What is Digital Underwater Photography?
Underwater Photography is simply taking your terrestrial photography underwater, which is easier said than done, as this requires special camera and lighting equipment and the knowledge of how light behaves underwater. As Underwater Photography becomes cheaper and more accessible to the recreational diver,more and more divers are taking up the hobby of underwater photography.
Why do a specialty course in Digital Underwater Photography?
What good is Scuba Diving if you can’t share your underwater experiences with your non-diving friends? Underwater photography allows you do just that, capture stunning images of your underwater encounters and share them with your friends or retain them as memory keepsakes. Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros.
What does the Course cover?
The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course covers how to choose the right underwater camera system for you, During the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty course, you learn to use the PADI SEA (Shoot, Examine and Adjust) method, which takes full advantage of digital technology. The result is good underwater photos faster than you may imagine. You not only learn how to take good photos, but how to share them with your friends via email or printing, optimizing your work with your computer, storage and more. The Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty course is to includes one or two dives that may be conducted in one day. The first dive – for Level One certification – may be conducted in a swimming pool or confined open water. The second dive – for Level Two certification – must be conducted in open water.
Sealife SL708 DC1200 12.0 Megapixel Elite Set Digital Camera kit with Digital Pro Flash
The course covers the following:
- reading the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer and complete Knowledge Reviews for review by the instructor. Participants must also have and use the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer white Balance Slate.
- For Level One, participants learn about the digital revolution, digital cameras , general digital and underwater photography, basic underwater shooting and the PADI SEA Method. During the dive, participants demonstrate proper entry techniques, care for the environment, white balance (if appropriate) and take a variety of horizontal and vertical photos:
- For Level Two, participants learn about the digital file formats, image resolution, exposure, composition and basic strobe use. During the dive, participants demonstrate getting proper exposure, contrast, sharpness, color and composition using the PADI SEA Method.
- For Level Two, participants must also participate in a Digital Photography Workflow Workshop.
PADI Underwater Photographer Manual 70015
Prerequisites to do the Course
- Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Snorkelers are also welcome with no minimum age (receive a nondiver’s certification)
- Number of Dives: Two
- Materials You’ll Need: PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Manual, PADI Digital Underwater Photographer White Balance Slate. Digital camera with underwater housing and support hardware as necessary (available for purchase or rental at PADI Dive Centers and Resorts)
- Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.
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