Underwater Photographer Diver Specialty
Capture the underwater world! Learn essential underwater photography techniques, camera settings, lighting, composition, and buoyancy control to create stunning underwater images while protecting the marine environment.
Why Stuart Scuba? Small groups, personalized instruction! With a maximum of 4 divers per instructor, Stuart Scuba provides focused, hands-on training with experienced dive professionals to help you develop your underwater photography skills safely and confidently.
Capture the adventure—bring the underwater world to life with Stuart Scuba!
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Course Description
Turn your underwater adventures into lasting memories! Stuart Scuba’s SDI Underwater Photographer Diver Specialty introduces you to the techniques and skills needed to capture beautiful underwater images. Through practical, instructor-led training, you’ll learn camera operation, underwater lighting, composition, and photography techniques while maintaining proper buoyancy and environmental awareness. Whether you’re using a compact underwater camera or an advanced photography system, this course will help you take your underwater photography to the next level.
Price: $245.00 per diver
Prerequisites
- Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
- Certification: SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
- Minimum logged dives: No additional logged dives required
- Completed SDI paperwork and medical questionnaire
Duration
- Approximately 1 day, including:
- SDI knowledge development and instructor review
- 2 open-water training dives
What’s Included
- SDI specialty eLearning
- Professional instructor-led training
- SDI digital certification upon successful completion
- 2 instructor-led open-water training dives
- Tanks and weights
Not Included
- Personal mask, snorkel, fins, and boots
- Equipment: BCD, regulator, dive computer, and wetsuit
- Underwater camera and photography accessories unless specifically included
- Surface Market Buoy (SMB), Reel/Spool
- Boat fees unless specifically included
- Transportation and personal expenses
What You’ll Learn
- Underwater camera operation and settings
- Understanding light, color loss, and white balance
- Underwater composition and subject selection
- Using natural light, strobes, and video lights
- Buoyancy control and camera handling techniques
- Marine life photography and environmental responsibility
- Basic image review and improvement techniques
Certification
Complete the required knowledge development, practical skills, and 2 open-water boat dives to earn your SDI Underwater Photographer Diver Specialty certification, meeting current SDI standards.
