COURSES
Advanced Underwater Photography Course
The complete step-by-step guided 4-day course, from image capture to final post-production.
2 pool + 4 open water photography dives included.
3 possible destinations.
Flexible scheduling.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY
Discover the transformative experience of underwater photography and videography, where the rules of the land are left behind. Understand how water affects the quality of your photos and learn to make use of both natural and artificial lighting to illuminate your subjects in the depths. With our imaging experts, delve into advanced photo editing and video montage techniques that will bring your underwater visions to life.
If you're in search of the perfect camera, our team offers personalized consultations to help you make an informed choice.
SCUBA DIVING SKILLS
Diving with sensitive photography equipment requires a unique set of skills. Our course teaches you how to dive with confidence while managing your gear. Master the art of neutral buoyancy and hands-free underwater propulsion, essential for composing stunning shots and capturing cinematic sequences.
You will also learn specialized diving techniques to help restore the vibrant natural colours of the underwater environment directly in-camera, ensuring your images are as breathtaking as the scenes before your eyes.
Four open-water photography dives are already included in your package. Just choose the destination of your choice and get to know your on-site instructor. Connect with our partners should you wish to extend your stay to practice further and return with more images.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Learn about the ecology and biodiversity of your destination, and how to identify the common and rare species of marine life we will encounter on our photography dives together. Dive only with your instructor and your photography buddy for a more relaxed, longer and more enjoyable experience than your typical fun-dive.
Learn ethical diving practices that respect the environment and marine life, the conservation issues and challenges facing the ocean, and how to contribute to its protection and restoration. Let yourself be guided by our GreenFins certified Eco-diveguides.
A RESULT-ORIENTED PRACTICAL TRAINING
Throughout your course, you will prepare, compose, shoot and enhance stunning underwater images to share with your friends and family. This will open the door to countless amazing underwater experiences, turning any dive into a masterpiece.
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post-production course
Advanced photo editing and video montage techniques over a 1-day course.
Expand for details.You have already amassed countless underwater pictures but never felt that they truly represented your experience or vision. While no amount of skills can turn a bad shot into a good one*, perhaps you just need help turning a good picture into a great image!
That is why we also offer the Post-Production course to help you learn advanced photo editing and video montage techniques. We help you tell the story you have in mind and do justice to the beauty of the underwater world. Rather than letting your rough photos fill up gigabytes of drive space without being shared, bring your pictures and video clips to our full-day course focused on learning how to:
cull your images and identify those with potential,
use advanced adjustments and movie-making skills,
tell visual stories.
Leave this course with images you are proud to show to the world!
[Extra] You can also learn on professional movie suites such as Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve (software licenses not provided).
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Price LIST
Expand for details.Minimum requirements
Expand for details.Open Water certification or equivalent (not required for post-production)
10 logged dives (not required for post-production)
2 divers (1 photographer if choosing post-production only) – do you need to find a buddy?
phone, tablet or computer for editing
Recommended
Advanced Open Water certification and/or 30 logged dives
Bring your own UW camera, action cam, smartphone in housing, torchlight
Is this a PADI course?
While the course is taught by certified PADI instructors, this is NOT the introductory 1-day PADI UW digital photography course.
You do not have to be certified by PADI to enrol in this course. Divers from other agencies are welcome too.
other diving courses
Are you interested in getting your Advanced Open Water certificate first? Or any other diving specialties such as Night or Wreck Diving, Nitrox (EANx), Peak Buoyancy...)? Consult us to know which specialties may expand your underwater photography opportunities.
We would be happy to refer you to our trusted partner Rumblefish Adventure, a 5-star diving center in Vietnam, with Chris Pham as their resident PADI Course Director.
Learn any of the following foundational specialities with Rumblefish Adventure, and earn a voucher for your Advanced Underwater Photography Course (value USD50) with Bubbles & Lenses:
Night diving
Peak Buoyancy
Fish ID