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What is Color Correction—Does it Apply to Underwater Photography? pt.2

In part one we talked about the diferences between color correction and color adjustment, and about color casts. If we follow along with the reasoning in pt.1 we find color correction is an actual discipline. But does it concern the underwater photographer? Is there an advantage to applying color correction techniques the way [...]

Octopus in Shell August in Catalina

Wow! These are photos from some of the best dive conditions I’ve seen. So perfect for natural lighting underwater photography. I really love the picture of the octopus in the sea snail’s shell. This is where color corrections and retouching techniques come in. The Octopus is camouflaged Big!. The photo is as [...]

Catalina Island 4-27-02

… I had already had many years experience color correcting and retouching with photoshop in high end printing, but underwater photos were new to me and posed a set of problems all their own that I had not encountered.

Santa Barbara Island 5-02

I got relatively few shots on this trip. The bad vis always poses some problems, especially when shooting with natural lighting only. So, of course, Photoshop to the rescue.

Grace Oil Rig and Anacapa Island Underwater Photos

This is my first Catalina Island underwater photo gallery. The dives took place off the Ventura coast on the Grace Oil Rig and off Anacapa Island. The Grace is a very exciting dive and can be very dangerous as the bottom depth is over 300 ft.