Whats the biggest mistake beginner underwater photographers make?
Beginning underwater photographers, regardless of their skill level as topside photographers, must master the challenges of being a diver first. I see so many new divers get very frustrated with underwater photography because they can’t maintain proper buoyancy, are uncomfortable with their equipment, or simply don’t understand the environment they are entering. Like any form of adventure or nature photography, one must master the environment and the tools used to enter the environment. My advice is to make several dives with the most effective camera ever made, your brain and your eyes. Experience that to its fullest and then bring your camera with you. Obviously the digital revolution drop-kicked scuba photography into the 21st century. What simple tricks can you do with a digital to make it even easier? It’s not so much what tricks can you do, it’s the fact that with digital first, you can capture so many more exposures than you could with film and, second—and even more important—yo
