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Colour Grading Underwater Video

"The almost immediate loss of red light underwater, can play havoc when colour grading underwater video"

Loss Of Red Light

Anyone who has tried knows that colour grading underwater video is challenging.

The lack of red light hitting the camera sensor, even in just a couple of meters’ depth makes achieving those knock-out colours seem like an impossible task when colour grading underwater video.

If you are looking for those rich, vibrant BBC colours from your underwater video, or you want to set a dark undertone for your film, then Peter Lightowler is your man!

As a certified scuba diver and underwater filmmaker himself, Peter understands the loss of light and colour that happens underwater.
He has spent many years perfecting techniques to bring back every ounce of colour and vibrancy possible in underwater video.

The list of clients that Peter has graded underwater footage for includes NASA, Tourism Queensland, Uber, The Travel Bug TV, Booze Traveller TV, The Travel Chanel, and many more.

LightPost Media HDR Video Course and colour grading underwater video

Colour can affect our mood…bright colours make us happy, while dark, desaturated images can make us feel tense and uneasy

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You won’t find a more qualified person to colour grade your underwater video footage than Peter Lightowler.