Underwater Photography in a Digital World    New Class!
Instructor: Michele Benoy-Westmorland                                                 Duration: 8 Weeks            Cost: $395            Starts: June 6, 2008

So --- you're addicted. First you started with diving and being in wonder of the underwater world. Now your attentions are turned to taking home images of the amazing reefs and the creatures that inhabit them. It's fun and it can be frustrating-both at the same time. Let's try to take as much frustration out of the picture as possible.

Course Outline:

1. The Ever Changing World of Underwater Photography.
   • Equipment Past and Present.
2. The Elements?
   • A different environment means different techniques.
   • What water does to color.
   • That pesky particulate.
   • Water Temperature? I'll take bathtub temperature.
   • Water movement and floating off to parts unknown.
   • Salt water and equipment? trust me, they don't mix well.
3. How to spend my hard earned money?
   • Choices based on economics.
   • Choices based on toy factor? which means you don't have a budget.
   • Choices based on skill.
4. Getting Wet? First Dive.
   • Testing on dry land.
   • Take a plunge in a pool.
   • Your first scuba dive with your treasured toy and follow-up maintenance.
5. Exposure 101.
   • Shutter Speed and Aperture.
   • ISO Ratings.
   • Mode Selection.
   • Available Light.
6. Using Flash
   • One or Two?
   • Power and settings.
   • Slaves
7. Lens Choices
   • Wide Angle
     • Fixed
     • Zoom
   • Macro
     • Fish Portrait
     • Small subjects
   • Super-Macro
8. Travel
   • Packing
   • TSA
   • Customs
9. Behave Yourself! Ethics in the Water.
   • Buoyancy
   • Don't Touch
   • Flash Impact