Group Scuba Diving Selfie - Before & After

Group Scuba Diving Selfie - Before & After - student project

I took this photo underwater with friends during a group dive using a GoPro Hero 4. On Lightroom I decided that I'd like to experiment with a more cinematic and moody look, so I increased the shadows and made the water more of a deep sea blue. I then increased the clarity and contrast on the divers so they would draw the eye in more and 'pop' as the subject.

The most difficult part of this edit was working out what shade of blue to settle with. The most fun part of this edit was seeing the difference that editing made - it really does transform the feel of an underwater photo! 

Group Scuba Diving Selfie - Before & After - image 1 - student project