I really appreciate Vanessa's sense of humor and the time she takes to inject that humor into the video. Keep 'em coming Vanessa, I'm learning a lot from this channel. ~B
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
glad to hear ;) I do my best...
@PatriceWillow5 жыл бұрын
Also ich muss echt sagen, mit den Leuten von Backscatter, macht ihr/du die besten Tauchvideos im ganzen KZfaq! Ganz tolle Leistung 👍🏻
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Wow daaaaankeeee
@ChrisUnderwater5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Vanessa. The AWB attached to the whiptail ray swimming away was hilarious.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I had a good laugh too 🤣
@nielsnitrox54975 жыл бұрын
Hallo Vanessa, danke für die tollen Tips zum Thema Weissabgleich. 🐠🐡🐟🦑🐙🐚
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
😊😉😎
@Galopo5 жыл бұрын
Amazing content, went filming to the reef yesterday (before watching this video), everything is blue. Going back in a couple of days with your tips! Muchas gracias, saludos desde Cancún!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Cheers and good luck! Let us know how it went!!! :) feel free to share with us!
@williamdavis25655 жыл бұрын
I can not tell you how much this video has improved the quality of my underwater photography! I am using an Olympus TG-5 and this one piece of knowledge has really brought back the color to my photos. Thank you Vanessa!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
welcome Bill! :)
@user-yn3ic5ru9i4 ай бұрын
Hi thank you so much for the sharing! I have been watching videos of UW photography for a week and it is my first video seeing a female photographer talking, plus in a really clear and super funny way!!! Will check all the videos on your channel :)
@dkjens07054 жыл бұрын
Wow I love listening to you. Your subtle humor makes EVERYTHING you say interesting. I dive a beach in Thailand every day for 3-4 months out of the year with my Sony a6000. I've stopped using strobes and playing a lot my with MWB now.
@elbanditoofficial7296Күн бұрын
Thank you 😃
@downunderdandiving33575 жыл бұрын
Thanks Vanessa not only very informative but entertaining as well Dan
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Trying my best 🥳🤠
@downunderdandiving33575 жыл бұрын
Reef Patrol I have a very long way to go with my videos but maybe one day with your help they might come out a little better 🥴
@downunderdandiving33575 жыл бұрын
Reef Patrol just got my first slr underwater camera and case the journey begins
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully!!! If you have questions let us know please :)
@downunderdandiving33575 жыл бұрын
Reef Patrol will Do
@danielnestorio5 жыл бұрын
Very good video
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Merci 😚
@TheSarigomtang5 жыл бұрын
looking forward the upcoming episode! red filters and lighting!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
in the making ;) stay tuned!
@gruffalocrumble4942 жыл бұрын
Haha I love your videos. Where the “auto white balance”-ray faded away into the coral made me laugh 😂
@elaineross93655 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video. Solid advice and well explained. I'll admit I'm lazy with WB and more often set kelvin manually and tweek in post. Gonna spend a day with my grey card and stop being lazy! I've used red filter on camera shallow but stopped using it when I moved to using video lights, so I'm really looking forward to the next episode. I use Sony and found the red filter cut out too much light, hence the reason I stopped using it. I did look into blue filters for video lights but again loosing a stop of light put me off. After your next episode I'm guessing the filter issue something I'll have to revisit.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
But the Sonys have great low light, so bunping up ISO shouldnt be an issue! If the redfilter cuts out tooo much light get a less dense one. Defently worth it! :)
@nielsnitrox54975 жыл бұрын
Ich benutze eine Tafel aus weißem Plexiglas (bekommt man im Baumarkt)- gibt es in verschiedenen Größen - bzw. weiße Aufkleber aus Plastik für den Weißabgleich.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Klappt das gut? Überlichtet das Weiß nicht? Guter Tipp ;)
@berlintechplanet94415 жыл бұрын
super, vielen Dank, ja die kleinen Karten hatte ich auch probiert, das war so wie du erklärt hattest - nicht so ideal, auf jeden Fall sehr hilfreich das Video und werde es beim nächsten Mal testen
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Danke 😎
@sonjageier21005 жыл бұрын
AMAZING, fantastic tutorial as usual. You rock girl! :)
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
😉😚💙 thanks...
