Underwater Photography — "Diving will drain your wallet; underwater photography will bankrupt three generations"
When you first step into the world of Underwater Photography,
congratulations — you have entered a terrifying, infinite loop.
As the saying goes: "Diving will drain your wallet; underwater photography will bankrupt three generations."
But when you're chasing the perfect shot,
money simply transforms into the shape of something you love, and stays by your side. (Keep telling yourself that.)
Whether you're shooting with a GoPro, a TG-6, a mirrorless camera, or even a full-frame system,
you could spend forever comparing specs and performance,
but the single most important element in underwater photography is external lighting.
A veteran photographer once said: "An underwater photographer is an artist who paints with light."
Simple words, yet they say it all.
Beginners always wonder how to choose between a strobe and a video light,
which strobe to pick for macro vs. wide-angle shooting — and so on.
In this episode of [#What's This Gear], we invited Chen Junhao, owner of 水舍 and widely known as the ultimate "gear enabler,"
to walk us through the basics of choosing between strobes and video lights.
That's right! Those two bright things are underwater photography strobes!
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Intro 00 What's the difference between a strobe and a video light?00 How to choose a strobe for macro shooting?
01 How to choose a strobe for wide-angle shooting?
02 Price determines performance for strobes
02 How to choose a video light?
04 Key tips for shooting with external lighting
04 Macro photography has a lower barrier to entry
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