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Wide Angle Tips and Techniques
TECHNIQUES
Shooting wide is both challenging and rewarding. You have learned that it requires attention to both the foreground and background and how the two work together to become a cohesive striking image....
Tips And Techniques For Underwater Macro Photography
TECHNIQUES
Techniques and tips for underwater macro photography
Super Macro Underwater Photography - The Definitive Guide, Part 4
TECHNIQUES
In Part 4 of the definitive guide to super macro underwater photography Keri Wilk provides insight into focusing techniques and general super macro tips
5 Things You Can Do For Turtles On World Turtle Day
SPECIAL FEATURES
The top 5 simple things that we can do to help the world's turtles
Task Loading Tips For Underwater Photographers & Videographers
NEWS
The reality is - you will be task loaded at one time or another and knowing how to problem solve, deal with the situation, and know your limitations will surely allow you to become a better...
Underwater Photographer's Critter Corner- Phyllodesmium Rudmani
SPECIAL FEATURES
Jeff De Guzman provides information on the nudibranch Phyllodesmium rudmani and some tips on how photograph nudibranchs in general in the first installment of The Underwater Photographer's Critter...
Top 10 Tips For Entering Underwater Photography Competitions
SPECIAL FEATURES
Just in time for the end of the year deadlines, we wanted to issue the top 10 tips for selecting images for underwater photography competitions. Good luck!
10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health
NEWS
The scientific and political arguments surrounding the health of our planet can make the whole topic seem beyond the grasp of the individual. How fast is the climate changing? Exactly what effect...
Tips From The Community: Going Wide
NEWS
Jason Heller (DPG) & Eric Cheng (Wetpixel) want your tips for an upcoming Sport Diver article on "going Wide"
Underwater Camera Floods: Avoiding the High Water Mark
NEWS
No subject scares underwater photographers more than having an expensive housed camera turn into an aquarium. Even a bit of water can turn electronics into a corroded mess.
Here are a few...
120 Hawksbill Turtles Rescued From Hurricane Dean
NEWS
The effects of Hurricane Dean were not only felt by humans, but by wild life as well.
Yesterday, about 120 critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles were rescued at a Fitts Village, St James...
DIVE Roadshow Heads For Stoney
NEWS
Join DIVE on an underwater treasure hunt at Leicester's Stoney Cove and win hundreds of pounds' worth of Mares dive equipment. DIVE's team will be at Stoney Cove on Saturday 4 August, offering...
Declaration, Manifesto for Immediate Worldwide Shark Conservation Actions
NEWS
An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems....
Five Tips For Better Underwater Photography
NEWS
Got a new underwater camera? Photos not quite up to snuff? Here are 5 quick tips to help you out.
Tip #1. Get close, have a conversation. If you think you are close, get closer. Two to four feet...
Layang Layang Underwater Photo Challenge 2007
NEWS
Following the roaring success of the Layang Layang Photo Challenge in 2006, Layang Layang Island Resort gears itself up for the next installment July 17-23, 2007. The Layang Layang Underwater...
NYC Underwater Photography Event This Thursday
NEWS
Great underwater photography doesn't just happen. Talent, creativity and an artistic eye must be combined with the proper planning and preparation to get those great shots.
Join world-renowned...
NYC Underwater Photography Event
NEWS
Great underwater photography doesn't just happen. Talent, creativity and an artistic eye must be combined with the proper planning and preparation to get those great shots.
Join world-renowned...
Getting Started In Underwater Photography
NEWS
I'll be writing a monthly column for Northwest Dive News on underwater photography, one of the most popular activities in diving today . I'll be concentrating on cold-water dive photography which...
Doug And Lorenza Sloss Release Underwater Photoworkshop DVD
NEWS
Proclaimed by Wetpixel underwater video moderator Mike Veitch as "an excellent collection of informative tutorials", the Underwater Photoworkshop instructional DVD has been released by Wetpixel...
