My first pool photos

Finaly i had the change to play for the first time with a strobe and take some pool photos

Thanks to Julian that borrow me a Inon z220, my subtronics was not her then.

I have just play around and try to see what i can do with just one light and test lite for upcomming sessions that i have plan.

The pool was very shalow 1.4 meters deep and small

All photos are dome with a tokina 12-24 and my new Athena 170 port

More Underwater modeling photos you can see on my webpage apneaimages.com under "sessions"

lambis

Great stuff Lambis.

You have avoided the normal corpse problems of these types of shots.

Alex

Wonderful shots. I like them all but #4 is my favorite. How did you get the background so dark. Photoshop?

Great stuff Lambis.

Can you reiterate how you did the lighting since I have been planning something similar, only with a more difficult model (my kids...).

timo

Great galleries you have there.

Can you say more about the lightening?

thanks

All is controled via exposue.. i have used one inon z220 so not much space for creative lighting. If you look on the shadows you will see how i put the light,,,

Background is underexposed and i have shoot in a dark pool.. some tricks i have use but i really dont remember much becauce i play all the time with the camera settings. for almost every shoot.

Model is great first time in the water and deliver exeptional. I will work more with her in more advanced projects.

One think to know is .. try to work as you are in a studio and take control about everything..

I love photos like this and look forward to trying it out someday, naked woman or no naked woman.

Great stuff Lambo

Thanks Giles aka International Supermodel ( i like it, hehe) but my photos are not about naked woman or nudity.... newer was my intension to shoot nudity under water.

One think more... i have used all the time manual white balance and i am not very traditionla on those thinks. I shoot always so that i know i can get later the image that i have on my mind..

So sometimes "creative" white balance make wonders the same is exposue. I have see that, the same way as in a studio, exposue works wonder in therms off contrast and saturation. Off cource we can do almost everything in Raw Programs but i have see that if you get the photo as you like the raw result is better. Then I try to fix 99% of the photo in Capture One and try to avoid photoshop as much as i can..

Maybe i am wrong but i think that with this my photos keep more info and details.. i mean all the photos not just underwater...

One big lesson for my was that i have began to shoot on studios and topside trying diferent methods. Its really help when you later are underwater becuace the rules are the same.

I have much to learn about UW lighting, just scrached the surface but the one think that i know is that you can do much more thinks as just iluminate a subject.

BTW my name is Lambis not Lambo - Don't play around with a Greeks name, we take is serious ;-)

Hej Lambis,

As this was the first time you’ve used a strobe at all, I think you did kind of more than just scratching on the surface … great images, especially with just one strobe!

Julian

Lambis,

Those are truly professional images...very captivating and the lighting is exceptional.

Joe

The first and last are like fine art prints to me, outstanding,... like really outstanding. The model was impressive too. no weight hidden in there I guess? amazing stuff.

How is the hair hanging down ? Makeup artist?

I am really impressed with the 1st and last especially. Would love all the details on how you did them.

-Steve

Lambis,

VERY good pictures indeed. I am also, interested to hear more about how you made these outstanding pictures.

What happend to your D-70 setup ? I am also, getting Nexus D-200 housing from Yuzo this week & going to dive with it next week.

Sam

Sam

D70s is for sale same Nexus housing & 16mm Lens!!!

I am to waiting for the Nexus d200 to

Lambis - congratulations! These are the type of photos that I one day hope to take. Good work for your first outing w/ a strobe, eh?

Cheers

James