- Backlit
- medium range
- Underwater
- Under Water
- submerged
- Soft Light
- River
- Pool
- off center
- Ocean
- Moody
- like a movie
- Bubbles
- Lake
- intimate
- Indoor pool
- holding each other
- Dark
- Creative
- Close up
- Cinematic
- Center Framed
- Water
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I explained my directions to them while we were on the surface. I just used a simple (and not really secure) Dicapac to protect my 5D Mark IV. I weighed myself down with foot weights, and explained to them before going underwater what I wanted: going slowly for a kiss, close to each other with their mouths slightly opened. I also wanted some textures with bubbles around them, so we made them by moving quickly from the surface of the pool into the water.
What did you say?
I asked them to go slowly for a kiss, close to each other with their mouths slightly opened. I also wanted some textures with bubbles around them, so we made some by moving quickly from the surface of the pool into the water.
Tone of Directions
Calm, Excited
Composition
To be honest, shooting underwater is very tricky, because there’s no way to stabilize completely. I just know that I wanted a relative close-up shot with the couple centered, to fill the frame and feel their passion.
framing
Center FramedClose UpIntimate Framing
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
Because I shot this photo underwater, I had to close my aperture to be sure the focus was on point. It’s hard to focus in the water, because light decrease when you’re steping (swimming) away from your subject.
Focus Mode
Single Shot
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
The face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
Other
Dicapac WP-S10 to go underwater
1/320 @ f/f/5 ISO800 WB-6000K
The way the EXIF is written out follows the common photographic method (with the inclusion of White Balance at the end). Here it is broken down:
Shutter Speed @ Aperture ISO White Balance.
Light & Weather
I was originally planning to use an artificial light above the pool to create rays of light… But, the batteries died just before. So I had to use available light from a big window.
Light Type
Natural Light
Light Quality
Soft
Time of day
Sunrise
Weather
Indoor
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
The tricky part was to get accurate colors. Because of water, everything seems greenish and dark. I corrected the exposure and used some brushes and tools to enhance the couple and remove some disturbing details in the background.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC
Preset Used
Challenges
Light by itself was a challenge, to be honest. You can’t see (and manage) details when you’re in this situation, and I love details.
Solutions
I simply trusted myself and the couple. And we made it !
Location
Location Name
Villas L'archipel
Location aDDRESS
Perros-Guirrec in Bretagne (Brittany), France
Loation Type
Indoor pool
Country
France
Go for it ! Try again and again. Then, you’ll just feel when everything’s in its right place.
