While making photos along the Maine Coast, a number of people have spoken to me about photographing their boats. Basically, they wanted to know the real secrets to making their vessels look so good, especially while at anchor. Truth be told, there are no real secretsjust proven techniques that are well known to many professionals. These techniques are my pleasure to share with you.
When doing fine photography of your boat, you are faced with four areas of concern. Those areas are the vessel itself, your camera equipment and film/media selection, the shoreline in which you work and your lighting conditions. If you approach each component separately, then combine them at the time you make your photos, you should have little or no trouble.
Prepare your boat very carefully. It always surprises me how often this is overlooked. Think of your camera as the most beady-eyed, big mouthed, nit-pickin, purity-of-the-breed marine surveyor you have ever encountered and youll do just fine.
Any decent camera that will allow you to work without getting in your way will be more than adequate for this type of photography. I have no personal lens choice for boats, except that,...
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