Photographing Seascapes
Ashok Kandimalla has been in the photographic field for over three decades and has extensive experience in both film and digital photography. Being an electronics engineer by profession and a photographer, he possesses a unique and deep insight into the technical aspects of digital photography and equipment. He has published more than a 100 articles on photography and some of his writings have also been published in the well-known international magazine Popular Photography. An avid collector of photographic books and vintage cameras, Ashok has a keen interest in the history of photography and a passion for sharing his knowledge on photography through teaching and writing.
He is the only Indian photographer to be featured on the Nikon Centenary website. He is presently working as a Management and Engineering consutant. He can be reached at kashokk@gmail.com.
Landscapes are undoubtedly one of the most popular subjects in photography. Probably, there is no photographer in the world who has not tried his (or her) hand in this genre! Unfortunately, seascapes, which are a close relation to landscapes, are not so popular even though the former can be as interesting and beautiful.
Seascape photography presents its own unique challenges. Like anything in life, challenges allow us to test our mettle and improve our skills. So, what does it take to get a good seascape photograph? Before we ‘dive’ deeper into this subject, we should know what a seascape is.
Wikipedia defines it as follows:
“A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words, an example of marine art. The word originated as a
