Lighting an Underwater Photo Session
A demonstration and explanation of how we integrated studio strobes into an underwater photo session.
It includes a detailed description of the equipment we used and the method we employed to control the strobes.
Equipment List
Camera
- Canon 5D mkIV
- Canon 16-35 f/2.8
Outex Gear
- Universal Pro Cover T1 (Regular size, 1 opening for tripod/tethering port)
- Cable Adaptor w/ plug
- Front Glass Ports to match filter thread sizes of each lens
- Universal Rear Glass
- Dome 120mm with respective adaptors & clamps for each lens
Lighting
- Elinchrom Style 1200 RX
- 60′ PC cable (custom from Michael Bass Designs)
Links
Outex
- General: https://outex.com
- Basic installation: https://outex.com/blogs/installation/installation-instructions-outex-underwater-housing-system
- Tethering Add On Kit (product information and installation): https://outex.com/products/tethering-add-on-kit
- Dome Port: https://outex.com/products/dome-kit
Michael Bass
- Website: http://michaelbass.blogspot.com/
PC (Prontor-Compur) Cable
Our cable was made for us by
Michael Bass Designs: http://michaelbass.blogspot.com/
A (very short) history of the pc connector:https://en.linkfang.org/wiki/Prontor/Compur
June 11, 2022 @ 7:51 pm
Just great!