@timdd98805 жыл бұрын
Stop kissing ass pls
@timdd98805 жыл бұрын
Just kidding. Love the vid!
@saratov54444 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much INDEED! Your advice is consistent with the laws of physics precisely - the the greater the length or weight of subject - the less chances for a vibration. Your lessons are very useful and practical. Wish you the best possible water clarity : )
@georgehuss29765 жыл бұрын
Georg Huss Thanks a lot for this helpful and informative tutorial. After a long research in this field now I am eventually an enthuisiatic beginner with a Olympus EM1MII / Nauticam setup. So I am looking forward to your other videos. I am also amazed by the professional quality of your tutorials.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
so happy to read this! Thank you!
@MaximumDiver5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting as always, but don't forget Green Filters! It's not everywhere you will have perfect blue seas ;) Thanks again Vanessa!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
you mean Magenta filters ;) On the list :) actually I am talking about them in the next episode already. Stay Tuned.
@mrpeacefull15 жыл бұрын
Amazing tutorial .. thanks
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
welcom! :)
@evolvefromnow6735 Жыл бұрын
Such a helpful and well presented video. Thanks so much!
@BehindtheMask Жыл бұрын
Pleasure!
@Kims_Sea_Diary2 жыл бұрын
좋은 정보, 감사합니다.
@steveduffield3740 Жыл бұрын
Great information, thanks Vanessa.
@BehindtheMask Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@patricks.50925 жыл бұрын
Wiedereinmal ein super Video von dir.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Danke 😉
@PumaCH5 жыл бұрын
Wiedermal ein toll gemachtes Video :) danke dafür
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Daaankkkkkeeeeee
@willesloco5 жыл бұрын
Perfect explanation thanks! I love the studio setup in the background of your videos, it looks like a lot of effort went into that with the shelving and lighting etc. Very cool.
@ReefPatrol4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@zerogravity59085 жыл бұрын
Hey Vanessa, danke für das super Video. Ich hoffe das bald Kameras mit RAW zu deutlich günstigeren Preisen auf den Markt kommen 🤣. Weißabgleich ist für mich Unterwasser echt ne Katastrophe 😁. Weiter so 👍🏻 AMMMMAZZZIINNG 😎
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Daaaaaanke ;)
@bjbrooks Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation of white balance underwater, and the practicalities of setting it. Beautifully amusing too :-)
@linamaringaviria47223 жыл бұрын
What would be the best option with a goPro, since I can't change anything during the dive? Thx! (Love your vids btw)
@c.patricksadowski99593 жыл бұрын
Had the same question...I think us go pro shooters are “screwed”
@Changderson3 жыл бұрын
You can get colour filters that help :) it's discussed in another of their videos. GoPro's strength is its weakness, simply and point and shoot.
@Changderson3 жыл бұрын
That said, I imagine you can pre-set the white balance? Set it low and experiment?
@marieta.s3 жыл бұрын
I believe you either get to use filters or shoot in log and color grade it in post. At what depths do you plan using it?
@tallblondeh3licopter4 жыл бұрын
Hi - your tutorial videos are so cool. I'm very new to diving (Sports Diver @ BSAC) and I'm just getting into underwater filming. You explain everything so well. Thank you
@svetlanalight27125 жыл бұрын
REALLY INFORMATIVE VIDEO!!! THANK YOU FRIENDS! ❤️
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Welcome 😊😉📽
@submergedstudio9 ай бұрын
awesome video thanks so much! This was really helpful and entertaining
@BehindtheMask8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Vanessa is top!
@tonicerkaski30710 ай бұрын
thanks very nice , learning lot
@BehindtheMask10 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that!!
@Bugarick14 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@hawaiirealmedia56104 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Learned some stuff!
@ReefPatrol4 жыл бұрын
great! Thanks!
