Description
PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Course in Pattaya, Thailand
- Min 1 DAY
- Min 2 DIVES
- DUP Spec
Capture the beauty of the underwater world with confidence through the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course (DUP). This specialty shortens the learning curve, equipping you with essential skills to take vibrant, share-worthy photos and videos. Under expert guidance, you’ll learn how to manage underwater lighting, adjust manual white balance, and compose shots that highlight marine life.
What You’ll Learn
- Knowledge Development: Covers the planning, techniques, and challenges of underwater photography, including composition and camera-handling techniques.
- Lighting Mastery: Learn to use strobes effectively and minimize backscatter to enhance image clarity and color.
- Equipment Care: Master the preparation and maintenance of your camera and housing to ensure durability.
- Practical Application: Practice skills during two open-water dives, with opportunities to photograph marine life and refine techniques in real-world conditions.
DUP CERTIFICATE
Upon completing the Underwater Photography training you'll be awarded a PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty full certificate that certifies you a PADI specialty diver. This cert also credits towards your Master Scuba Diver rating.
DIVE THEORY
The PADI Digital Underwater Photograph Specialty e-learning will prepare and teach you the overview of excellent Photography theory. Study for this specialty takes around 2-4 hours. Before the dives you will need to complete the specialty E-Learning.
e-learning Manuals
To help reduce our carbon footprint, we provide PADI e-learning digital manuals. Each student is registered with an online manual they can download and start studying right away. This allows you to complete the reading in advance, so you’re ready to dive in as soon as you arrive!
Small, Friendly Groups
We keep our dive courses small, with a maximum of four students per instructor. This setup lets us give each student plenty of attention, making sure you get the most out of your training. Some Dives may be reduced to two students during this course to enjoy a truly personalized and safe diving experience.
2 Photography DIVES
The PADI Photography Diver Specialty course consists of 2 Photography training dives upto 18 meters deep. Our program will take you to local reef dive sites for training. The 2 dives are conducted over a one day trip but you may want to dive some more to practice and take even more photos to master your new found camera skills!
WHAT DO WE SEE
Thailands dive sites are abundant with marine life. Turtles, schools of snappers, Seahorse, moray eels, lionfish, clownfish, groupers, baracudas, nudibranchs, pufferfish, parrotfish, angelfish, butterflyfish and the list goes on, and on, and on….
BUFFET LUNCH
You’ll have refreshments, fruit, water, tea, and coffee on the boat, and between dives, we take a break for a delicious Thai buffet lunch in one of Pattaya’s beautiful bays. If you have any dietary needs, just let us know during registration, and we’ll take care of it!
