DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
LEARN FROM A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER April 25th
This course is designed to help you get good results easily, even if you’ve never used a digital camera before. You’ll learn what equipment you’ll need to take great underwater photographs, how to prepare your underwater photo system to keep it watertight and basic underwater photo techniques.
· During skill development you'll also learn the basics of digital underwater photography and how to white balance underwater - a method of achieving natural looking photographs without a flash. Further, you'll learn how to assemble, disassemble and clean your underwater photo system. · After your Open Water session you will learn what makes your photographs even better by expanding what you know about file formats, resolution settings, making your images lighter or darker, getting good color, composing your picture, loading photographs into your computer and adjusting them to look their best.
Topics: · Digital revolution · Digital cameras (types) · Digital underwater camera systems · General digital photography · Digital underwater photography · Basic underwater shooting · Camera care and maintenance · Digital file formats · Choosing image resolution · Choosing exposure settings · Examining and adjusting exposure underwater · Getting sharp pictures underwater · Composition · Basic underwater strobe use · Using built-in flash underwater · Using external flash underwater
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT and MATERIALS: Full Scuba equipment (rental available) Underwater camera (rental available)
PREREQUISITES: Open Water Certification
COURSE COST: $250.00
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: South Shore Divers 147 Bridge Street Weymouth, MA 02191 (781) 331-1144 or via email @ [email protected] www.southshoredivers.com