Video: Shark Finning In Raja Empat
NEWS
Local fisherman in Raja Ampat, Indonesia after a day or shark finning. Fins are drying on the deck while the bodies of juvenile black tips roll on the shallow reef below the boat. The fisherman...
Layang Layang 2007 Shootout Announced
NEWS
Following the roaring success of the Layang Layang Photo Challenge in 2006, Layang Layang Island Resort gears itself up for the next installment in 2007. The Layang Layang Underwater Digital Photo...
Andrea And Antonella Ferrari: A Diver's Guide To Reef Life
NEWS
This stunning reference guide is bursting at the seams with outstanding photographs. Its 478 pages include 1,200 tropical marine species, from the Red Sea to the Caribbean and the Indo-Pacific. All...
Rod Klein Hosts Two Photo Workshops In Fiji On The Nai'a
NEWS
Nai'a and Rod Klein announce two back-to-back digital workshops during Feb 2007. Feb 3-10 and Feb 10-20. These special workshops will be held on back-to-back charters so you can join us for either...
Sea & Sea Announces HDR-HC3 / DCR-DVD505, HDR-UX1 Video Housing
NEWS
These compact housings put the latest in high-definition video and DVD recording technology at your fingertips underwater. Enjoy the detail and clarity of high-definition video and the convenience...
Oceanic Announces Release Of Viper Fin
NEWS
The VIPER Fin is a precision blend of ergonomics, hydrodynamics and materials technology created for ultimate comfort, efficiency and performance. The VIPER blade's flexible Power Thrust Channel...
Project AWARE Releases 10 Tips For Underwater Photographers
NEWS
Novice and pro photographers alike may just improve their techniques and protect fragile dive sites at the same time. Get familiar with Project AWARE's 10 Tips for Underwater Photographers and...
UWP 31 Available For Download
NEWS
UWP Magazine Issue #31 is available for download. Full of news, reviews, tips & techniques, and great underwater photography...
Beautiful Oceans Launches First Coral Reef & Eco Diver Podcast Magazine
NEWS
Beautiful Oceans has launched the first 'Coral Reef & Eco Diver online magazine'. The free weekly news publication contains text blogs, podcast (audio files that can be listened to on a...
Stuart Westmorland 2007 Wakatobi Photo Trek
NEWS
Stuart Westmorland, globe trotting photographer, published in National Geographic, cover of Time, Best of Skin Diver Photographers, World Wildlife Fund and many others will be diving and offering...
How You Can Protect Coral Reefs
NEWS
Even if you don't live near a reef, you can help protect coral reefs in the United States. and around the world. The federal Coral Reef Conservation Program offers these tips...
Storing Your Digital Images
NEWS
If you value your digital images, you should have a proper backup system in place. In this article, we will look at two storage methods and some backup tips so that you can enjoy your images not...
Shooting In Auto Mode
GETTING STARTED
If you don't want to learn about manual exposure just yet, put your camera on auto mode – usually indicated by an Auto or a “P”(for program) on your camera’s mode...
Layang Layang Photo Contest
EVENTS
Participants stand a chance to win more than US$30,000 prizes from world class sponsors such as Nikon, Nautica and Oceanic, as well as dive trips to exotic locations.
Plus you'll get a chance to...
Layang Layang Photo Contest
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Participants stand a chance to win more than US$30,000 prizes from world class sponsors such as Nikon, Nautica and Oceanic, as well as dive trips to exotic locations.
Plus you'll get a chance to...
Learn More
INTERNAL PAGE
Underwater photography can feel a bit challenging at times. Your images may lack color and contrast. Maybe you’re struggling with backscatter or uneven lighting. Don’t fret....
Entering Competitions
INTERNAL PAGE
By DPG editorial staff featuring Cal Mero For most, underwater photography is a fairly expensive hobby and not a profession. However, that does not mean that your images have to sit on...
DPG Relaunch Guide
INTERNAL PAGE
Welcome to the New DivePhotoGuide.com! This new website represents a new era for DPG … and for the underwater photography and video communities, and the industry....
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