In this era of social media, is it still necessary for underwater image-makers to maintain their own websites? Alex and Adam discuss this and look at some ideas that people should think about before designing personal sites to show off their work.

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Traditionally, photography textbooks concentrated on aperture and shutter speed as being the most important ways to control exposure. Modern digital cameras offer another option, namely ISO. For underwater photographers, often shooting in quite low light levels and trying to balance flash and natural light, ISO offers an excellent tool to help control the way we capture light underwater. Adam and Alex discuss the newer camera technology that allows this and how they use it when shooting.

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Alex writes in his book: “Even if you only get to shoot for a couple of weeks each year, you remain an underwater photographer for the other 50 weeks.” In this episode of Wetpixel Live, he and Adam look at some practical ideas that will allow photographers to practice their skills when they can’t actually dive.

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Retra has announced a free extended warranty period and a firmware update for its Retra Pro and Prime flashes. If you received your strobe before 1 December 2020, the warranty is valid from 1 January 2021. Firmware version 3.6 offers a range of improved performance features and bug fixes and is recommended for all users.

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