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The Photographer
Mike Bartick is an avid and experienced scuba diver and Marine Wildlife Photographer residing in southern California.
Mike admits that while he is a world traveling diver, the northern Channel Islands are amongst his favorite dive spots he has ever experienced.
I have always been the fish in our family, loving the ocean and lakes; to swim and be free, floating in a liquid world. Gliding through the kelp forests, experiencing and discovering wild animals in the universe below, sharing through photography, is a dream come true.
My love of photography comes from my father. As long as I can remember he always had his camera ready in hand. Given to me by my parents when I was in the eight grade, my first camera was a brownie box camera.
Mike started shooting underwater with a friend's Minolta 110 at around fifteen years of age. While it was a film camera, there were a lot of "learning curve" shots and he started shooting less and less. When the digital camera age hit, he decided to start shooting more because of the new dynamics it brought to underwater photography. |
His Philosophy
| Mike's philosophy for digital remains the same for film. Go in prepared with compositions in mind. Never alter the scene by touching or moving the subject and be patient.
As for post production, only light balance is acceptable. No alterations…you either "get the shot or you don't". |
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