Creating art is one thing, creating art in a different universe is taking it to a new level, and the lower you go, the more fun it is with the PADI Advanced Open Water Course; Underwater Photography. Telling people what you saw when diving in Bali, compared to showing them what you saw while scuba diving Bali, really makes the old axiom shine that a pictures says a thousands words.
The brief for the Advanced Open Water Underwater Photography dive should cover the planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of underwater-photography diving, you will also learn some photographic principles, composition, film types, flash /available light photography and camera-handling techniques as well as the preparation, care and maintenance of photographic equipment. In the PADI Advanced Open Water Course you will do one dive for Underwater Photography this dive can apply to the Underwater Photography PADI Specialty which will require one more dive.
The main idea of the PADI Underwater Photography Specialty is to get you comfortable with a camera while scuba diving. Shooting pictures underwater offers lots of challenges you have to take into effect the fact that water and air have different properties and so behave differently, as you descend deeper into the water you lose colors first the reds then the yellows then the blues.
The part that most divers have difficulty with for getting the best pictures is the distance from the object you are shooting & getting the light right. Getting the light and distance correct will take some practice. A great thing today is that many underwater cameras are digital so you can shoot as many pictures as you like. I tell students to shoot many more pictures than you will want and to check as you are shooting.
Another consideration is your safety, many times divers concentrate so hard on the photography that they can potentially hurt themselves because they are not paying as much attention to the environment as they should, which is a strong reason for doing your first dives with a camera under a PADI Open Water Instructors supervision.
The course will teach you the correct way to prepare your camera for submersion and how to clean you camera after your dive. Making sure that you prepare your camera and more importantly, your camera housing before a dive is critical; as a flood of your housing almost always results in the camera being ruined. A camera can flood for many reasons with the main reason being something like a hair or a single grain of sand in the seals, which can be enough for the housing to leak, which is why great care is always taken in this step to be extra vigilant of foreign debris on the o-ring or the o-ring seat. You should also examine the camera for cracks or "spidering" which usually means that you need to get a new housing. Some divers go so far as to bring magnifying glasses to inspect the seals and the camera before a dive! Actually having a magnifying glass underwater is a great idea for looking at the detail on some of the small stuff like nudibrachs and small crabs and shrimps!
Underwater lights & strobes are a common feature on expensive underwater cameras that can cost upwards and beyond ,000 dollars. For the advanced lights and strobes preparation and care is a whole separate area of study. Some underwater lights burn so hot that you cannot turn them on outside of the water, or they will burn up! These advanced lights and strobes need large battery packs to support them underwater which have their own special considerations. For most simple underwater lights and strobes following the basic care of the camera will also work for them, mainly making sure that the seals are clean, greased and properly installed.
The taking of photos underwater is fun in itself but the photos afterwards increase the enjoyment and the value of your dive adventures as you remember the faces and the wildlife that that just reading your log book just can't compete with as the pictures will bring you back to those special moments underwater that you have captured and reviewing them will reinforce the pleasant memories for many years to come for you and your friends.
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