Underwater Toy Images

Photographing toys from each above and beneath the floor of the Toi Pond has at all times been the purpose. I’m very comfy capturing toys from above the water, with my digicam positioned on a tripod within the water – that is one thing I’ve carried out numerous occasions over time, both in a yard puddle, a river, or in coastal tide swimming pools. And now, within the Toi Pond. But photographing toys underwater was utterly new to me, and one thing that I used to be very excited to discover. In 2026 I’ve set some aggressive artistic objectives for myself, and creating tales and pictures underwater is considered one of them. I’ve shot toys in so many alternative environments – underwater form of looks like the ultimate frontier. There was quite a lot of downside fixing concerned and a fairly steep studying curve. New tools was required together with some very specialised gear. I undoubtedly went down the rabbit gap on this, which appeared applicable since I used to be capturing Max, a toy rabbit, and his sidekick Ratzo the octopus from Boss Fight Studio.

I hit a significant technical snag throughout some early assessments: Bluetooth alerts do not transmit via water. This successfully killed the digicam’s connection to my telephone app, leaving me flying blind. My imaginative and prescient (no pun meant!) for this venture relied fully on seeing a dwell feed and controlling the digicam remotely. This was an issue I needed to remedy if I used to be going to {photograph} toys underwater in any significant, repeatable approach. To paraphrase filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, “You need to figure out a way to turn chicken sh-t into chicken salad.”

After researching potential options on-line I stumbled upon an progressive product referred to as the Seeker Marine Kit, from Australian firm, Seavu (hyperlink beneath). It’s precisely what I wanted, a wired transmitter and receiver that connects motion cams to cell telephones and tablets. Its major use is to view underwater environments and circumstances for ocean fishing. Such an excellent concept, and one I assumed may very well be tailored to my underwater toy pictures wants. Long story brief, I used to be proper. Beautiful design, flawless operation! Shout out to Seavu founder and visionary, Charlo Carabott, for his unbelievable kindness and assist in getting me up and operating. Chicken sh-t had certainly turned to rooster salad!

With that potential goal-crusher behind me I proceeded with my first underwater shoot. The beneath BTS video exhibits the gear I used in addition to my setup. You can discover extra pictures and hyperlinks to the whole lot beneath.

The stars of this manufacturing are Scuba Max and Ratzo the Octopus, from Boss Fight Studio’s Sam & Max Collection. Shout out to artist/illustrator Steve Purcell, creator of the Sam & Max comics, and a former artwork college classmate of mine.

Below is the gear I used for this shoot…

My essential underwater digicam is the lately launched DJI Osmo Action 6. It is waterproof to 65′, however for added security I additionally use a water-proof housing – the Telesin Action 6 waterproof case. I even have the DJI Osmo Action 5 with a Telesin waterproof housing, which I used to movie my underwater BTS. The tripod is a Neewer mini aluminum tripod – I at present have 3 of those little tripods for numerous makes use of in and across the Toi Pond. They can do double responsibility as they’re designed to work with common DSLRs in addition to motion cams.

Another angle of my setup.

In this picture you may see me making an attempt some completely different lighting positions, which I’m utilizing the Seavu Seeker to observe within the dwell feed on my iPhone. For underwater lighting I’m utilizing the Suptig Underwater Light. This is a implausible LED gentle that matches the size of the Toi Pond, and the toys, completely. I’ll be including just a few extra of those lights to my underwater equipment quickly.

The Suptig Underwater Light in motion

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