David Doubilet Underwater Photography Techniques

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David Doubilet was born November 28, 1946 in New York City. At a young age Doubilet developed an interest in underwater life and photography, at the age of twelve Doubilet took his first underwater photograph with a Brownie Hawkeye camera. As a young adult Doubilet attended the Boston University, where he studied photography. Not long after that he began to shoot professional photographs for famous articles, magazines, books, and other publications. His specialty is underwater photography, he shoots not only fish and other natural underwater life, but shipwrecks and other underwater disasters too. His specialty within the realm of underwater photography is photographs half in water half out of water. David Doubilet biggest contribution to photography is the technique of taking photographs half in water half out of water, he helped pioneer the technology needed for it. For underwater photography photographers need a lot more equipment than most photographers. For Doubilets underwater photography adventures he needs: a camera, housing for the camera, lenses, lighting, mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, suits, boots, gloves, buoyancy …show more content…

This is a good photograph because it shows the penguins in their natural habitat. The photograph is very clear, the mountains in the back and the divide between underwater and above water, up close, is focused. I selected this photograph because I love penguins and I thought the colors of the photographs were alluring. The difference between the colors caught my attention because of the dark corners of the the ocean and clouds that add an illusion of mystery and because of the bright center of the ocean and iceberg with the penguins above it. Overall the photograph made me question what is in the deep, dark parts of the ocean and made me more aware of our abundant knowledge of what is above because of natural

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