
About The Course
The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course is a two-part (Level One and Level Two) introduction to digital underwater photography centered around today’s point-and-shoot digital cameras. The course helps student divers develop the knowledge, skills and practical techniques necessary to obtain excellent photographs with a digital camera, even on their first photo dive.
Level One of the course guides students in achieving good results easily, even if they’ve never used a digital camera before. It is designed as an introduction to course skills and knowledge. In Level One, students learn what equipment they need to take great underwater photographs, how to prepare their underwater photo system, and basic underwater photo techniques while diving in an environmentally friendly manner.
Level Two expands what they need to know about file formats, resolution settings, making their images lighter or darker, getting good color, composing their photo, downloading photographs into their computer and adjusting them to look their best.
This specialty can be combined with the Open Water Diver course so you can waste no time in starting your new life as an underwater photographer!
Featured images are from Josh's portfolio
Course Info
+ Materials & Equipment Rental
Level One:
- Understand equipment needed to take great underwater photographs
- How to prepare underwater photo systems
- Basic underwater photo techniques while diving in an environmentally friendly manner.
Level Two:
Expands kowledge about file formats, resolution settings, making images lighter or darker, getting good color, composing photos, downloading photographs into a computer and adjusting them to look their best.
- Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization
- 10 years old
Level I
- Digital camera with underwater housing
- Support hardware as necessary, including but not limited to camera batteries, memory cards, o-ring lubricant, etc.
Level II
- A computer, drive or other device for downloading and backing up images
- A computer, printer or other device (other than the camera) suitable for viewing digital images
Level II recommended:
- Browser and image processing software for practicing organizing and adjusting digital images
- Photo quality printer with photo paper and inks