Digital Divers Can Now Learn Underwater Photography and Digital Underwater Photography Online

Underwater photography is a hobby of passion - the desire to learn how to capture an image underwater in a way nobody else has and share that image with other's who share this passion. The Underwater Photographer was created to fuel that passion with online instruction in underwater photography, digital underwater photography and digital imaging for underwater photographers, as well as new ideas and input from professional underwater photographers. Our online courses will teach you the how-to's of capturing images underwater, whether you are shooting video or stills, film or digital, with a point-and-shoot camera or fully housed digital SLR system.

Our underwater photography course offering includes Elements of Successful Underwater Photography which is Marty Snyderman's original school of underwater photography. With the surge in popularity of digital photography, we have added the course Introduction to Digital Underwater Photography which teaches shooting underwater with a digital point-and-shoot camera. Once you've captured those photos you'll want to know how to handle the computer side of digital photography. This is covered in depth with the course Digital Workflow & Image Manipulation for Underwater Photography. Unlike any other, this course details the digital workflow covering the needs and issues specific to underwater photos. Just added is our newest course, Successful Underwater Photography with Film Point & Shoot Cameras which is designed for beginning underwater photographers that are using point-and-shoot film cameras.

To make learning even more fun, the Underwater Photographer also sponsors underwater photography events and contests and offers photo tours hosted by professional underwater photographers, who are available to critique, give you tips, ideas and inspiration.

We the developers of theUnderwaterPhotographer.com, Marty, Bonnie, Guy & Jenn, hope you enjoy out site and find the courses informative and fun. We look forward to seeing you on the reef!

Digital Workflow & Image Manipulation for Underwater Photography

DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHYFor those getting into digital underwater photography, accurate, available information is difficult to find. The technology is advancing fast and furious. Even the professional digital artist has to make it a full time job just to keep up.

You'll learn all about the cool things you can do with your underwater images once you get them to your computer. Best of all, its written specifically for underwater photography and the issues these types of images present.

A step-by-step online course that includes:

Finally! A source of accurate information about underwater digital photography, geared specifically for the underwater photographer. Whether you are shooting with a digital camera or scan your slides or prints, you need this course! It is filled with inside information, tips and how-to secrets that most digital artists don't want you to know.

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Includes in-depth information on the following topics:

Getting pictures from camera to computer

Your computer monitor
  - Color depth, resolution, dot pitch
  - Color management

Understanding file formats
  - Source formats
  - Working formats
  - Archival formats
  - Output formats

File size and file resolution

Organizing your images
  - File naming for easy retrieval
  - Archival & storage
  - Software options for image organization
      • Extensis Portfolio
      • Canto Cumulus
      • Software included with your digital camera

Improving image quality using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Elements

Typical problems with underwater images

Simple steps to a great photo
      • Automatic color correction
      • Adjusting color
      • Brightness/contrast
      • Variations
      • Sharpen
      • Unsharp mask

Beyond the basics
      • Understanding the histogram
      • Levels
      • Curves
      • Auto-levels: issues
      • Color balance
      • Hue/saturation
      • Selective color
      • The history brush
      • Layers
      • Using adjustment layers
      • Selecting pixels - various options
      • Masks
      • The healing brush
      • The history brush
      • Creating a silhouette
      • Clone stamp, pattern stamp
      • Dodge and burn, saturation
      • Photo retouching
      • Photo composites

Projects to help you practice

Where to go for more help

Your photos and the Internet
  - Sending images via e-mail
  - Putting your photos on-line
      • Linking to your photos from message boards and chat rooms
      • Photo album and web sharing sites
      • Your personal web site
      • Building a commercial web site
      • Searchable database

Copyright protection

Printing your photos
  - Desktop printers, papers, inks, specialties
  - On-line options
  - Your local photo store & pro lab
  - Gift items

The digital slide show, presenting, projecting

Photo contests

Selling your photos as prints and stock

This course is one-of-a-kind!

You will not find this combination of digital imaging experience and world-wide underwater shooting experience in any book or on-line course anywhere. You don't have to waste time on your dive vacation trying to learn from a laptop. The course is available to you on your computer, on your time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

To learn more go to theUnderwaterPhotographer.com

We are also working on "ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP"

and "INTRODUCTION TO THE DIGITAL WORKFLOW"