The
Beginner's Guide to Underwater Digital Photography
by Larry Gates
Paperback from Amherst Media, Inc.
ISBN: 1584282746
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hoursSimplifying the seemingly difficult
and expensive art of underwater photography, this accessible investigation
outlines the four elements of success: focus, exposure, composition, and
subject. Beginning with an overview of necessary diving skills, this survey
reviews these four categories in detail, depicting how to obtain superior
results even without the latest and greatest equipment. Maintenance and
first-aid tactics are presented as well, reducing the chance of disappointing
malfunctions during a dive. Also covered is the importance of developing
a photography plan beforehand--both for the safety of the divers and the
protection of the underwater environment. Concluding with post-shoot techniques
for choosing the best frames, cropping photos for printing, and the top
methods of presentation, this examination demonstrates how underwater images
can be used to share the world of diving while promoting important conservation
efforts. |
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The
Underwater Photographer, Fourth Edition
by MARTIN EDGE
Paperback from Focal Press
ISBN: 0240521641
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The award-winning third edition of 'The Underwater Photographer' dragged
the topic kicking and screaming in to the digital age and with the fully
updated fourth edition highly respected photographer and tutor Martin Edge
takes you deeper in to the world of Underwater Photography.
Practical examples take you step-by-step through the basic techniques
from photographing shipwrecks, divers, marine life and abstract images
to taking photographs at night. Brand new chapters cover not only highly
specialist Underwater Photography techniques such as low visibility/greenwater
photography, but also the digital workflow needed to handle your images
using the latest software such as Lightroom.
Packed with breathtaking images and an easy to read style honed from
over twenty years of diving photography courses, this book is sure to both
educate and inspire underwater photographers of all skill levels.
* Beautifully illustrated throughout with inspirational full colour
underwater images - and the lowdown on how they were taken
* Covers the highly respected philosophy of the 'Think & Consider'
system
* Full of practical tips on how to get the most from your equipment |
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Advanced
Underwater Photography: Techniques for Digital Photographers
by Larry Gates
Paperback from Amherst Media, Inc.
ISBN: 1608952533
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Designed for photographers
who already have strong diving skills and understand basic photographic
techniques, this reference defines what advanced underwater photography
is while teaching the skills necessary to create professional-quality images.
Opening with a quick overview of the basics such as exposure, focus, subject
selection, and composition the author then expands on each of these topics,
showing the techniques pros use to achieve truly stunning images. A major
factor in advancing beyond the basic level of underwater photography is
moving from a point-and-shoot or semi-adjustable camera to using a full-featured
digital SLR camera. The myriad equipment choices available when making
this transition including cameras, lenses, underwater housings, and the
lighting units designed to be used with them are explained, as are their
respective advantages and shortcomings. Because both beginning and advanced
underwater photographers can have equipment-related issues, a trouble-shooting
section is included to ensure that minor equipment problems won't ruin
a costly dive trip.
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Adobe
Photoshop for Underwater Photographers
by Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl
Paperback from Amherst Media, Inc.
ISBN: 1584281898
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hoursUsing the digital darkroom to
perfect underwater images, this guide is loaded with tips on how to finesse,
fine-tune, retouch, and enhance underwater film scans and digital images
with Adobe Photoshop. This comprehensive look at the required setup for
a digital darkroom outlines the necessary hardware, monitor calibration,
and room lighting, in addition to providing a survey of the top editing
tools and descriptions of the most tried-and-true correction techniques.
Step-by-step instructions explain how to group underwater images for editing;
approach corrections for images that require a multi-step enhancement process;
and choose the right output options for printed images, video, slide shows,
and Web viewing. |
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Fifty
Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest
Destinations
by Chris Santella
Hardcover from Stewart, Tabori & Chang
ISBN: 158479710X
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The
earth's oceans hold many wondrous surprises be they the small, colorful
critters" off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squids
in the Sea of Cortes, or naval wrecks in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll. In
Fifty
Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella has invited diving experts
from around the world to share some of their favorite destinations, so
ardent divers can experience these underwater wonders for themselves either
on location in their SCUBA gear, or at home in their armchair.
The
fifth in Santella's bestselling Fifty Places" series, the book takes
divers from hot-spot destinations like Raja Ampat (off the coast of West
Guinea) to old Caribbean favorites like Grand Cayman Isles. Readers will
swim among whale sharks off Myanmar, befriend wolf eels off the coast of
Maine, and marvel at the giant mola mola of Lembognan, Indonesia. These
wonderful creatures plus the brilliant coral reefs that often provide their
backdrop are captured in 40 gorgeous color photos from the world's greatest
underwater photographers. And for readers who want to travel to these breathtaking
locales, Santella provides complete If You Go" suggestions to help you
plan your trip.
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Master
Guide for Underwater Digital Photography
by Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl
Paperback from Amherst Media, Inc.
