Underwater photography can be much trickier to master than regular photography. To really capture the colour of the suns rays penetrating the ocean or the erratic movement of marine life, you’ll need to learn some specific scuba skills. So where do you go when learning underwater photography on Koh Tao is your top priority?
Learning Underwater Photography on Koh Tao
Big Blue Diving does way more than just recreational scuba diving. One of our sections is made up of just people that are passionate about underwater photography and videography – Big Blue Movies. They have years of experience that can help shortcut your education process. Staff from Big Blue Movies have been making a name for themselves in underwater photography all around the world. Now infamous Lia Barrett has been featured countless times, has been featured in magazine articles and has been interviewed on TV many times. David Palfrey has gone on to shoot underwater footage for such iconic productions like Blue Planet and currently spends his time in Tonga taking underwater photos of migrating whales. An underwater photography training course with Big Blue Movies will most definitely set you on the path for an enviable career in the industry.
What does an underwater photography course at Big Blue Diving entail? Well, depending on your existing experience when you start the course, it may include composition theory, how to use a semi-pro or professional camera, camera settings, post-production and image archiving techniques. But mostly the course will be you underwater with a camera trying to capture the natural world in all its glory. At the beginning of the course, you’ll be given a topic to highlight and you’ll spend the rest of the course shooting and editing photos to support your project. You’ll go over your final images with your instructor at the end of the course and they’ll give you helpful tips and pointers to improve your skills even further.
Contact us or check out our courses for more details on how you can develop your skills and capture amazing images on your next dive vacation.
