Marine Fish Photography Guide — Shooting Under Blue Light
Marine fish photography: blue light color correction, orange filters, manual camera settings, and capturing moving fish.
Key Takeaways
Marine fish photography: blue light color correction, orange filters, manual camera settings, and capturing moving fish.
Photographing a saltwater aquarium presents unique challenges distinct from freshwater tanks. The blue-heavy lighting used in coral tanks in particular looks beautiful to the naked eye but produces photos with color casts that bear little resemblance to reality. This article provides a comprehensive guide to saltwater aquarium photography techniques, covering equipment, camera settings, and post-processing.
The Challenge of Shooting Under Blue Light
Saltwater tanks, especially coral tanks, use LEDs with a high proportion of blue light. This blue illumination creates distinctive photographic difficulties.
