| Re: Help New to photography under the wassa
The trick to succesfull flash photography, is using only the right amount. TTL in general will work reasonably well, when your photo object is centered and filling the majority of the frame.
If not, you will have to do manual control of the flash.In my experience, big and ultrabright flashguns, are made so the manufacture can make money in first selling you the one you want, then secondly selling you the smaller ones you need to do the job.
Underwater photo is not easy, but once you got it, it's a lot of fun. It's a bit like buying your first set of divegear, no matter what the salesman promises, it won't be the only one you ever buy.
Todays fancy cameras, most of the helpfull automatic modes typically screws up things underwater. You will do well to learn manual settings, then you can shoot in all conditions. My suggestion is to get hold of some of the many u/w photobooks that teach from the era of film-based photography. That gives you a solid foundation to build on. Then taking that knowledge and transfering it to CCD or CMOS based chips will be easy. A modern camera can do incredible stuff, but the man behind the lens still have to use the right settings to unlock it's full capability. |