1. Name: David Doubilet
Place of Birth: 1946 New York
Current Home: Clayton, New York
Occupation: Underwater
photographer/photojournalist
David Doublilet wanted to be an
underwater photographer since he was 12.
his first underwater camera setup was a
Brownie Hawkeye.

2. David Doubilet first camera set up was a Brownie Hawkeye.
David Doubilet and his father put the Brownie Hawkeye into a
rubber anaesthesiologist bag to make it waterproof. After that he
spent as much time as he could in the water learning about sea
life and learning how to make images underwater.

3. David Doubilet shot his first story in 1971, on garden eels in the
Red Sea for National Geographic. He has been a contract
photographer for the magazine since 1976 and has shot numerous
articles for the publication.
Some of his awesome photos.

4. David Doubilet is well known for his reports on the sea and has
written many books in recent years.
Example
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by National Geographic
The book talks
about the history,
life and what kind
species are living
in this reef.

5. THE DIVING KIT
What David Doubilet prepare before taking photos
FINS AND SNORKEL
Mares Plana Avanti Quattro fins in black.
Scubapro Twin-valve Shotgun.
REGULATOR
Poseidon regulators
Atomic Aquatic M1s.
SUITS, BOOTS & GLOVES
Wetsuits made by Henderson USA.
Waterproof Draco 3.5mm neoprene suit with a Waterproof H1 10mm hood
Waterproof APP 7mm three-fingered wetglove weighted with a DUI harness belt.
The undersuit is from Fourth Element.
WATCH

6. Cameras
David Doubilet uses
CAMERAS
range of Nikon cameras, including the D3, D3S, D700 and the D2X.
HOUSINGS
SeaCam housings.
LENSES
range of Nikkor lenses, along with a few speciality lenses, such as a custom endoscope.
LIGHTING
Sea & Sea YS-250 strobes and YS-110

7. How David Doubilet look like with all his equipments.
Behind every photos is hours of hard work and preparation.
What David Doubilet wants to convey is
If I could do one thing to save the ocean it would be to introduce every person on this planet to
the important role the ocean has in their life and make them aware that the ocean is truly the
Earth’s engine.- David Doubilet

8. David Doubilet technique
Over-Unders / Split Shots
This technique brings together the two
worlds of air and water and when done
well they can be compelling - but there are
rules.
You need an SLR camera with a very
wide angle lens
must remember this for the bottom half of
the image: water magnifies objects by
25% when looking through a flat window
like a facemask or flat port
It is all about light
In simple terms the surface is bright and
the bottom is dark.
No Water droplets
More dunking, fewer droplets, less
Photoshop.
Visit this website for more techniques
http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-
techniques/article/over-unders/

9. What I think
This are some of the photos I
really likes. A very interesting way
of taking photos. Bringing both the
sky and the sea into one image.
Creating a harmonious feeling, a
sense of greatness and beauty,
the world we live in is a artwork of
it own.
Like the concept of ying and yang.
The light and dark contrast bring
balance, creating a peaceful
feeling, a image that’s is gentle
but convey deep meaning, strong
and soft at the same time bring
calmness in our heart.

10. The way David Doubilet use the
contrast between light and dark is
magnificent. Just by looking and
images of the ship wreak you can
feel the emptiness, sadness and
loneliness.
The balance of this images is
amazing, using lights,the scale of the
ship and the person. It give audience
the feeling of weight.
The calm and peacefulness of this
image, the beauty of the sea, this
images show how small we
humans are. We live in big city,
but we miss out what nature can
show us, true beauty.

11. The End