About Us
Chris - Photographer
I have been photographing underwater since I put my small point and shoot camera in a perspex housing soon after learning to dive in early 2005. I have progressed through various cameras since then, and am currently shooting underwater with a Canon 7D in a Nauticam housing, with 2 x Inon Z240 strobes. Topside I use a Canon 50D.
For underwater my lens choice is a Tokina 10-17mm fisheye, sometimes used with a Kenko 1.4x Teleconverter. For small stuff I use a Canon 60mm or 100mm macro, or a Sigma 17-70mm. My favourite lens for general land use is a Canon 17-55mm f2.8. I also use a Canon 10-22mm Wide Angle, a Canon 70-300mm Telephoto, and a Canon 50mm.
Over the last few years I have challenged myself by entering various underwater photographic competitions, and I have been honoured and humbled to have been acknowledged by my peers and received awards in the following:
November 2008. Underwater Australasia Photo Contest Monthly Winner Open Category
February 2009. Underwater Photographic Workshop, Manado North Sulawesi Winner Best Portfolio
March 2009. Digidiver Best Shots of 2009 1st Runner Up
May 2009. Byron Underwater Festival Winner Best Portfolio, 2nd Place Best Competition Photo
May 2010. Byron Sundive Underwater Photo Shootout Winner Best Competition Photo, 2nd Place Best Portfolio
April 2011. Sundive Hotshots Competition Monthly Winner
May 2011. Byron Sundive Underwater Photo Shootout Winner Best Portfolio, Winner Best Nudibranch Photo
May 2011. Epson Red Sea 2011 Photographer of the Year 2nd Place Monthly Winner
June 2011. Australasian Scuba Diver TTL Competition 2nd Place Best Portfolio, 2nd Place Underwater 3some Category
September 2011. Sundive Hotshots Competition Monthly Winner
February 2012. UnderwaterPhotography.com 2011/2 Bronze Medal, Creative Section
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Andy - Videographer
Andy became frustrated when diving with me as he spent an increasing amount of time waiting while I took photos, so he purchased a small Sanyo Xacti camcorder in a housing.
His mantra was "something small and lightweight" but as he became more involved and realised the limitations of the small rig and lack of lighting, he progressed through various upgrades, until his current setup, which is a Panasonic HDC-TM700 camcorder in a Mangrove Aditech Housing with a WP-90 Wide Lens.
For lighting he uses two Sola 1200 video lights mounted on lightweight flexi arms, and he has an Aditech external monitor ( note....his rig is no longer "small" or "lightweight" :)
Topside he uses a Panasonic HDC-SD900 Cancorder.
Video editing takes up a lot of non-diving time. Programs of choice are Magix Video Pro X3 and occasionally Adobe Premier Pro CS5. Diving, Underwater Videography and Editing is a welcome contrast to his professional life.