Member Introductions

New to the site, and just stopping in to say hello.. looks like I've got a lot of reading to do.

First off, I'm not new to photography or scuba diving.. but the two of them combined - yes - other than a gopro and no strobes or lights. Mind you, I'm doing a scuba re-cert as it was early 2000's when I last did any significant amount of diving (and for some reason, telling people I have an IDEA AOW C-Card confuses them. Is IDEA not very recognized any more? Plus a re-cert with the g/f is the only way to get her diving... win-win at bit of a cost, but that's ok.

Anyway, for cameras, I have a Nikon D750 and Sony a6500 - but am thinking the Sealife DC2000 package would be a good u/w starter rig - that way I've got 'less gear' to fumble with while diving for the first bit - looks like it is a fairly capable system. I had having another camera, but at the same time, then I don't have to worry about flooding a housing for either of my 'good' cameras while learning to juggle the gear. Happy to hear your thoughts, but off to dig through the forums for some research!

underwater shot of a fellow photographer - shot with gopro (VERY silty conditions - Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Feb 2017

Making my first post so that I can sell my canon 5d mark iii with my Nimar pro underwater setup that goes down to 197'

Hi all! I'm a marine scientist and research diver and do ocean exploration and seafloor mapping professionally. My significant other is a marine biologist reach diver and freedive-photographer. We are looking to upgrade our current gear set and may be hitting members up about used gear and generally underwater photography Q's, looking forward to joining the community!

Hi, my name is Simon. Im an experienced diver and Marine Biologist. Ive been shooting Macro for a long time but am hoping to diversify into some wide angle stuff due to a recent change of location. All and any advice welcome!

Hello, Margaret Soraya from the highlands of Scotland here. I've been a pro photographer for 14 years and I live for anything to do with water. Underwater photography is new to me so just learning and needing to buy kit. I have a long term project planned involving photographing landscapes on the Outer Hebrides through and from their very clear waters.

Hi,

New here and from Florida. Upgrading from Sea Life 1400 Pro Duo to Sony a6500 with Fantasea Housing. Big learning curve.

Good Morning!

I'm an amateur underwater photographer based in Bristol, UK, been diving and taking pics for a few years. Currently enjoying a lot of taking pics while snorkelling around the UK at the moment, love the freedom. Looking forward to picking up tips and techniques from the excellent forums here!

All the best,

Chris

Hi everyone,

Dave here, from Darwin, the Top End of Australia.

Looking forward to joining the discussion, learning, and sharing.

I'm a fairly experienced photographer/diver who loves to learn new skills, techniques, styles, and I enjoy helping others to do the same.

I now shoot with a GH5 (stills and video), but still enjoy the virtues of my compact setups from time to time.

Check out my website to see some of my work, including my other interest/business - aerial photography.

www.immersed.net.au

Hello I am Justin from Victoria Australia, just starting to get into underwater photography and think this will be a great site/resource to help me improve.

Cheers Justin

Hi Everyone,

My name is Jason and I just got back from a lovely set of dive trips in the Cayman Islands. I currently have a Panasonic Lumix LX-10 and am new to underwater photography. I have logged about 40 dives, most in Hawaii, and am absolutely in love with underwater photography.

Hi Folks, I am new to WetPixel. I just got back from some recent dives in the Cayman Islands and did about 6 dives with my camera. I got a Panasonic Lumix LX-10 with the Nauti-Cam housing. I have logged about 45 dives now, mostly in Hawaii and in love with underwater photography. I am SO excited to learn more!

Hi

Hi Everyone,

This is Addy from California; been diving for 9 years and shooting the Panasonic GX7 with Nauticam housing in the past 5 years.

Good morning evryone!

I'm Basile from France, actually living in Reunion Island (Indian Ocean). I am a snorkeler / freediver / recently scubadiver (OpenWater).

I currently own a Gopro Hero 5 and Panasonic G7. But i want an upgrade to get better shots of everything i can see in the indian ocean waters (humpback whales especially)... You can check them on my instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_basile_r/

Cheers

Hello everyone I’m josh, I have been taking photos underwater for about a year now and I’m enjoying every minute underwater with a camera. Currently I use a canon gx7ii in a nauticam housing and dual sea n sea ys-d2 strobes, and I’m looking to upgrade to an slr set up. Can’t wait to be apart of this community

Hi everyone,

My name is Josh Gahagan and I just purchased my first underwater setup several weeks ago so I am brand new to underwater photography! I've been photographing birds and wildlife in the New England region for over 10 years now, and have wanted to try out underwater shooting for years. After some research I decided that the Canon G7x Mark II with a Fantasea housing was the best affordable option to get started with. Currently I've only dabbled in freshwater and have an interest in photographing local fish and other river denizens. Looking forward to this entirely new world of photography, and I have a huge respect for those that exceed with it after only trying it a few times!

Hello, my name is Luis. Im very interested in photography and I hope to find on this forum many interesting tips and discussions.

Hi all members of this forum.

I am based in Portugal and my actual underwater equipment is around Sony Nex 5n and 6300 on Nauticam housings.

In my "anterior life" I have worked a lot underwater with 35 mm and 6x7 cm cameras and also filming on 16 mm. Nowadays I appreciate do play light with this small Sony equipment. And I like to read about all your experience on digital underwater photography.