Pictures Underwater

Using white balance for underwater photography

All about the white balance? Lots of advice on using compact cameras underwater will tell you the trick to it all is using the white balance. The basic technique is to carry a white card, such as a diving slate, and then when at depth, set the white balance on the card. However, I think [...]

Posted at 6:59 pm on February 14, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: underwater housing, using WB underwater, white balance | read on

The Rough Guide to Underwater Housings

As a (semi) pro photographer, one question that I always get asked by other divers is ‘what camera should I get?’. Most people want a simple answer: this model, that housing and those accessories. In reality it isn’t that simple. My standard response is: ‘what do you want to do?’ and ‘how much do you [...]

Posted at 2:04 pm on February 13, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: underwater compact housing, underwater housing, Underwater photography | read on

About

I am a contributor to UK diving magazines (Dive and Diver) and occasional contributor to other publications including Dyk (Scandanavia), Nurkowanie (Poland) and DAN Magazine (Asia). I have also had photos published in a broad range of publications such as The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Hello! I have a range of diving experience and qualifications from BSAC Open Water Instructor, through to NACD Full Cave Diver and Trimix Rebreather. I can take photos in any conditions and any (diveable) depths!
Most of my diving is on deeper wrecks in the UK or abroad and I particularly enjoy visiting undived or rarely dived wrecks. In this capacity I have been involved in a number of wreck expeditions as a diver and photographer: The Struma Project (Black Sea), Bluebird (Conniston Water), HMS Exmouth (Moray Firth), HMS Manchester (Tunisia), HMS Caribbean (Cape Wrath) and Valella (Italy). I also have an ongoing project to photograph and map the area around Dahab’s Blue Hole and Canyons called The Blue Whole Project.