While in Okinawa for the first in my series of Pixels 2 Pigment workshops, I had the pleasure to meet Shawn Miller, a participant of the workshop, and incredibly talented Underwater Photographer. A few days after the workshop, Shawn agreed to let me interview him for the Podcast, and shared a lot of useful information, tips and tricks for anyone interested in underwater photography. Use this audio player if you'd prefer to listen: [audio src="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/mbpp_ep347.mp3" format="mp3"]

There are also download and subscription links at the end of the post.

During the workshop, Shawn created a Breathing Color Gallery Wrap of one of his Clown Fish photos, that we'll look at later. The photo was incredible, and as I have zero experience with this kind of photography, this was a great opportunity to widen the range of the MBP Podcast.

[caption id="attachment_6390" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Shawn Miller with Gallery Wrap[/caption]

Here's Shawn's Underwater Photography Rig.

[caption id="attachment_6393" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Shawn Miller's Underwater Photography Rig[/caption]

And here is Shawn in action under water, in a photograph by Russell Gilbert.

[caption id="attachment_6391" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Shawn at Wajee Reef © Russell Gilbert[/caption]

This interview was totally unscripted, so there is no manuscript for today's episode, but here are the photos that we discuss during the interview, starting with a quick photo of Shawn's underwater housing and strobes etc.

[caption id="attachment_6383" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #1 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6384" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #2 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6385" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #3 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6387" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #4 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6388" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #5 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6386" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #6 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6389" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Photo #7 © Shawn Miller[/caption]

Show Notes

Shawn's Blog: Check back in a few days, as Shawn is just putting this together.

Shawn's Flickr Stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/okinawaphotos/

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