charlesml3
Contributor
How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said it yourself?
I hear it all the time on liveaboards. I see photographers with some pretty decent rigs getting really mediocre shots and it's NOT the gear. It's their terrible technique. They're always shooting straight down at the coral or sand. They're much too far away. They're trying to chase a fish to get a shot.
But they always say the same thing. "I need a new [housing/strobe/lens/filter] to get good shots." No, the problem is you're not really taking the time to learn the rig you have and sort out what makes a good underwater photo. But they end up adding more stuff and then they're even further behind the learning curve. They end up in a constant state of frustration with their underwater photography.
Stay with the rig you have until you've mastered it. Learn it's limitations and work within them. When those limitations become the ONE thing that's keeping you from advancing, then change out gear.
-Charles
I hear it all the time on liveaboards. I see photographers with some pretty decent rigs getting really mediocre shots and it's NOT the gear. It's their terrible technique. They're always shooting straight down at the coral or sand. They're much too far away. They're trying to chase a fish to get a shot.
But they always say the same thing. "I need a new [housing/strobe/lens/filter] to get good shots." No, the problem is you're not really taking the time to learn the rig you have and sort out what makes a good underwater photo. But they end up adding more stuff and then they're even further behind the learning curve. They end up in a constant state of frustration with their underwater photography.
Stay with the rig you have until you've mastered it. Learn it's limitations and work within them. When those limitations become the ONE thing that's keeping you from advancing, then change out gear.
-Charles