ISBN: 1584281669
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hoursFrom camera selection to enhanced
exposure, everything necessary to capture underwater digital images is
available in this handy reference. Photographers will learn how to select,
test, and use digital cameras for technically perfect images, adapt traditional
photo techniques to underwater conditions, confidently shoot and light
underwater images for great exposure, and remedy common problems that plague
underwater photographers. Helpful hints on maintaining, cleaning, transporting,
and insuring a digital camera are included. With full-color images that
both instruct and inspire, this handbook provides information on every
conceivable aspect of creating the right conditions for beautiful underwater
photographs. |
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Underwater
Eden: 365 Days
by Jeffrey L. Rotman
Hardcover from Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 0810993112
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With a focus on coral reefs, Underwater Eden illuminates the
fantastic colors, array of textures, and countless bizarre shapes and forms
of undersea life.
Beneath the surface of the world's most exotic seas and oceans--from
the Red Sea and the coast of Costa Rica to the Great Barrier Reef and Palau
Islands--lie spectacularly diverse ecosystems that only a privileged few
have had the opportunity to view up close and in person. Jeffrey Rotman
has spent more than thirty years diving in these waters to capture their
breathtaking beauty and the stunning richness and variety of the creatures
that inhabit them. .
The book's extended captions are written by Rotman and contain scientific
facts and trivia interspersed with personal anecdotes and insights gained
from decades of observation. Underwater Eden grants readers 365
days of unprecedented access into a strange and captivating world. |
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Deep
Blue: The Extraordinary Underwater Photography of Yasuaki Kagii
by Yasuaki Kagii
Hardcover from Goodman
ISBN: 1847960022
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Magical and mysterious, the ocean's depths
are often compared to outer space. Photographer Yasuaki Kagii draws on
this comparison throughout this remarkable celebration of the world beneath
the
waves. Through the eye of his camera, Kagii leads us into nearly uncharted
territory, inhabited by seemingly alien flora and fauna of stellar beauty.
His experience and reverence for aquatic life afford him privileged interaction
with everything from shy marine mammals to the elusive, endangered Whale
Shark. Many of the sights Kagii captured only a few years ago no longer
exist making Deep Blue both a tribute to the ocean and an urgent
call for its conservation.
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Successful
Underwater Photography
by Brian Skerry, Howard Hall
Paperback from Amphoto Books
Published: 2002-11-01
ISBN: 0817459278
From fundamental principles of photographing marine life to making a
living selling underwater photographs, this guide provides a wealth of
practical advice, sure-fire strategies and tested tips for taking extraordinary
photographs of elusive underwater subjects. Written by two top photographers
who specialize in marine photography, this illustrated field guide provides
no-nonsense information on topics such as taking available-light photographs,
silhouettes, marine wildlife portraits, close-focus wide angle photographs
and extension tube photographs to name just a few. Readers will also find
proven guidance for purchasing underwater photographic equipment, taking
photos of shipwrecks, and repairing and maintaining field equipment. Full-colour
photographs demonstrate the authors' successful techniques in action. |
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Water
Light Time
by David Doubilet
Paperback from Phaidon Press
ISBN: 0714846058
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Beneath the world's waters lie landscapes, species, vegetation and
populations as diverse and splendid as those on land, yet these kingdoms
have been explored by few. is an extraordinary look at the work of David
Doubilet, an artist and diver who pioneered the medium of deep-sea reportage
to become widely acclaimed as the world's leading underwater photographer.
This fascinating and evocative volume looks at a world in which humans
are neither the measure nor the master, but an encumbered intruder. From
the waters of the Galapagos to the Red Sea, from the Pacific shores to
the fresh waters of North America, "Water Light Time" includes over 25
years of Doubilet's work, and reveals the mesmerising beauty of more than
30 bodies of water. Rich with fascinating sea creatures, wondrous life
forms and breathtaking underwater landscapes, "Water Light Time" is an
unforgettable look at many of the earth's most remarkable natural compositions.
When David Doubilet was a child, he photographed swimmers in the waters
off New Jersey. Water Light Time is a collection of images that
capture the underwater magnificence that seized the photographer's imagination
in childhood and spurred a lifelong fascination. Underwater plant life
floating like snakes, bright blue water filled with schools of silver fish,
a diver immersed in a throng of bubbling yellow jellyfish, a close-up of
pink and white sea anemones looking all the world like a floating bouquet
of flowers--each image in this book is exquisitely photographed with preternaturally
clear colors, full of detail and depth. Some images toy with perspective,
creating surreal tableaux as a crustacean leg pokes out of the yellow-green
water to appear almost as large as a nearby tree.
With a career that started as a National Geographic photographer
in 1972, Doubilet has a lifetime of experience from which to make such
a marvelous meditation on this otherworld that is vaguely familiar to most
readers only through pictures and visits to aquariums. Doubilet captures
what must surely be his own awe at the uniqueness of being a human in this
nonhuman environment, and the reader can marvel at both the lushness of
life in the water and at the beauty of the photographs themselves, which
dominate almost all of the book's 240 pages. --Jennifer Cohen |
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Coral
Seas
by Roger Steene (Photographer)
... about one man's astounding vision ... these photographs are a triumph
of patience, talent and countless hours beneath the sea.
