UV Light Dives & Photos
Jan 17
An important part of the underwater photography business is knowing the gear, so this week I decided to begin testing different combinations of ultraviolet (UV) light products. There’s a lot more diving to do before we write an in-depth article for Bluewater Photo and the Underwater Photography Guide, however the past two nights provided a chance to dive with the Dyron Solaris with a...
Epic Conditions on Bluewater Oil Rigs Trip
Jan 12
A great group of divers was treated to epic conditions during the Bluewater Photo local trip to dive the Oil Rigs and Olympic wreck yesterday. The day started with blue water above the Olympic wreck and great visibility on the wreck itself. The photographers stayed busy shooting the wreck and schools of rubberlip surfperch, blacksmith and some fun macro subjects. Dive two was on the Eureka rig,...
Manatee Sessions in the Crystal River
Nov 11
The DEMA tradeshow brings the dive industry together for 4 days of business – travel, gear, education and celebrating our sport. This year I came to the show psyched to get a lot of work done (which we did) and finished the show itching to get in the water (I was dry for 5 days after all!). Luckily, my colleagues Scott, Kelli, Katie and I anticipated this and set up morning of swimming with the...
Searching for Great White Sharks
Nov 01
Searching for Great White Sharks Text & Photos: Brent Durand In mid-October a video surfaced on social media showing great white sharks swimming in the same nearshore water as surfers in Manhattan Beach, California. Throughout the day Thursday the buzz was building and by Friday at work I heard reports that the sharks were still there. I got the OK to head to the beach Friday at noon and...
Watch Your Histogram
Sep 19
Watch Your Histogram Text & Photos by Brent Durand It’s easy to get excited when shooting photos of a subject we don’t see every day. Most underwater photographers have learned not to get excited about a photo on the LCD because there might be imperfections when viewing the image at home on a computer screen. That said, sometimes we can’t help but get a little excited about...
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