Underwater Photography 2025

Learn how to start with underwater photography and take beautiful photos.

What you'll learn

Basic knowledge of light physics in the context of underwater photography with drawings and easy explanations

How do I choose the optimal equipment for underwater photography? What features are important? How do I prepare my kit for work?

An overview of underwater photography support systems and how to use them. Sample photos.

Lots of sample underwater photos with settings. All taken by me.

About 220 minutes of video content.

Requirements

Basic photography knowledge and terminology could be useful.

Any diving skills

Description

In this course you will learn everything about underwater photography from the beginning.First, I'll tell you what the difference is between water and air and why underwater photography is difficult. How vision and colors change and what distortions are introduced by the water-air environment.In the following steps, you'll learn how to properly select underwater photography equipment: housings, cameras. What features it should have, and what's important.I will also talk a lot about lighting, because it is one of the most important elements of underwater photography.I will also tell you how to prepare your equipment for underwater work to ensure the optimal set-up.Some topics are expanded on because I believe they're important in underwater photography, and many beginner photographers aren't aware of them. I went through this myself once, learning from my mistakes. I hope your path is easier.The course includes many original drawings and photos illustrating the topics covered. English is not my primary language, so I sometimes make mistakes, but this makes the course understandable to everyone :)If you have any comments about the course or topics you'd like me to cover, please let me know.All photos published in course are taken by me :)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction of me and course content

Section 2: Water environment in context of underwater photography

Lecture 2 Water environment

Lecture 3 Seeing under the water, part 1

Lecture 4 Seeing under the water, part 2

Lecture 5 Colors under the water

Section 3: Underwater housings

Lecture 6 Underwater housings features

Lecture 7 Underwater housings basic maintenance

Lecture 8 Underwater housings buoyancy

Section 4: Cameras for underwater photography

Lecture 9 Cameras important features. Part 1

Lecture 10 Cameras important feature. Part 2

Lecture 11 Autofocus systems

Lecture 12 Lenses and theory of optic. Part 1

Lecture 13 Lenses and theory of optic. Part 2

Section 5: Underwater strobes

Lecture 14 Strobes or video light?

Lecture 15 TTL and manual settings. Part 1

Lecture 16 TTL and manual settings. Part 2

For scuba divers and free divers who want to share their passion by showing photos of the underwater world