Mentoring New Photographers | Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures

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[Music] so is lighting the whole secret down

so is lighting the whole secret down

so is lighting the whole secret down there yeah I think one of the best

there yeah I think one of the best

there yeah I think one of the best things to do underwater is to sort of

things to do underwater is to sort of

things to do underwater is to sort of meter for the for the background the

meter for the for the background the

meter for the for the background the ambient and then maybe under expose that

ambient and then maybe under expose that

ambient and then maybe under expose that just a little bit it kind of creates a

just a little bit it kind of creates a

just a little bit it kind of creates a nice richly saturated backdrop and then

nice richly saturated backdrop and then

nice richly saturated backdrop and then you use your strokes just as a little

you use your strokes just as a little

you use your strokes just as a little bit of Phil Phil flashy you don’t want

bit of Phil Phil flashy you don’t want

bit of Phil Phil flashy you don’t want it to look overly lit you want it to

it to look overly lit you want it to

it to look overly lit you want it to sort of just fill in the shadows and add

sort of just fill in the shadows and add

sort of just fill in the shadows and add some color and detail but you know we’ll

some color and detail but you know we’ll

some color and detail but you know we’ll just kind of see how how the first few

just kind of see how how the first few

just kind of see how how the first few frames look and then we can make

frames look and then we can make

frames look and then we can make adjustments as as we go I think we might

adjustments as as we go I think we might

adjustments as as we go I think we might have had a little equipment malfunction

have had a little equipment malfunction

have had a little equipment malfunction I like the strobes they’re not firing

I like the strobes they’re not firing

I like the strobes they’re not firing well I mean that’s what it’s all about

well I mean that’s what it’s all about

well I mean that’s what it’s all about right it’s it’s overcoming challenges

right it’s it’s overcoming challenges

right it’s it’s overcoming challenges and figuring out what you need to do to

and figuring out what you need to do to

and figuring out what you need to do to try to come back with something yeah

try to come back with something yeah

try to come back with something yeah into things I started my work with some

into things I started my work with some

into things I started my work with some terrestrial work with leatherback sea

terrestrial work with leatherback sea

terrestrial work with leatherback sea turtles at night and you see the stars

turtles at night and you see the stars

turtles at night and you see the stars in the sky and I did a long exposure

in the sky and I did a long exposure

in the sky and I did a long exposure where the ocean glows with this green

where the ocean glows with this green

where the ocean glows with this green luminescence yeah this was a very long

luminescence yeah this was a very long

luminescence yeah this was a very long exposure and she was relatively still

exposure and she was relatively still

exposure and she was relatively still for that time period but you know it’s

for that time period but you know it’s

for that time period but you know it’s like a primordial scene this is an

like a primordial scene this is an

like a primordial scene this is an animal whose lineage dates back a

animal whose lineage dates back a

animal whose lineage dates back a hundred million years they’re older than

hundred million years they’re older than

hundred million years they’re older than dinosaurs you know there was a time in

dinosaurs you know there was a time in

dinosaurs you know there was a time in there incest tree where they crawled out

there incest tree where they crawled out

there incest tree where they crawled out on the beaches and saw t-rex running by

on the beaches and saw t-rex running by

on the beaches and saw t-rex running by and today in some places they crawl out

and today in some places they crawl out

and today in some places they crawl out and see condominiums but here’s this and

and see condominiums but here’s this and

and see condominiums but here’s this and see kids running by zebra

see kids running by zebra

see kids running by zebra does Wow you found a 15 millimeter lens

does Wow you found a 15 millimeter lens

does Wow you found a 15 millimeter lens yeah breaking the rules that’s okay oh

yeah breaking the rules that’s okay oh

yeah breaking the rules that’s okay oh wait that puffer look at that that’s

wait that puffer look at that that’s

wait that puffer look at that that’s talked about personality