Underwater photography is a great realm of photography, producing potentially amazing, fascinating and artful photos. There are many challenges to getting a great underwater photo, however. Even those skilled at shooting on dry land find those same techniques don't work underwater. These top books on underwater photography can help you start or improve your underwater pictures.
1. The Underwater Photographer
This is the ultimate reference and learning guide for underwater photography. The beauty of this book is it is helpful for beginners and advanced underwater photographers alike. There are great examples of underwater photography in the book, as well as practical advice. A nice aspect of this book is that it embraces digital photography without abandoning film, so users of both are well served.
2. Master Guide for Underwater Digital Photography
This book helps photography enthusiasts take their picture-taking knowledge and translate that into taking great underwater photos. It features advice on choosing a camera for underwater photography, and solving common photography mistakes in aquatic and marine situations.3. Essential Underwater Photography Manual
This book delves thoroughly into the aquatic subject matter of underwater photography, and how to capture images of marine wildlife that have pizazz. This book provides advice catering to both digital and film photographers, and is an essential reference and tutorial on underwater photography.4. Successful Underwater Photography
This book comprehensively covers to realms of success with underwater photography: successfully taking great pictures, and successfully selling marine photos. It covers some unique areas and techniques, such as silhouettes and extension tube underwater photos.5. The Art and Technique of Underwater Photography
The step-by-step techniques and the approach of allowing people to learn based on their experience level are the fine points of this underwater photography book. Well illustrated with photographs, this is a handy how-to on underwater photography.6. Adobe Photoshop for Underwater Photographers
Underwater photography just begins when you go below the surface. Afterwards, find out how to enhance, refine and improve those images by editing them in Adobe Photoshop. This book discusses organizing your digital underwater pictures, features step-by-step instructions for advanced photo editing techniques and also advises on settings for printing and Web production.7. Jim Church's Essential Guide to Composition: Underwater Pictures
The author's ability to translate complex underwater photography concepts into easy-to-understand instructions and language is what makes this a great book. This book is considered by many to be a bible of underwater photography from a photography legend.8. My Underwater Photo Journey
You won't get instruction on underwater photography, but you will get loads of inspiration and examples of stunning underwater photography. The book does, however, come with free online underwater photography lessons for each photo in the book.9. Essentials of Underwater Photography
Get a lesson in all the core techniques of underwater photography. This book features a glossary of digital photography terms, and information on equipment, lighting and various underwater photography techniques. It also includes a list of manufacturers and retailers selling underwater photography gear, including Web links.10. Underwater Photography Handbook
The handy aspect of this book is that it covers both still and video underwater photography. This book covers equipment needed and ways to overcomes technical challenges of underwater photography and videography. The charts on exposure settings and composition are especially helpful.