PADI Underwater Photo Specialty

Underwater photography is the most popular scuba activity around.   You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to get a camera system capable of capturing great memories of your underwater adventure.  The Ningaloo Reef is the perfect place to start your underwater photography and to improve your skills - our abundant marine life and the immense diversity of our dive sites ensure that you will never run out of subjects!  Our Underwater Photography Specialties will give you the opportunity to take home pictures you will be proud to share with friends and family!

We can take you from this...

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We offer two Underwater Photography Specialty Courses because we realise that each photographer's needs are different.  Both of our courses are based on hands-on practical application including the following subjects.

  • Basic Photographic Principles
  • Composition
  • Focus
  • Exposure
  • Media types
  • Lighting
  • Diving with a camera
  • Preparation, care & maintenance

UW PHOTO 1

Our two day/two dive course includes the complete PADI Underwater Photographer Course plus a feedback session on your images.  This is the perfect course for those who aren't sure that underwater photography is for them and would like to get a feel for things.  It is also suitable for beginning underwater photographers who want feedback on their images as well as some practical application of the basics.

$305/person includes free use of camera system for course

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UW PHOTO 2

Our three day/four dive course also includes the complete PADI Underwater Photographer Course, but allows for a much greater time spent with your images and for more detailed discussion and practical application of underwater photography techniques that will really improve your results.  We also spend time on what you can do after the dive to improve your images with software.  This course is tailored to your individual needs and introduces you to more topics, such as:

  • Alternative Lighting & more lighting tips
  • Macro, Wide Angle, CFWA tips and techniques
  • Advanced diving tips to get that great shot
  • More composition, focus and exposure tips
  • Digital cameras & media
  • Post-processing

$385/person includes free use of camera system for course

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Both of our Underwater Photography Courses include:

  • PADI Underwater Photographer certification upon successful completion
  • Boat dives on the Ningaloo Reef - 2 or 4 depending on which course you choose
  • Use of any dive equipment you may need
  • Tanks/weights
  • Air fills
  • Use of a camera system for your course dives
  • Video and Theory Sessions pre-dives
  • PADI Underwater Photography Manual
  • Review and Critique Sessions post-dives
  • CD of your images when you use a digital system

You need to provide:

  • Open Water or higher certification
  • Log book
  • 2 passport sized photos

Have your own camera system?  We encourage you to use your own camera system if you have one.  The more familiar you are with how the controls on your camera system work, the better images you will be able to produce and the more time we can spend on the areas that interest you the most.  Let us know which system you have in advance so we can be of even greater assistance during your course by tailoring the course content to your specific set-up.

 

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