The downunderpix underwater photography course is designed to help student divers develop the knowledge, skills and practical techniques necessary to obtain excellent photographs with a digital camera.
| Module 1 | Introduction |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Course Overview |
| Unit 2 | About downunderpix |
| Module 2 | The Digital Camera |
| Unit 1 | Digital Cameras Types |
| Unit 2 | Exposure |
| Unit 3 | Shutter Speed |
| Unit 4 | Aperture |
| Unit 5 | Depth of Field |
| Unit 6 | Focal Length and Angle of View |
| Unit 7 | Exposure Value Compensation |
| Unit 8 | Shutter / Aperture |
| Unit 9 | ISO |
| Unit 10 | Colour Temperature |
| Unit 11 | White Balance |
| Unit 12 | Histogram |
| Unit 13 | About Image Sensors |
| Unit 14 | Digital Noise |
| Unit 15 | Memory Cards |
| Unit 16 | Digital Camera Files |
| Unit 17 | Above water practice |
| Unit 18 | Knowledge Quiz #1 |
| Module 3 | Light Underwater |
| Unit 1 | Refraction |
| Unit 2 | Loss of Light |
| Unit 3 | Loss of Colour |
| Unit 4 | Lighting |
| Unit 5 | Ambient Light |
| Unit 6 | Artificial Light |
| Unit 7 | Backscatter |
| Unit 8 | Inverse Square Rule |
| Unit 9 | Diffusers |
| Unit 10 | Snoots |
| Unit 11 | 1 Strobe or 2? |
| Unit 12 | Strobe Positioning - 1 Strobe |
| Unit 13 | Strobe Positioning - 2 Strobes |
| Unit 14 | Take Control of the Camera |
| Unit 15 | Knowledge Quiz #2 |
| Module 4 | Composition |
| Unit 1 | Introduction to Composition |
| Unit 2 | Create an Image |
| Unit 3 | Decision Making |
| Unit 4 | 2 or 3 Dimensions?? |
| Unit 5 | The Rule of Thirds |
| Unit 6 | Some composition guidelines |
| Unit 7 | Knowledge Quiz #3 |
| Module 5 | Taking the Camera Underwater |
| Unit 1 | Preparing the camera |
| Unit 2 | Location |
| Unit 3 | Check your camera |
| Unit 4 | Check your camera housing |
| Unit 5 | Cleaning Your O-Ring |
| Unit 6 | Place the camera in the housing |
| Unit 7 | Set up remainder of camera system |
| Unit 8 | Test the camera system |
| Unit 9 | Preparing yourself |
| Unit 10 | Entering the water |
| Unit 11 | On the dive |
| Unit 12 | Underwater Photography Camera Settings |
| Unit 13 | In Water Practical Exercises |
| Unit 14 | Exiting the water |
| Unit 15 | Knowledge Quiz #4 |
| Module 6 | After the Dive |
| Unit 1 | Post dive care |
| Unit 2 | Downloading Files |
| Unit 3 | Back Up Images |
| Unit 4 | Basic Image Processing |
| Unit 5 | Open your master image |
| Unit 6 | Adjust the White Balance |
| Unit 7 | Crop the image |
| Unit 8 | Adjust the exposure |
| Unit 9 | Adjust the brightness and contrast |
| Unit 10 | Adjust the colour |
| Unit 11 | Sharpen the image |
| Unit 12 | Removing backscatter and retouching |
| Unit 13 | Save your final image |
| Unit 14 | Knowledge Quiz #5 |