I currently have a Sealife Sports housing and I'm using my Samsung S10 for videos/pics. I was wondering what is the best way to take video while in the caverns? Will I need lights? While I don't have video lights, I do have a Kraken 1000 lumen light. Thanks in advance.
Advice on how to video caverns
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The "best way" depends on the situation at each point in the cavern. You can get good video/pics with and without artificial light.
When facing towards the entrance light, use natural light.
When shooting with the entrance light to your back, you may or may not need extra light.
If you're near the entrance, then there may be enough natural light for some nice photos/video using only natural light.
If you're back in the darker areas of the cavern, and shooting towards the darkness, then you will require a light source.
You may issues with autofocus in low light. In that case, fire up your Kraken.
Experiment with the camera above the surface and the Kraken light underwater, illuminating cavern below. You can get some great glowing effects that way. If the cavern ceiling is low, pay attention to the cool light reflections on the ceiling.
The beauty of digital is that you can see the effects of your lighting live on the camera screen.
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When facing towards the entrance light, use natural light.
When shooting with the entrance light to your back, you may or may not need extra light.
If you're near the entrance, then there may be enough natural light for some nice photos/video using only natural light.
If you're back in the darker areas of the cavern, and shooting towards the darkness, then you will require a light source.
You may issues with autofocus in low light. In that case, fire up your Kraken.
Experiment with the camera above the surface and the Kraken light underwater, illuminating cavern below. You can get some great glowing effects that way. If the cavern ceiling is low, pay attention to the cool light reflections on the ceiling.
The beauty of digital is that you can see the effects of your lighting live on the camera screen.
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The really nice cavern/cave footage is usually well lit. Often, videographers will pre-position extra lights in a cavern/room, in addition to the lights on divers' cameras. The point being to manage your expectations. Lighting up enclosed areas for quality footage takes work and (expensive) lumens. And, as Doc said, experiment. Have fun and show us your results.
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