@ebrahimhamdy52635 жыл бұрын
Nice video can you please next time talk about blue filter for the video light
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
In the making ;)
@ruggeropoggianella54512 жыл бұрын
Thank you Vanessa, very very useful and super clear, thx again
@ivainmartinossi75292 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage, great tips. Thanks!
@jameshanson48804 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found your videos! They're super helpful and super fun. And beautifully filmed. Vielen Dank!
@Safiya07593 жыл бұрын
Wow! Didn't know you had teaching like this. Love your videos on Instagram. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me!
@justinweier40993 жыл бұрын
This is great. Really enjoying your underwater video series.
@realhalle5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video Venessa! I started doing white balance from ocher color brain corals which is very abundant in Maldives. Since then I completely dropped the white slate. It makes the blue background really nice. What is your opinion about using this brownish brain corals?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
You can use warmer tones to do the WB yes, it will give you a richer blue. It just depends on what kind of look you want to go for. Sometimes the warmer grey/skintones make sense sometimes not. Depends on the visibility light depth and scene ;) for macro I manly use grey for wide I sometimes choose sand over grey. Usually I do a testdive to check out the conditions and test the different colors of WB cards and sand etc.
@andyvaldez212 Жыл бұрын
bro this content is awesome
@davelundergoesunder2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Good explanations.
@edgoodacre56395 жыл бұрын
Great video just subscribed. A bit off topic but for snorkelling would you recommend a gopro 7 or osmo action? Not seen any comparison vids on this - underwater will be the primary purpose of my action cam.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Both are great action cams. The osmo has a bit better stabilisation, but not sure how well it performes with WB. The Hero7 has ProTunes where you can set a sort of RAW WB that is not too bad actually.
@WaterlineShorts5 жыл бұрын
Great content as usual. You touched on cameras that film in raw which is an unlikely option for most mere mortals. What codec do you recommend and would you recommend shooting in S log. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on this considering most divers are recreational video makers and not working in film.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I touched on raw so one knows these are out there ;) tho blackmagic habe a small raw capable camera and for sure we will see more cheaper cameras with raw in the near future.. hopefully 😎📽 V log, C log, S log,... of course this is a great option! But it just totally depends. If you shoot in thoose you need to know your way around colorgrading, also setting focus and exposure can be challenging too especially if you dont habe a monitor and that can display luts. So as this is a beginners series, I would not start with log just yet. I will cover log and everything later btw :) this will be a whole episode. I usually use a natural color profile and dile down contrast saturation and sharpness a bit and try to get the best colors and exposure. Also it depends for who and what I shoot. If best quality is the goal then I will shoot in 400mbs 4k and 24p.
@haxificality3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! Love it
@saratov54444 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, great lesson. For compact cameras with wide angle lens I would recommend A3 size white plastic (used for posters printing), which you may fold to the size of your pocket.
@PepeArcosPhotography5 жыл бұрын
such a great tutorial Vanessa thank you very much, What do you recomend when we change our depth quickly. I am freediver in this is my main concern.. shooting scenes from the surface al the way to 15m and up makes almost impossible to have a correct white balance.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Actually depending on the lighting condition I d use a redfilter and set the Kelvin to around daylight if you are filming in daylight. Otherwise set a manual WB at the depth you will film most of your time. Will be hard to reset it every 1-2m sure. If you are doing one take then you have to choose at what depth you want the inage to look best and do a test run and pre set it.
@PepeArcosPhotography5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol thank you so much for your reply, daylight WB works ok for shallow works indeed. I haven't tried with red filter yet and so far is always a compromise, as you said, of what depth I want my images to look the best. Great video and looking forward to keep learning from you 😊🙏
@Hoveton95132 жыл бұрын
Well done a brilliant video.
@polvivescerda60513 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@maildebausaldo4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks a lot.
