From coast to coast

The beauty of shooting seascapes is the variety of imagery you can capture, yet its dynamic nature makes it a challenging subject. We speak to three professional landscape photographers passionate about the coast for their advice

Emily Endean Emily is a Fujifilm X-photographer and brand ambassador as well as being on the Pro Team for 3 Legged Thing. The ocean is her favourite subject to photograph, whether at the shoreline or out in the water, exploring new techniques. See more at www.emilyendeanphotography.co.uk, Instagram @Emily_ endean_photography, Facebook @Emily Endean Photography

Boscombe Pier 

I have photographed Bournemouth's Boscombe Pier many times over the years, always looking for different angles. Once I'd discovered a love for photographing out in the water, it gave me a brand new perspective and a new challenge on coming up with something different. For this image, I ventured out at sunrise, to give a soft light and gentle colour palette to the scene. The water was calm, moving around me very slowly. I positioned myself as low as I could, so it was clear to see I was fully submerged in the water. I focused on the pier and composed the scene with it positioned in the top third of the frame along with the soft clouds in the sky.

Emily's top tips

1 Protect your camera 

There are many brands out there offering underwater housings and the prices can vary massively. Depending on your budget, look for something secure and safe and that you trust taking your camera out into the ocean with! For all these images here, I used a SeaFrogs Underwater Housing for my Fujifilm X-T3 and 60mm macro lens. If you want to experiment before investing too much money, there are plenty of brands offering underwater cameras, or even a GoPro. I’ve got plenty of lovely shots using my GoPro and it’s a lot of fun!

2 Get creative