Whats the best way to shoot your friends surfing?

[LiveLoveSurf]

What should I put over my camera to protect it from the ocean? Since I wanted to film my friends surf whats the best position in you opinion to get the footage from? I appoligize for this simple question.

[PapaW]

There is no 'best' position. Different angles make for better final edits.

Besides, each break will have different opportunity to shoot from different locations.

[LiveLoveSurf]

Okay Thanks, what do cover your camera with?

[RJD]

What kind of camera?

IMO if you can get them surfing with the sun somewhere behind you (or off to one shoulder) would be best , also with medium or bit more sunlight.

Most places your going to want a longer focal length, 300-500mm, and something 'fast'ish to shoot with (i.e. larger aperture).


If you want you can use a platic food bac, cut out a hole for the lens in the bottom , tape it to the camera and use that as cheap protection.

[isaluteyou]

i always like getting the close ups bit difficult cause often you have to dive deep almost off the get go or allow yourself to get thrashed by the whitewater

[twerked]

my friend uses one of those high megapixel, digital still cameras that can do short clips of video that is completely waterproof. it makes sense because, now-a-days, the video quality on those are surprisingly decent, and when you make a surf film it's always quick clips anyways, and no protection needed. personally though, if i had the money, i'd get a 16mm camera, a waterproof housing, and a shiteton of kodachrome film, and all the other necessities