@dmoravek07214 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, really helps a lot
@markjvairy4 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed , your explanation is crystal clear , thank you so much and hopefully this can help improve my underwater shots , only trouble is I’m a free diver so it will be harder ha ha
@coposss520119 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video, can’t imagine how helpful it has been for me. Im seeking for your advice with a problem I’m having. Recently I bought a Sony A6700 and a housing for underwater video. When I try to perform the custom white balance it goes to 9900K and a red tint. Do you know what’s happening? Out of the water that feature of the camera works flawlessly. Should the white balance be done with a red filter? Thank you Best regards
@petrjakubac37495 жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for your videos, people can learn a lot from you great job! I would like to ask you one question, because I am starting with underwater video I don't have any expensive camera yet.. so I just use GoPro (7black) and there is option to set WB under water from2300 to 6500K but no manual by using white card... just curious if you have any average numbers how deep what WB or if is better to use auto In this case...?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Well as usual it depends. If you want to get best colors I d reccomend to tedt it out. Note on your slate what wb at what depth whilst recording, when check at PC and see what works best. Auto WB I would avoid, because you will get color shifting during your shot. If it doesnt matter to you well stick with auto. If it does, try dialing in daylight so around 5600k and use a redfilter for gopro. This will give you the best color in my opinion. If you stay in the shallow to about 10m. Defently invest in a luttle gopro redfilter. But if you are snorkeling take it off. Will work best bmsomewhere between 3-10m on daylight setting.
@petrjakubac37495 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol thank you
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
@@petrjakubac3749 welcome :)
@teunaydin2 жыл бұрын
cheers vey good info great
@lucasmacmillanhernandez19654 жыл бұрын
amazing video ! thanks
@tedmanasa9073 жыл бұрын
Love your vids, so informative and funny
@lovesodlind70823 жыл бұрын
I love your voice!
@ilyagr79983 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot 🙏 great vid
@wi_active6375 Жыл бұрын
Great videos. I learned a lot and I will learn every day a little bit more. So, you're right with the automatic white balance under water. I tried it with and without the Keldan spectrum filter, the results aren't good. My camera is a Sony RX 100 III, with a manual white balance the measurement is always 9900K A-B:B0, G-M:M7, with or without the filter. The results are better, but in my opinion that can't be ok. The camera is limited to 9900k, for the former RX100 II Sony recommended 9900k A-B:B5, G-M:M7. I tried this setting but it wasn't good. So, the question is, is the reality above 9900k and the camera can't follow or is the realty below 9900k and the camera is damaged. I don't know. Maybe it's a Sony problem, maybe I did something wrong. What do you think with your experience.
@bobbyburns88014 жыл бұрын
hi vanessa what white balance would i set onto my gopro for this
@paulk75274 жыл бұрын
Exceptional video!
@AdamSlater095 жыл бұрын
When is the video light episode? I need it ASAP 😂 These vids make me happy.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Working on it. Any special questions abiut Video lights? Topics you want us to cover?
@AdamSlater095 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol Oh just the general stuff and how my new Scubalamp V6Ks are going to pair with my RX100 and turn me into a Nat Geo cameraman. Can you do that? :-) White balance with video lights would be cool..
@Caesar.Aquanaut5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol I like to see how to do white balance callibration with red filter fitted onto the camera in conjunction with different lighting options (strobes & video lights + ambient filter).
@gertleroy4 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol where can we find this video?
@ianstockdale964 Жыл бұрын
Hi Iv just randomly come across this video. It was great. Iv been diving for 17 years and only messed around with GoPro type filming. But this has inspired me to start photographing. Can you recommend a camera for a total novice to start out with. Thanks Ian
@Manzuroff3 жыл бұрын
👍 Thanks 😊
@dmitripopov85703 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful and lovely entertaining tutorial! I very much enjoyed it and learned quite a lot! Thank you! It will take a few tries to get Hero 9 out of the casing to adjust the white balance, before I find the right setting. But, it is apparently obvious that it is important! Question: Would you recommend to shoot with FLAT Color Setting - and not with over-saturated GoPro setting?
