve fabulous underwater photographs.Crammed with fantastic tips and photographs to illustrate the techniques, it delivers the expert advice without confusing the beginner or patronising the advanced user.Included in Underwater Photography for Compact Camera Users:* Choosing and caring for your camera underwater* Understanding the settings on your camera* Using accessories* Underwater composition* Lighting your subject underwater* Natural light photography* Downloading and sorting your images* A special 'guest gallery' to inspire and show you how to capture the photographs you have always dreamed of Zusammenfassung For both beginners and more advanced compact camera users! this is a step-by-step guide to professional quality underwater photography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to Underwater Photography 71.1 Essentials of a Good Underwater Photographer 81.2 The Effects of Light Underwater 81.3 Choosing a Compact Camera for Underwater Use 91.4 How Many Megapixels Do I Need? 101.5 Essential Accessories for Your Compact 131.6 Traveling With Your Compact Camera 151.7 Caring for Your Equipment Before and After a Dive 16Understanding Your Camera's Main Setting 192.1 Getting Started - Choosing The Correct Set-Up Options 202.2 Automatic Underwater Mode 212.3 Programme Mode 242.4 Understanding Aperture Settings 242.5 Understanding Shutter Speed Settings 252.6 Understanding Manual Mode 25Exploring Your Camera's Menu Settings 333.1 Autofocus -v- Manual Focus 343.2 Continuous Shooting 343.3 Custom Settings 343.4 Dynamic Range 343.5 Exposure Bracketing 353.6 Film Speed/ISO 353.7 Flash Exposure Compensation 353.8 Image Stabilisation Mode 383.9 Infinity Mode 383.10 Metering Modes 383.11 Noise 413.12 Optical Zoom -v- Digital Zoom 413.13 RAW -v- JPEG 423.14 Rear Curtain Synchronisation or Slow Sync Speed 423.15 Shooting with Colour Options 453.16 Understanding the Exposure Compensation Tool (EV+/EV-) 453.17 Using the Built-In Flash With Your Camera 503.18 Using the LCD Screen -v- the Viewfinder 523.19 Using the Video Mode Underwater 523.20 Using Your Camera's White Balance Settings Underwater 53Choosing Different Accessories for Your Compact 594.1 Choosing a Lens 604.2 Using a Close-Up Lens 604.3 Wide-Angle Lenses 634.4 Using a Fisheye Lens 644.5 Filters for Fabulous Underwater Colours 674.6 Using a Focus or Modeling Light 68Lighting Your Subject Underwater 735.1 Introduction to Underwater Lighting 745.2 Considerations When Buying a Strobe 755.3 ...

Product details

• Authors: Maria Munn, Maria Munn
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2012
• EAN: 9781118345559
• ISBN: 978-1-118-34555-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Humanities, art, music > Art