As our snorkeling safaris take place in some of the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystems, home to creatures that are colorful, beautiful, and unique—many of which you've never seen before —it can be overwhelming to know where to point your camera. Of course, you can opt for the spray-and-pray method, where you swim around snapping photos of everything you come across, a bit like a golden retriever in a room full of tennis balls. With this method, you'll surely capture some images of unique creatures, you might even garner the attention of your snorkeling friends on Facebook, awarding you momentary fame amongst the snorkeling digital community. However, to maximize your SD card's potential, reduce post-processing time, and capture the attention of your peers outside the snorkeling community with stunning snaps, we suggest being a bit more disciplined in your underwater imaging mission. With so many underwater subjects to choose from, it's hard to know which ones to focus on for the best result. To make life easier, here's a quick list of some subjects our photographically inclined snorkeling guests opt for. Nemo Anemone fish can be found on just about every single reef within in the Coral Triangle, and in all shapes, sizes, and colors. A cooperative anemone fish will offer you endless options for different compositions. If the anemone fish you are trying to photograph is shy, don't waste your time; you can move on to the next one several meters down. Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are a little bit hard to find, but once you find one, and if it's patient, you can spend hours taking photos of them. Like the anemone fish, there are so many different ways to photograph one, close-ups of the eyes, portraits, or reefscapes with the cuttlefish as part of the shot are all instant
As our snorkeling safaris take place in some of the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems, home to creatures that are colorful, beautiful, and unique—many of which you’ve never seen before —it can be overwhelming to know where to point your camera. Of course, you can opt for the spray-and-pray method, where you swim around snapping
Cameras like the Olympus TG Series are fantastic options for snorkeling enthusiasts. They are compact, affordable, and come loaded with many easy-to-use functions that let us snorkelers capture the beauty of the underwater world in all of its colorful glory. One of those settings is the macro function. If used correctly, the macro function on our TG cameras can capture sharp and colorful images of tiny subjects like nudibranchs and Christmas tree worms, subjects that would otherwise be too small to photograph with a normal camera lens. However, when the macro function is misused it can only cause frustration as your images will likely appear blurry. Before I get into how to use the macro mode correctly, let's talk quickly about what macro is in relation to photography, as I believe there's a bit of a misunderstanding. In photography, the word macro only relates to the lens being used, in this case, a macro lens. In the world of interchangeable lenses, you can have two lenses with the same focal length, 100mm let's say, but one can be a telephoto lens while the other can be a macro lens. They have the same focal length but are used for different purposes. The difference between a macro lens and your normal zoom or prime lens is that a macro lens allows you to get very close to your subject while still maintaining a sharp focus. If I was to take a 100mm telephoto lens and try to photograph a ladybug in my backyard from six inches away to so, the camera would not be able to focus on the ladybug. If I took the 100mm macro lens I could get as close as 4-6 inches from the subject while still getting a nice sharp focus on the ladybugs. Basically, when we
Cameras like the Olympus TG Series are fantastic options for snorkeling enthusiasts. They are compact, affordable, and come loaded with many easy-to-use functions that let us snorkelers capture the beauty of the underwater world in all of its colorful glory. One of those settings is the macro function. If used correctly, the macro function on
I recently returned from a week-long snorkeling photography workshop in Belize with sixteen guests, all of whom had the famous Olympus TG-6 camera. With so many guests using the same camera, it couldn't have worked out better! Having spent so much time learning and navigating the different modes, menus, and configurations of this sassy little camera I thought it might be useful to put together a little guide to the TG-6 so everyone can hit the water ready to snap some great photos without stressing about what does what on the camera. Fish Mode The first thing you should do is turn the little dial on the back so that the little fish icon lines up with the white dash. This will put you in the underwater mode where you can select four different underwater shooting modes. Underwater Snapshot vs. Underwater Wide These two modes function pretty much the same, the only difference is that the Underwater Wide mode starts by using the Underwater: Mid Range white balance function indicated by a fish symbol with WB2 next to it. Underwater Snapshot uses the Underwater: Shallow (WB1 + 'fish symbol'). These Underwater white balance modes can be easily adjusted regardless of whether you are using Underwater Snapshot or Underwater Wide. Unless you can dive down and hold your breath for a good amount of time I wouldn't recommend using the Underwater Macro mode. Your best bet is to keep it in Underwater Snapshot or Wide and just zoom in a bit to bring yourself closer to the subject if you absolutely can not get physically closer. To access these underwater shooting modes without spinning the rear dial again you can press the left button next to “OK” with the icon of a square and a diagonal arrow. Underwater White Balance So,
I recently returned from a week-long snorkeling photography workshop in Belize with sixteen guests, all of whom had the famous Olympus TG-6 camera. With so many guests using the same camera, it couldn’t have worked out better! Having spent so much time learning and navigating the different modes, menus, and configurations of this sassy little
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