With nearly a decade of teaching experience, and hundreds of hours in the water, Emma has a solid understanding of the underwater environment. Emma’s teaching style is informal, she customises the content to suit every student, and puts a lot of energy and enthusiasm into coaching.

Do you love the underwater world and want to capture your adventures? This workshop will help you learn the basics and equip you with the skills to take a great photo with any type of camera. You don’t need to have any previous experience or own an underwater camera to participate.

Throughout the group workshop you will learn about:

• Basics of photography lighting, composition and exposure
• Underwater photography equipment and accessories
• Tips and tricks for taking photos below the surface
• Post production and storing your images
• Travelling with underwater photography equipment
• Caring for your equipment
• Resources and next steps for your photography

This private lesson will be customised to suit your level of photography knowledge and the equipment you are using.

Topics available to cover are:

• Basics of photography lighting, composition and exposure
• Underwater photography equipment and accessories
• Tips and tricks for taking photos below the surface
• Post production and storing your images
• Travelling with underwater photography equipment
• Caring for your equipment
• Resources and next steps for your photography

These Guided Editing Sessions are a great opportunity to work on your photos surrounded by others to bounce ideas off. Bring your laptop or tablet and your images and get stuck in to some editing!

Some of the main themes we will be looking at will include:

• Narrowing down your selection and choosing which ones to edit
• The differences between software options for editing
• Cropping and Resizing
• Colour Correction
• Backscatter Removal (when possible)
• Exposure Adjustments (brightness, contrast, shadows)
• Watermarking your Images
• Pre-Print Considerations

Snorkelling is a great way to see what’s in the ocean without needing too much equipment or training. We are spoilt for choice in Western Australia; our coastline is made up of pristine beaches and marine life everywhere.

Learning the proper techniques for snorkelling, how to fit and use equipment well, and how to avoid the risks associated with snorkelling, will make for a lot more fun in the water!

Set a schedule that suits you when learning to dive. Whether you’d like to learn in a one on one environment, or the family would all like to learn together; we can create a course to suit your needs.

Course Duration: Flexible

The PADI Open Water Course includes theory, pool sessions and 4 open water dives. All components can be completed in as little as two days. We can run through everything in one weekend, or we can break it up across a number of days and evenings.

Inclusions:

• PADI open water course materials and certification card
• Use of scuba equipment for the duration of your course
• $50 store voucher towards mask/snorkel/fin sets at Dolphin Scuba Diving in Welshpool
• Pool entry fees
• Transportation of equipment

Everything is flexible. If there are some things listed above you don’t require for you course, the price will be adjusted.