{"id":13643,"date":"2016-07-07T22:27:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T22:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=13643"},"modified":"2020-08-20T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:59:11","slug":"underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/07\/underwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I bought an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getolympus.com\/us\/en\/digitalcameras\/tg-4.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw-_e7BRDs97mdpJzXwh0SJABSdUH0gmlzvOzMjATDnxIN5_J50oJUwbvmy3pAR9eBF3tKmBoCQjzw_wcB&amp;kwid=161823919683x26288638563x419917083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">olympus tg-4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Olympus-Waterproof-Digital-Camera-3-Inch\/dp\/B00UKV5E4Q\/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1467844440&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=olympus+tg-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">underwater camera<\/a> and we had so much fun with it on our trip to the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13644\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290005copy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290005copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290005copy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290005copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290005copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also bought the floaty camera strap for it, no worries if you drop it in the water!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13645\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290010copy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290010copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290010copy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290010copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290010copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was so fun trying something new<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13646\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290018-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290018-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290018-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290018-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290018-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love photography. I love it all, vacations, the everyday, selfies with an iphone, you name it. Document your life people!<\/p>\n<p>Because you know what? You don&#8217;t get a do-over. So embrace your beautiful messy life! It&#8217;s so worth it. Document it for your future generations!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13648\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290023-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290023-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290023-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290023-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290023-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have a hard time getting in front of the camera. When we had our pictures taken by <a href=\"http:\/\/tarawhitney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tara Whitney<\/a> I told her it was so hard for me. She told me to let it go. Take pictures of yourself. Your kids will appreciate it someday. Never doubt your worth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13649\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290044-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290044-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290044-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290044-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290044-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still not easy I know but jump in front of that camera mamas! Don&#8217;t worry about your hair, your weight, or what other people may say&#8230; Believe me I have dealt with it all. And you know what? The days that I cared are way over.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13650\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290048-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290048-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290048-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290048-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290048-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So get those cameras out and jump in front of them. You will be happy that you did. I promise \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13655\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290049-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290049-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290049-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290049-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290049-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So back to underwater photography. I looked into so many options. Underwater housing for some smaller cameras I had, underwater housing for my big camera, but ultimately decided on this underwater camera by Olympus. It just checked all the buttons I was looking for. I love the fact that it has manual settings and can shoot RAW.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13656\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290053-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290053-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290053-Editcopy-600x454.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290053-Editcopy-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290053-Editcopy-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I edited these to have an old school gritty film look but the quality is really quite good with this little camera<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13657\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290054-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290054-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290054-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290054-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290054-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I felt totally at ease handing it over to my younger kiddos to play with. It&#8217;s tough!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13658\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290056-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290056-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290056-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290056-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290056-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait to take it on our next trip and play around with it some more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13659\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290059copy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290059copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290059copy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290059copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290059copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hope you guys are having a great summer- it&#8217;s going by way too quick!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13660\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290067-Editcopy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290067-Editcopy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290067-Editcopy-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290067-Editcopy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290067-Editcopy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I bought an olympus tg-4 underwater camera and we had so much fun with it on our trip to the beach. I also bought the floaty camera strap for it, no worries if you drop it in the water! It was so fun trying something new I love photography. I love it all, vacations, the everyday, selfies with an iphone, you name it. Document your life people! Because you know what? You don&#8217;t get a do-over. So embrace your beautiful messy life! It&#8217;s so worth it. Document it for your future generations! I have a hard time getting in front of the camera. When we had our pictures taken by Tara Whitney I told her it was so hard for me. She told me to let it go. Take pictures of yourself. Your kids will appreciate it someday. Never doubt your worth. It&#8217;s still not easy I know but jump in front of that camera mamas! Don&#8217;t worry about your hair, your weight, or what other people may say&#8230; Believe me I have dealt with it all. And you know what? The days that I cared are way over. So get those cameras out and jump in front of them. You will be happy that you did. I promise \ud83d\ude42 So back to underwater photography. I looked into so many options. Underwater housing for some smaller cameras I had, underwater housing for my big camera, but ultimately decided on this underwater camera by Olympus. It just checked all the buttons I was looking for. I love the fact that it has manual settings and can shoot RAW. I edited these to have an old school gritty film look but the quality is really quite good with this little camera And I felt totally at ease handing it over to my younger kiddos to play with. It&#8217;s tough! I can&#8217;t wait to take it on our next trip and play around with it some more. Hope you guys are having a great summer- it&#8217;s going by way too quick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,20],"tags":[730,498,848,816,849],"class_list":["post-13643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","category-travel","tag-bald-head-island","tag-north-carolina","tag-olympus-tg-4-review","tag-photography","tag-underwater"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/P6290021-Editcopy.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13643"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17415,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13643\/revisions\/17415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}