Special Techniques
Throughout the rest of this site, I have tried to avoid dwelling on the
specifics of how to shoot particular types of shots, as I feel it's more
worthwhile to spend time on fundamentals and theory. But the rubber has to meet
the road somewhere; all that theory has to have application or it's worthless.
This section is where we try to put it all together and take some actual
photographs.
Each of the sections below describes a different technique. I don't want to
imply that the list is all-inclusive, or that you have to
take pictures that fit into one of these niches. However, the types of photos
listed below are fairly common, have mostly well-defined goals, and are
generally "expected" by the viewing public. By that last phrase I mean
that people looking at your photos won't have to stretch too far to grasp your
pictures.
- Macro
- Fish Portraits
- Reefscapes
- Divers
- Large Animals
- Close-Focus Wide Angle (CFWA)
- Wrecks
- Over / under
- Extreme Macro
P.S. There's good news and bad news here. The good news is that I have started
working on this section (and others), so the site will be expanding soon. The
bad news is that I don't expect to complete this section before July 2002. I
will add chapters here as I complete them, however, so check back every month
or so to see what's new. - DR
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