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A superb hand-on manual containing a wealth of underwater tips, hints and advice - all beautifully illustrated with brand new, full colour images.
Martin Edge, a leading authority on underwater photography, will help you capture stunning effects using his popular 'think and consider' system - offering a heightened awareness and understanding of the subject matter, lighting and environment to take the perfect picture. Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniaques from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images to taking photographs at night and 'dual lighting'.
In 1999 the late Jim Church, guru of underwater photography, said: 'As a member of the new generation of underwater photography writers, [Martin has] set a standard that will only be surpassed when [he writes] a third edition.' Here it is, we hope you enjoy it.
* Learn 'how that shot was taken' with practical case studies
* Beautifully illustrated throughout with inspirational full colour underwater images
* Covers the highly respected philosophy of the 'Think & Consider' System
The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques Reviews
| 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:  Somewhat mixed value for me, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques (Paperback) I'm a long time photographer, but I've only been on about 20 dives with a camera. I encountered quite a few problems on my first few dives, not with camera control, but with lighting. I learned some things the hard way, and others from various resources on the web, but I wanted a more thorough, systematic tutorial on how to improve my underwater photography. I purchased this book because I wanted something that focused on housed DSLRs, and because it was recommended on the Wetpixel forums. The first half of the book was of no value to me. Mr. Edge uses a great deal of space to say very little. What little practical advice he gives, I'd seen elsewhere in just a few sentences: * Get close to your subject, because water absorbs light. * Shoot up. * Don't disturb the reef (which every diver should know anyway). Some of what he said was even wrong. As you can read on any underwater photography site, and as I discovered first hand,... Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:  And so the journey continues., By This review is from: The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques (Paperback) I recently spent a full day with Martin Edge brushing up on my own photographic skills and learning a great deal more besides. He is a man with considerable patience who pays a great deal of attention to detail. I mention this because those two attributes are reproduced in this outstanding book. To put it another way, Martin Edge not only understands underwater photography like nobody else I have ever met, he is also able to put his knowledge and skills into writing in a manner which allows all to learn. In this Third edition of his most successful book, Martin covers the latest techniques for digital equipment. If, like me, you were hoping to get at least another season out of your infallible 35mm film cameras and your trusty housing - forget it. Digital is here to stay and the age of film processing has all but disappeared. In addition to acquiring all that new equipment, the entire process also requires complete retraining and the re-learning... Read more 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:  Excellent book for the SLR underwater photographer, By This review is from: The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques (Paperback) The couple of poor reviews notwithstanding, this is the best focused reference on digital underwater photography I have seen so far. It is composed of bite-sized chunks of information that covers different aspects of the problem. I like the references to different techniques, lighting, burn-out, and all the other little tips that take a long time to figure out on your own. It also has great advice like how to set your camera if you are swimming around with nothing particular in mind to photograph. About the only thing I think is missing is better coverage of shooting with the ubiquitous compact cameras. That's the only reason I gave it a four. The compact photographer still has a lot to get from this book, but an awful lot is designed for the SLR shooter. Still, I recommend this book to my underwater photo students. |
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