Spotlighting Critters with the Sea Dragon
Ann Keibler Jun 12, 2026
Article by Tobian French for SeaLife
When you're working with two dive torches, like the Sea Dragon Mini 1600 and the Sea Dragon Mini 1200, they can give you much more creativity in your shots. Aim the more powerful dive light at the subject from the camera's perspective and place the other torch in the background, but not directly into the camera; this adds a nice halo effect on the back of the subject, like this Hairy Frogfish. The background light is only for partial illumination. Remember to have the stronger light for the foreground and place the weaker light or beam into the background.
Equipment: iPhone 16 Pro Max in a SeaLife SportDiver Ultra housing, 1x iPhone lens with one SeaDragon 1600 Mini dive light & 1x SeaDragon 1200 Mini dive light , SportDiver Lens Adapter & SeaLife +6 macro lens
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