@bunyipdan5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great tutorial........just not sure why you only used 30 seconds out the 17 minutes to tell us that we should use a grey card......can you elaborate on what the issues are using a homemade laminated card (too reflective?), do you have a grey scale value to use for the grey white balance card, is there any point in using a primary colour reference card in a shot to help post processing colour balance? Cheers
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
If you use laminated ones they are toooooo reflective and the surface is not equalilly lit. So any grey card that is plastic will work that you can buy for whitebalance. If you have a color checker sure use that in the begining of the recording of each clip, then you can do a proper color correction :) Also any uw camera store can advise you on grey cards ;)
@alaafahmy81463 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol please elaborate on the meaning of a Color Checker. is this some kind of a color palette to photograph underwater before shooting?
@betoley3913 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your video! Can I ask, if I have video light, do I still need to use manual white balance? If this is needed, should I adjust the white balance while turning on the video light? Sorry for these questions and thx in advance for help!
@joaquinfregoni5 жыл бұрын
thanks for that :)
@davebrimson5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a wonderful video, I would like to know how you stabilize your footage in Premier? Especially when currents are pushing the diver around a lot.
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
You can use warp stabilizer in Premiere or film with 120fps or so. Nice slowmotion so that will smooth out the shakyness. But usually no autofocus ;) if u use that.
@rogerogrant4 жыл бұрын
This may be a dumb question, but if the mixed light problem is a result of setting WB prior to turning lights on, why not set it with them on already? That is, set WB to the combined colour temp of ambient + auxiliary lights...
@Michael-ps7ji5 жыл бұрын
For photography, is it better to set auto white balance on your dive, or will I get equivalent in post, since I am shooting raw? I saw what you mentioned in the video, just want to make sure. Just trying to decide what my priority should be. Thanks!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
In then shallows with enough light auto should be fine. I dont really shoot stills so for sure an expert will see this and answer :) with raw you can change WB a lot but it for sure would help to do a WB anyhow. With strobes this will be different for sure too.
@simon1234567ful5 жыл бұрын
Not sure but when photographing in raw picture profiles (portrait, true, vivid, standard etc) are deleted when uploading into lightroom. Maybe its the same for WB so it would make no difference when shooting raw. But im not sure just guessing. (At the end of the day WB is also just digital just like exposure etc. So its digitally enhancing reds. Same thing happens when you do it in LR or PS... a red filter is different though because youre actually adding something. Same priciple as turning up iso or adding a light) my two cents. Not sure if its correct though. Maybe just try and see what works :)
@SweeperLP5 жыл бұрын
Hey Vanessa. Echt cooles video! Wirklich gut erklärt! Ich plane mir eine a6400 zuzulegen und da Panasonic für die gute WB bekannt ist wollte ich fragen ob du vielleicht weisst wie es mit Sony steht. Danke!
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Sony eher nicht so gut ;) Rotfilter unbedingt benutzen! :)
@SweeperLP5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol Dankeschöön
@scuba_lens2 жыл бұрын
Muss der Weissabgleich zwingend ohne Blaufilter vor den Lampen gemacht werden? und welches ist die Tiefe, auf welcher du auf die Blaufiltet verzichtest? Danke für deinen Aufwand, echt super Videos!
@shokwaav1235 жыл бұрын
Any recommendations on where we can buy a white balance card?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Amazon, Ebay and for sure soon from Keldan Lights and ask uw camera stores first of all :)
@mitchsn11 ай бұрын
My dive buddy has white fins so i use those to set my white balance at varying depths
@BehindtheMask10 ай бұрын
Good choice of buddy!
@mersik114 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you. Do you do the white balance with the red filter on?
@ferrangrau83924 жыл бұрын
Can you set up white balance in gopro/dji osmo action? How do you approach that in action cameras?
@skaltube3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks ! It helps a great deal ! One question though (I'm pretty new to this)… Once we've reached the intended depth of the dive, should I do the manual white balance with my dive torch ON (as I will probably use it to shine some light on the subject) or OFF, to set the manual wb to the ambient light / current depth and conditions ? ( I am using an Olympus TG-4 in its dedicated PT-056 housing and a hand-held 1000 lumen torch light, and I mostly take photos, not videos) Thanks again for your video and your answer ;-)
@skaltube2 жыл бұрын
@Olivier La Buse I often get mixed lights, as there often is light from the surface (I dive mostly in summer time, in the 20 to 45 m area) together with the torch I use to light the subject, but thank you for your time & your answer. I'll give a thought about using the temp of my torch for the wb, and I'll try to find the other videos about mixed lights. Thanks again, and nice dives !
