Tips on...<Underwater Shoots>

Develop basic diving skills

The most important thing is buoyancy control,the ability to hold yourself steady on a floating position

Shoot upward

Photographing from below a subject makes it look large and real,shooting down makes it look smaller, and it can get lost on the background

Shoot close

Twenty four inches is an outside working distance. Water can suck up lighting, flash falloff is much greater underwater

Shoot for small reflection in the eyes

Catchlights are important for any wildlife photography but underwater are more important for dimensionality

Choose a place and subject and work it al ot

It can take many attempts to get a single good shot

Respect your subjects