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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