Underwater Photo and Video

Starting dates

• Saturday, September 14, 2024
• Saturday, May 3, 2025
• Saturday, June 21, 2025
• Saturday, August 16, 2025
• Saturday, October 11, 2025

Classes require a minimum of three people to run as scheduled. If fewer than three people sign up, we reserve the right to either cancel the class or impose a $100 surcharge.

Please be aware that, while we make every effort to keep our listings accurate and up to date, you should always call the store to confirm starting dates and times.

■ Be at least 12 years old
■ Open Water Diver certification
■ Completed medical history form

$450/person includes:
■ All instruction
■ Self-study materials
■ Use of camera system
Private instruction available at an additional cost

You supply:
■ Swimsuit, towel
■ Mask, snorkel, scuba fins, boots
■ Weight system, weights
■ Adequate exposure protection
■ One cylinder
■ Buoyancy Control Device (BC)
■ Regulator/alternate air source
■ SMB, audible surface signal, knife/cutting tool
Items other than mask/snorkel/fins may be available for rental

Students are also responsible for:
■ All air or gas fills
■ Dive site admission or charter fees
■ Transportation to and from dive sites
■ Accommodations and meals, as needed
■ Plastic, photo-ID certification card, if desired (digital card provided at no charge)

The key to great underwater photos and video is getting close and light; without using light, there is no color. When light penetrates into clear water at a perpendicular angle, it loses 50 percent of its surface brightness after 3.3 feet. This loss is caused by refraction, reflection, diffusion and the loss of color due to selective extinction (the general weakening of radiation).

Once your awareness and knowledge of these physical phenomena and the effect they have on photography and video increases, your ability to counter them will improve greatly. Learn some of the tried and proven methods learned through the efforts and experiences of other underwater photographers.