@3XLtube11 ай бұрын
What about auto underwater white balance on the sony a1 for example ? I have practice with the grey card , yes its always the best , but when diving in a group, there is not much time to white balance.
@luisribeiro42675 жыл бұрын
2'57''... but if you messed up the white balance, well, you're screwed(!) Loooool 4'27'' ... I don't have a green fruit... Looooool Just hillarious Simply put: I love you Sensei! You make me laugh out loud! POWER & RESPECT to you miss V-C-K
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Hehe thanks... had a good laugh myself... and had to collect all the veggis after the shoot 🤭🥴
@Lytemotiv3 жыл бұрын
What is the best white balance in 2 meters water. Clear water, mediterran sea. ? Without using a filter. All the best
@pampigwo5 жыл бұрын
I've been using my dive slate. But only for UW photography, I didn't know it really applied to UW Videography. is it necessary to do a white balance on night dives? I do a lot of night dive photography. Thanks a lot for this outstanding video BTW
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Well nightdives are waaay simpler ;) set the WB to the Kelvin value of your lights and you should be good to go. Manly they are daylight so you can also set the WB to the little sunshine ;) so Daylight. Let js know how it went 📽😎
@pampigwo5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol Thank you I will try that and let you know how it goes
@basriekamba3 жыл бұрын
Because I am happy with your hi-res explanation and laughing at the way you did it, may I white-balance you? On cannot coz it's already being Kelvinized. LOL. Love you and see you underwater ....
@randomman971Ай бұрын
Does shooting video in V-Log help with bringing back lost colours in underwater footage, similar to filming in ‘raw’?
@NextGenerationStuff2 жыл бұрын
Great and informative video! If using a GoPro (H10), would you recommend shooting in “Native” WB and then adjusting it in post-production? If so, what are some best tips for adjusting native WB in post? Cheers!
@pmiddlet722 жыл бұрын
Hi Vanessa, this may never be read but this is such helpful advice. So thank you for putting the time in and with such wonderful explanation! If you do happen to catch this however - I have some loaded Q's as i'm doing something a bit different nowadays. Here are 2, one on light metering and use of vNDs for separation (that young turtle you guys filmed - I think it was a Red Sea shot, it looks so brilliant, I was simply wowed. What do you think of using luminance/spectrometers to help with subject level color accuracy that would help in post? I know that devices like the c-700 Sekonic has a housing or 2, but if I have a shot list (i.e. a narrative film - we're in pre-prod) I need to work with , most of my time will be on FFM communicating w the surface, safety divers, etc yet juggling laminated shot lists, plus slates, plus middle gray or white cards (also small video color tests too to for more specific targets), but I've found it cumbersome if don't have an AC physically nearby to help with the efficient flow of getting good shots completed during the time we have while I'm making fairly constant adjustments to the camera on multi-level dives). Lighting arrays for black background shots are something we've tried in the past, but that required a crew on its own. I've seen your video advice for lighting, but on one location, we're gonna need some powerful daylights for a scene that will take place on an open wreck at about 20m - avg viz 25m. But I know to get detail and separation, I'll have to stop the cam down. What are your thoughts on vND's to keep lenses at their largest aperture for DoF?
@WeiseGuy91 Жыл бұрын
What if I do have a red filter? I assume setting WB after the filter is on would be correct?
@c.patricksadowski99593 жыл бұрын
Vanessa: how do you suggest those of us who don’t shoot expensive camera rigs (which I would venture to say are quite a few who follow you) address the white balance issue from a Go Pro, for example. Should we set AWB, or play around with a kelvin setting and ISO range, use filters and lights, and hope for the best?