Hardcover - 272 pages
Firefly Books; ISBN: 1552092909
Digital
Imaging for the Underwater Photographer: Computer Applications for Photo
Enhancement and Presentation
by Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl
Paperback from Amherst Media
Essentials
of Underwater Photography
by Robert M. Jackson
(Hardcover)
Exploring
Underwater Photography
by John Christopher Fine
Hardcover from Plexus Publishing
1986
Special Order
Great
Barrier Reef
by David Doubilet
A master of underwater photography, David Doubilet captured his first
images at the age of 12 in the cold, murky waters of New Jersey in the
late 1950s, an era when the equipment was primitive and every picture was
a struggle heavily dependent on luck. Since then, due in no small part
to Doubilet’s contributions, underwater photography has advanced rapidly,
allowing the world to see clearly the once invisible beauty and mystery
that lies beneath the surface of the world’s oceans. For many years, Doubilet,
a veteran National Geographic photographer, has worked to photograph the
entire length of Australia’s immense and spectacular Great Barrier Reef.
Great Barrier Reef is the stunning culmination of his efforts. This breathtaking,
collector-quality edition features 125 spectacular photographs and essays
that capture the complex web of life along the 1,250-mile length of the
Great Barrier Reef and presents a rare, complete portrait of this natural
underseas wonder. Amazon.com
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Hidden
Seascapes: Photographs
by Feodor Pitcairn
Hardcover from New York Graphic Society
1984
Homo Delphinus, The Dolphin Within Man
by Jacques Mayol, Jacques Piccard, Steven Sachs
Hardcover - 398 pages 7 edition (December
1, )
Idelson-Gnocchi Publishers; ISBN: 1928649033
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How
to Photograph Underwater (How to Photograph, Vol 2)
by Norbert Wu
Paperback - 128 pages (April )
Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0811724522
Jim Church's Essential Guide to Nikonos Systems
by Jim Church
Listed under Nikon Camera Books
Jim
Church's Essential Guide to Underwater Video, Second Edition
by Jim Church
Paperback from Aqua Quest Pubn
Manual
of Underwater Photography
by Decouet, Green
Hardcover from Best Publishing Company
1989
Special Order
Secrets
of the Ocean Realm
by Michele Hall, Howard Hall, Peter Benchley
Hardcover from Carroll & Graf
Successful
Underwater Photography
by Brian Skerry, Howard Hall
Book Description: From fundamental principles of photographing
marine life to making a living selling underwater photographs, Successful
Underwater Photography provides an unlimited wealth of practical advice,
surefire strategies, and tested tips for taking extraordinary photos of
elusive underwater subjects. Written by two top photographers who specialize
in marine photography, this solid, lavishly illustrated field guide provides
no-nonsense information on such topics as taking available-light photographs,
silhouettes, marine wildlife portraits, close-focus wide angle photographs,
and extension tube photographs to name just a few. Readers will also find
proven guidance for purchasing underwater photographic equipment, taking
photos of shipwrecks, and repairing and maintaining field equipment. Plus,
150 stunning, full-color photos demonstrate the authors’ successful
techniques in action. For all aspiring underwater photographers who want
to unlock the secrets of how top names in the field achieve spectacular
results, Successful Underwater Photography is your definitive one-stop
guide.
Paperback from Watson-Guptill Pubns
Titanic: Ghosts of the Abyss
by Mireille Majoor, Ken Marschall
Listed under The Titanic
Under
Antarctic Ice: The Photographs of Norbert Wu
by Norbert Wu, Jim Mastro
Hardcover from University of California Press
The
Underwater Explorer : Secrets of a Blue Universe
by Annemarie Kohler, Danja Kohler
Paperback - 160 pages
The Lyons Press; ISBN: 1558216685
Water
Light Time
by David Doubilet
When David Doubilet was a child, he photographed swimmers in the waters
off of New Jersey. Water Light Time is a collection of images that capture
the underwater magnificence that seized the photographer's imagination
in childhood and spurred a lifelong fascination. Underwater plant life
floating like snakes, bright blue water filled with schools of silver fish,
a diver immersed in a throng of bubbling yellow jellyfish, a close-up of
pink and white sea anemones looking all the world like a floating bouquet
of flowers--each image in this book is exquisitely photographed with preternaturally
clear colors, full of detail and depth. Some images toy with perspective,
creating surreal tableaux as a crustacean leg pokes out of the yellow-green
water to appear almost as large as a nearby tree.
With a career that started as a National Geographic photographer in
1972, Doubilet has a lifetime of experience from which to make such a marvelous
meditation on this otherworld that is vaguely familiar to most readers
only through pictures and visits to aquariums. Doubilet captures what must
surely be his own awe at the uniqueness of being a human in this nonhuman
environment, and the reader can marvel at both the lushness of life in
the water and at the beauty of the photographs themselves, which dominate
almost all of the book's 240 pages. --Jennifer Cohen - Amazon.com
Hardcover - 240 pages
Phaidon Press Inc.; ISBN: 0714838284 |
The Art & Technique of Underwater Photography
by Mark Webster, Grant Bradford (Illustrator)
Hardcover (April )
Fountain Pr Ltd; ISBN: 0863433529
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