Month: April 2014

  • Go get the new issue of Scuba Diving Magazine now!

    Go get the new issue of Scuba Diving Magazine now!

    Hey everybody! My photo inside the HMCS Yukon was just published in the May 2014 issue of Scuba Diving Magazine. It’s on newsstands (and available digitally) now! Please go check it out! :)

  • This Shrimp is the Tiniest Sea Creature You’ve Never Seen

    This Shrimp is the Tiniest Sea Creature You’ve Never Seen

    It’s easy for divers to get stoked on seeing the big-ticket critters. Manta rays? Majestic. Sharks? Spellbinding. So far, we’re all on the same page here. There’s this cognitive leap, though, that occurs for divers when they learn to find and appreciate the nudibranch. It’s a bit of a chicken and egg scenario, but this…

  • Topaz Detail for Underwater Photos: A Review

    Topaz Detail for Underwater Photos: A Review

    There are lots of Topaz Detail reviews floating around, but none (so far as I could find, anyway) specifically catering to underwater photos. Curious to find what it could do for my stuff, I dug up a handful of photos I had previously deemed “finished” and ran them through Detail. I was pleasantly surprised! Read…

  • How to Remove Backscatter: The Fastest Way to Improve Your Underwater Photos

    How to Remove Backscatter: The Fastest Way to Improve Your Underwater Photos

    Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking about technical diving and underwater photography to the Whalers Dive Club in Canoga Park, California. It was a great crowd, and the attendees were every speaker’s dream: they both laughed at my jokes and asked engaged, thoughtful questions! One of the questions that stood out, and that…