@TravellingLiko3 жыл бұрын
Question: When setting the white balance with a white reference card, do you under expose one stop in the moment you set the WB, or afterwards while filming? I think I understood to under expose during the setting, but I find it difficult to understand the correct moment. Could you eleborate please! In any case, thank you so much for the awesome tutorial.
@simon1234567ful5 жыл бұрын
I know its gonna be the topic of upcoming videos but maybe you can give me a short tip since im leaving very soon for my diving holiday. My Setup: Canon EOS 80D, 2 8" B&J Arms on either side and 1 video light on each side. I have a red filter. My approach was to use the red filter+ custom WB with ambient light for wide shots. For close up/(maybe even macro) shots(/video) i thought i wouldnt use the red filter but bring the lights and either set a custom WB or even keep it on auto since im lighting everything in view with my lights. Does this make sense or is there a better option? (with the red filter everything would turn out red if i bring lights right? or mess with the WB of the background a LOT!) I saw a video on the behind the mask channel where you used red filters and blue filters for the lights. sadly i couldnt find any blue filters for my lights (just red or violet). As shown in the video if i use a red filter with lights everything will be super red... any suggestions/tips how i can achieve the best result with what i have?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
Redfilter and Ambient Light for Wide work good if not too deep. For Close/Macro you don't have to use a Redfilter. If you dont have Ambient Filter it might get too red. But dont use auto WB! ;) set it either to the Kelvin of your lights usually around Daylight and defently do a manual WB on the dominant light source, so your video lights.
@simon1234567ful5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol ok thanks for the help! i know the exact temperature of my lights (mentioned by producer and very color accurate) is it better to dial that value in or rather do a manual wb set with a greycard? and i just found some blue gels (plastics) on amazon that are use for theaters. does it make sense to buy those as ambient light filters for my lights? theyre not rated like keldans, but keldan filters are also basically just blue plastic/glass in front of the lights or not?
@simon1234567ful5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol maybe an addition to my question to clarify. Those are photography gels used to correct warm light to cooler light (CTB standards). Is this a good idea for underwater use?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
@@simon1234567ful I just use color gels UW for lighting effects. Never used them to shift the color temp. So I cant really say. I am sure it would work to some extent, depending how dense the filters are. The Keldan System is high quality and engineered to be perfect with their lights and spectrum filters. Also depending on how deep you go you will need different dencities and thent how strong your lights are. So a looooot to concider. I would just use it as a test and nothing serious. Just to try it out. But if the gels are super expensive i d maybe just leave it and save up for a system that offers blue/ambient filters.
@simon1234567ful5 жыл бұрын
@@ReefPatrol the gels are just 10€ for a whole pack with 3 intensities for blue ill just buy that an see how it goes :) thanks for the help :)
@Oceanpls Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't custom white balance on the temperature of your underwater lights solve any issue? Sorry if it's a dumb question but i've just purchased a Gh5 and i'm trying to figure out white balance for the first time!
@simonkimmerle27564 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, great videos here! I've got one question left: How about white balance filters? I found those on the internet and really liked the idea. But they don't seem to be common, so I wonder why that is. Doesn't that work well? Thanks in advance!
@Caesar.Aquanaut5 жыл бұрын
I've 1 noob question - are we suppose to do white balance callibration at every 5 - 10m we descend into the water with red filter fitted as well?
@ReefPatrol5 жыл бұрын
YES!!! Absolutely... every 1-2 meters actually. But no redfilter if you stay above 3m: check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b82YZc-dndG0pn0.html
@happy1wanderingКүн бұрын
Great video Vanessa!! Thank you for all the important tips. Btw if you were a fruit you’d be a fineapple 😎🍍
@michaelrafferty54412 жыл бұрын
So are you saying that at depth, if you have a red filter, still set the White Balance with the filter on?
@brandsthatcreatelitter1648 Жыл бұрын
Do you need a polarising filter on a gopro. I’m trying to do some fish filming in a shallow clear river, but the water is showing up like it’s opaque, losing all depth of field and detail. Colour is the least of my problems. I would appreciate any advice.