Underwater child photography

Segert & Joren Underwater

Why underwater?

To me the underwater dimension adds something extra to a photo. It has something attractive to take your camera, where it’s not supposed to be. As kids enjoy water even more than adults, I wanted to try photographing kids and even babies underwater.

Gear

There are a few ways to go when you want to take pictures underwater. You can buy an underwater house for your camera, which is rather expensive. Or use a more ‘low-budget’ version, like EWA-Marine plastic bags, as I did. I must admit, the plastic bags seem unreliable and I had my doubts about it. But after a few positive blogposts and reactions on forums, I decided to just order it, rather then spending a few thousand euros for a underwater house.

Expierence

As I had still my doubts about the EWA-Marine plastic bag, I tried it with my second camera, my canon 400D, instead of my 7D. The first impression was good. The plastic is thick enough but is still quite flexible. The sealing is made of 2 metal strips, that can be tightened together with bolts. Which provides a real good seal for the plastic in between. Handling the camera underwater is still quite easy trough the plastic. Pressing the shutterbutton trough the foreseen space in the bag wasn’t always easy, it’s a bit quirky to find the button without feeling where your finger is on the camera. As the bag is filled with air, the camera will float.
Which makes its a sort of point-and-shoot. But for shooting just under the water surface (less than a meter) I would certainly recommend the EWA-Marine plastic bag.

What to do now?

Well, now I know its possible and works good enough for me. I want to try photographing a baby underwater. Hopefully these images will appear soon on my blog.

Finally I would like to thank Segert and Joren to submerge several times for the pictures!

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