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
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