How to reduce backscatter in your photos

Name: How to reduce backscatter in your photos - Session 1
Start: 2025-09-06T13:30:00Z
End: 2025-09-06T14:30:00Z
Location: Go Diving Show @ Hall 5

Brett Lobwein

Image: Alpha 7S III (A7SM3)

Brett Lobwein

Advocate

How to reduce backscatter in your photos

Brett Lobwein

Image: Alpha 1 (A1)

Join Brett Lobwein on the Photo Stage @ Go Diving Show

About the event

NO BS!!! Learn how to deal with Backscatter (BS)

Join Brett Lobwein a Sony Digital Imaging Advocate and Underwater Photography specialist at this year's Go Diving Show.

Backscatter is one of the biggest challenges in underwater photography. Brett will be showing some of his top tips to avoid backscatter while shooting underwater, and how to deal with it in post processing including some new AI tools.

Important - you will need to purchase tickets to enter the Go Diving Show. They can be purchased from: https://godivingshow.com/anz/anz-tickets/

Techniques covered

Underwater Photography
Lighting to avoid backscatter
Environment tips to avoid backscatter
Post processing in Lightroom
New AI Tools

What to bring

Yourself and a friend
Tickets to the show
Pen and Paper

Event FAQs (For general FAQs, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page)

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Tickets to the show

Suitable for all levels Nature / wildlife Underwater

Session 1 - Sat 6 Sep 2025, 1:30PM - 2:30PM (UTC+10) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (Closed)

Sat 6 Sep 2025, 1:30PM - 2:30PM (UTC+10) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Suitable for all levels

FREE

1 Showground Rd, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127
Talk will be at the Photo Stage

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Advocate

Brett Lobwein

For Brett Lobwein, a camera is more than a tool—it’s a powerful voice for nature. Raised on the shores of Sydney's Port Hacking River, Brett tr...

Brett is very knowledgeable & considerate, his slides were prepared well I feel confident knowing what gear is important prior to starting underwater.”

Belinda Buckton, Introduction to Underwater Photography

My Gear

A-Mount 2.0X Tele Converter

Great introductory to Underwater Photography, inspired to keep learning to improve my photography. Looking forward to the next workshop. ”

Marj Taylor, Introduction to Underwater Photography