THE RESULT
It's not just getting a turtle focused and framed, with the resort on the background. The turtle also needs to look cool! So, after a pre selection, picked the best one, processed and uploaded on Instagram. 10 viewers liked it and reposted. Overall, it got over 5400 likes, and it was seen by more than 275.000 persons. I don’t have statistics for Facebook, but it should add some more thousands. Also it’s being regularly seen on Nihiwatu website, TripAdvisor, British Polo Day blog, and some online travel agents. I heard it’s coming on a printed advert, soon… And it has been a source of inspiration for many photographers and Go Pro users, who’ve been willing to replicate the same setting, and posting
on the social media, as well.
As for the readers starting on underwater photography, I hope this is a source of inspiration. The first rule is: get to know your gear, so you can push its limits! Practice, do pool sessions, read and learn. Don’t rush into buying a full-frame camera, just because others do. All cameras have pros and cons (being the wider depth of field a nice bonus, on APS-C sensors, like D7200’s) Think about the image itself, not about pixels - most of my best images are not at all sharp - nobody’s gonna see them at 100%, anyway! Think out of the box, do the undoable, but most of all: Have fun!
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