The World of Underwater Photography

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Richard Carey A professional underwater photographer combines both scuba diving and photography to get some of the best underwater images possible. It is interesting to think about how expensive and how much energy it takes to be a professional photographer and then take into account how much extra planning, equipment and cost it is to be a professional underwater photographer. In terms of how difficult it is to keep the exposure at the right level it takes a lot of planning and most professional underwater photographers will take an array of equipment to fill this need.

Richard Carey uses a Canon EOS 60D, with Seacam housing and two Ikelite DS160 strobes. His lenses include a Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye zoom, Canon 10-22mm Wide Angle, and Canon 60mm Macro. All of this equipment although expensive captures the underwater world the way that it really is. The deeper that you dive the less sun touches surroundings changing the colors the deeper an underwater photographer goes (that is why they take down the strobes). It takes a lot of certification, time, energy and equipment to be able to become a professional underwater photographer, but it opens up an entire new world.