An introduction to underwater photography

Padmini Harchandrai  -

While land has a ton of photograph-able subjects, the ocean has subjects you would never even in your wildest dreams think about hanging out with. Imagine coming home one day saying, "Hey, I hung out with a white tip shark today and here's the evidence," presenting a picture with you right next to the shark in the water.

Underwater photography isn't too terribly difficult, but there are a few things you need to consider before whipping your credit card out and getting excited.

This holds true only to a certain extent. On land you need to play with factors like light, shadow and colour, and believe it or not, the biggest gift you have is gravity. When you're underwater, the biggest skill you need to have isn't framing or light manipulation, it's bouyancy. You need to be a certified scuba diver, or at the very least, be comfortable with scuba equipment.

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