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Kelp Forest Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Kelp Forest Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Kelp forests are dynamic for their ecosystems and their photographic opportunities. Use these tips to the make the most of your next visit to the redwoods of the sea.

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Jellyfish Underwater Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Jellyfish Underwater Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Jellyfish are more than just monochrome blobs, use these tips to help you find the right settings to make your jellyfish pictures pop with color.

Mandarinfish Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Mandarinfish Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Put your best fin forward by using these tips to photographing the shy and speedy Mandarinfish.

Anemone Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Anemone Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Anemones provide a great opportunity to experiment with lighting and settings, use this cheat sheet to help you find your groove.

Freshwater Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Freshwater Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Ambassador Steve Miller clears the muck on freshwater photography.

Manta Rays Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Manta Rays Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Everything you need to know to make your Manta Ray photos frame-worthy.

Schooling Fish Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Schooling Fish Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Hang with the cool crowd and get schooled on shooting these dizzying forces of nature.

Shark Over Under Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Shark Over Under Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Balancing a wide dynamic range with a fast moving subject is a challenge that's worth the work.

Fluorescence Underwater Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Fluorescence Underwater Photography Camera Settings and Technique

Fluorescence photography is a totally different way of looking at the same night dive. All you need is a few filters for your housing, strobe, and mask.

Stingray City Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Stingray City Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Shallow, sunny conditions and curious subjects make this dive practically like a photo studio shoot.

Great White Sharks Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Great White Sharks Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

We're in love with the king of the sea. Getting a great shot of one of the world's greatest predators is worth the wait.

Underwater Wreck Photography Settings and Technique

Underwater Wreck Photography Settings and Technique

Even small boats become mystical and interesting when they sit underneath a few dozen feet of water.

Nudibranch Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Nudibranch Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

These adorable sea slugs are always fun to shoot, whether you're a beginner or advanced photographer.

Silhouettes Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Silhouettes Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Shooting a silhouette underwater may be the easiest of all techniques. Learn how to harness the power of this simple and dramatic effect.

Pygmy Seahorse Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

Pygmy Seahorse Underwater Camera Settings and Technique

These tiny, somewhat awkward looking dwarfs are shy and can mimic their surroundings, making the shot particularly difficult to nail.

Streaming Light Rays Underwater Camera Settings

Streaming Light Rays Underwater Camera Settings

Learn how to conjure this magical effect in your wide angle underwater photos.

Macro with Black Background Underwater Camera Settings

Macro with Black Background Underwater Camera Settings

This striking technique is quite easy to achieve with the right camera settings and positioning.

Clownfish Underwater Camera Settings

Clownfish Underwater Camera Settings

We think clownfish are some of the most joyful subjects to photograph underwater with their bright, easily distinguished coloring and playful nature.

Manatee Photography Underwater Camera Settings

Manatee Photography Underwater Camera Settings

We love ourselves a manatee. Here's the quick and dirty on how to make the most of this laid-back big animal encounter.

Turtle Photography Underwater Camera Settings

Turtle Photography Underwater Camera Settings

They're a universal symbol for slow movement, yet underwater they can be pretty tough to catch up with. Here are the insider tips to get the shot.

Whale Shark Photography Underwater Camera Settings

Whale Shark Photography Underwater Camera Settings

Few animals underwater are so large and regal as the whale shark, gently filtering plankton out of the water to feed.