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Photography Classes
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Introduction to
Digital Photography
This course is designed to introduce you to using today's point-and-shoot and SLR digital cameras. This course will help students develop the knowledge, skills and practical techniques necessary to take excellent photographs with a digital camera.
The course is for those interested in learning the basics of digital underwater photography. The basic course consists of one dive and classes to review your photographs.
We recremend new divers take the Peak Performance Buoyancy Course befor taking the Photography Course
- Intro to Digital Underwater
Photography
- Equipment Orientation
- Basic Exposure Control
- Using an Accessory Slave Flash
- Macro and Close-Up Underwater
Photography
- Wide-Angle Underwater Photography
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- Composition of Underwater
Photography
- Understand the color of light
underwater
- Image editing software
- How to backup your images
- Preparing photos for emailing and
printing
- Save, organize and archive your
images.
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The cost for the course $150.00 per
student . The
price does not include your entrance fee to
Dutch Springs and other diving expenses.
Olympus underwater cameras and housings will
be supplied.
Minimum of 2 students.
The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer
Specialty Course Level 1 Certification is included.
Upcoming classes at Dutch Springs:
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
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Two Day Class
This course consists of two dives each morning and a class in the afternoon to review your photographs and learn
advanced techniques using Photoshop and Lightroom.
The course focuses on the techniques needed to make your photographs even better. It includes file formats, resolution settings, composing your photos, downloading photographs into your computer and adjusting the images to look their best using Adobe Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom. We will review your photographs each day after diving. This course includes the PADI Digital Underwater Photography Certification Level 2. Course fee $300.00.
The class is available on the following dive trips
Mayan Caverns & Reefs |
Saturday April 16th to Wednesday April 20th |
Key Largo |
Thursday, May 26th to Monday, May 30th |
| Bonaire |
Saturday, June 18th to Saturday, June 25th |
Key Largo |
Thursday July 28th to Monday, August 1st |
Turks & Caicos |
Saturday, September 24th to Saturday, October 1st |
Key Largo |
Thursday, October 13th to Monday, October 17th |
Key Largo |
Thursday, December 8th to Monday, December 12th |
The trips are run by Indian Valley Scuba. For more information and reservations contact them at 800-825-2452 or their website www.IndianValleyScuba.com
Some of the subjects covered
- Exposure Control, Automatic vs. Manual
- Strobe Techniques
- Zoom Lenses
- Macro Photography
- Wide-Angle Photography
- Composition of Underwater Photography
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- Understanding different file formats
- Color management
- The components to a managed workflow
- Ways to download your photos
- Backup strategies
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The location will be either Florida or the
Caribbean.
The location will be determined by the time of
the year and the interests of the students.
The cost for the course is $300.00 per
student . The
price does not include your dives, housing
or air fare. Olympus underwater cameras and
housings will be supplied. If you have a laptop
please bring it along. There will be limited
number of laptop computers available to
share.
Minimum of 4 students. |
Maximum six students. |
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