Jason Heller & Eric Cheng are working on a piece for the May issue of Sport Diver Magazine called “Going Wide.” The column will have a sidebar with tips on wide-angle underwater photography from the communities of both Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide.

Mike’s Point, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.  Copyright Eric Cheng.

Whether you shoot with a compact / point ‘n shoot camera or a top-of-the-line SLR, shooting wide underwater is both challenging and rewarding. “Going wide” requires specific equipment, approaches and techniques. Do you have any tips or tricks that you want to share with the readers of Sport Diver Magazine?

There are many different types of environments or scenarios where your wide angle lens is the de facto choice—the means to create the most striking image. Sometimes there are tricks to producing the types of results you’re looking for. What are your tips? What’s worked for you? What hasn’t? What have you learned?

Send Jason & Eric your tips, or post them at the bottom of this article in the comments.

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