Underwater Photography Underwater photography is very tricky and presents many unique challenges before you produce decent photographs. By far the most challenging thing to get right is colour balance. Water absorbs different wavelengths of light the deeper you go and your photos will appear bluer and greener with greater depth. Fortunately as a snorkeller you probably won't be going too deep, but you will still need to adjust the white balance by adding varying amounts of red, orange or yellow. The other most challenging thing is movement; not only will you be trying to photograph a moving subject but you will be hand-holding the camera while being moved around by the water too. It requires patience, practice and disappointment before you start taking good underwater photographs. We started taking photos using point-and-shoot cameras and so always set the camera white balance to the Underwater setting. We have now progressed to the Canon G1X Mk II and always shoot using RAW so that we can best adjust the white balance on the computer later. Even when taking RAW photos, we set the camera white balance to the Underwater setting because when taking video the camera uses this white balance setting. All of our photos, RAW and JPEG, have been adjusted on a computer so that the true colours are presented. Our Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Common Fishes of Ningaloo Reef We have written a book which can be previewed and purchased from this web site: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Common Fishes of Ningaloo Reef This book is now out of date and although it is still listed for sale we recommend you purchase the Third Edition described below. Our Second Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Ningaloo Reef - Fishes, Corals & Snorkel Spots We have released the second edition of our book and have changed the title to reflect the additions we have made to the book. A preview can be seen here .

Our Third Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Ningaloo Reef - Fishes, Corals & Snorkel Spots

We have released the third edition of our book which includes new fish, maximum fish sizes, updated information and additional photographs. A preview can be seen here . This book is for sale in Exmouth at the Exmouth News Agency and in Coral Bay at Coastal Adventure Tours. You may also find the book for sale at AQWA located at the Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth. You can also contact us via the email icon above if you are unable to purchase from any of the listed outlets.
Keith & Vlasta Ross-Jones
© Keith Ross-Jones
Underwater Photography Underwater photography is very tricky and presents many unique challenges before you produce decent photographs. By far the most challenging thing to get right is colour balance. Water absorbs different wavelengths of light the deeper you go and your photos will appear bluer and greener with greater depth. Fortunately as a snorkeller you probably won't be going too deep, but you will still need to adjust the white balance by adding varying amounts of red, orange or yellow. The other most challenging thing is movement; not only will you be trying to photograph a moving subject but you will be hand-holding the camera while being moved around by the water too. It requires patience, practice and disappointment before you start taking good underwater photographs. We started taking photos using point-and-shoot cameras and so always set the camera white balance to the Underwater setting. We have now progressed to the Canon G1X Mk II and always shoot using RAW so that we can best adjust the white balance on the computer later. Even when taking RAW photos, we set the camera white balance to the Underwater setting because when taking video the camera uses this white balance setting. All of our photos, RAW and JPEG, have been adjusted on a computer so that the true colours are presented. Our Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Common Fishes of Ningaloo Reef We have written a book which can be previewed and purchased from this web site: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Common Fishes of Ningaloo Reef This book is now out of date and although it is still listed for sale we recommend you purchase the Third Edition described below. Our Second Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Ningaloo Reef - Fishes, Corals & Snorkel Spots We have released the second edition of our book and have changed the title to reflect the additions we have made to the book. A preview can be seen here .

Our Third Book: A Snorkeller’s Guide to Ningaloo

Reef - Fishes, Corals & Snorkel Spots

We have released the third edition of our book which includes new fish, maximum fish sizes, updated information and additional photographs. A preview can be seen here . This book is for sale in Exmouth at the Exmouth News Agency and in Coral Bay at Coastal Adventure Tours. You may also find the book for sale at AQWA located at the Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth. You can also contact us via the email icon above if you are unable to purchase from any of the listed outlets.
© Keith Ross-Jones
Keith & Vlasta Ross-Jones