PADI Underwater Modeling for Divers
This course is designed to be an introduction to basic modeling for underwater photography and videography. This course is designed to help you develop the skills, knowledge and practical techniques necessary to enjoy this interesting activity and enhance the interest in and message of underwater photos. This course covers basic modeling techniques for underwater photography with special emphasis on practical applications, environmental interactions and buoyancy control.
During then Underwater Modeling course, You will learn the following: The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of modeling for underwater-photography, basic photographic principles, composition, and techniques to enhance the marketability and overall appeal of underwater photographs, discussion of color, attire, subject placement, equipment considerations, animal interaction, hypothermia and environmental conditions, the planning, preparation, and performance of a dive with an underwater photographer. The open water portions of this course are often taught in conjunction with an underwater photography course. This enables the practical application to become apparent for both the model and the photographer.