How to Photograph Underwater (How to Photograph Series) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Underwater photography is easy, though it looks hard..." (more)
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Product Description

The fundamentals of photographing underwater are explained. Includes information on equipment, film, lighting, composition, and selling pictures.

About the Author

Norbert Wu

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811724522
• ISBN-13: 978-0811724524
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,836,492 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent text for someone who already knows the basics., October 22, 1998

By	B. A. Wagner (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The author does not include the basics of photography (f-stops, film speed, etc) in this text as other authors do. (For an excellent chapter on the basics, see Jim Church's Essential Guide to Nikonos Systems.) Rather, the author intends this text for photographers with some experience. I appreciated his opinions and reasoning. Rather than try and present all types of strobes, Norbert Wu states what he finds successful and why he uses them. Considering his list of accomplishments, I take his recommendations seriously. The chapter on films I found very helpful. The photo captions were great, too. I also liked that the book was very to-the-point. Again, this text is not meant for a beginning photographer, but rather someone with a few frames under his weight belt.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Know basic underwater & land photo skills before reading., September 23, 1998

By	J. A. Huggins (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mr. Wu primarily covers the difference in the photographic requirements underwater as compared to land photography including the effects of using a specific manufacturer's film. If your knowledge of photography basics is minimal you will be best served to grasp these elsewhere before reading this concisely written book. He all but eliminates the clutter of the basics. I felt he may have been too brief. It is definitely not exhaustive. I think that more examples of the various lenses available and their effects, camera manufacturers who make special cameras for this purpose, and lighting requirements that exist underwater could have been expanded without going beyond the scope of the writer's intent. If you need or want more detail, then this book is not for you. Overall, I think it's a good refresher book.

1.0 out of 5 stars very basic, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

doesn't give any advice for seasoned photogs. Was looking for light placement...specifics of film ratings vs light position vs full or qtr power, etc for specific lenses/situations. Nothing there.