PADI Underwater Photographer Why PADI Underwater Photographer? The PADI Underwater Photographer Specialty course can help you learn how to take your fist Underwater photographs or fine tune your existing skills to produce photographs that will stun your friends. What do I need to start? PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) Minimum age: 10 years old What will I do? You'll learn the basics of Underwater photography such as composition, film type and camera handling, with special emphasis on practical techniques. You'll learn Underwater photography dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems. You'll also learn how to care for and maintain your camera equipment. How long will it take? Recommended Course Hours: 12 Minimum Open Water Training: two dives over one day What will I need? Photo-Pak, which includes manual, video and log insert Where can I go from here? Your Adventures In Diving Underwater Photographer Adventure Dive may count towards this Specialty course at instructor discretion. This Specialty also counts toward one of the five Specialties required for your Master Scuba Diver certification. Capture your Underwater adventures on film and share diving with your friends and family. Sign Up Today with PADI Master Instructor Monte Lee Thornton or sign up online Today. and tell them you want to dive today. --- Choose your Scuba Course for Information --- Snorkeling Course OpenWater Diver Course Our OpenWater Diver Courses Adventure Diver Course Advance OpenWater Diver Course Emergency First Aid Rescue Diver Course MasterScuba Diver Course Divemaster Course Assistant Instructor Course Altitude Diver AWARE - Marine Life Marine Biology Fish Identification Diver Program AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Boat Diver Deep Diver Distinctive Specialties Drift Diver Dry Suit Diver Equipment Specialist Multilevel Diver Night Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Project AWARE Specialty Course Search and Recovery Diver Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Underwater Videographer Wreck Diver Begin Scuba Course Bubble Blower Course Discover Scuba Diving Scuba Diver Email Us Now to Enroll!     Our 10 year old son Alec, who loves movies, especially the Disney productions of Pirates of the Caribbean, was facinated when we showed him the hull of an old shipwreck at 35 feet, at the Eden Rock dive site. It had been uncovered due to the waves of Ivan. Irene pointed out a Cleaner Shrimp hiding in the wreckage to Alec, and later explained to him that it is now a cleaning station for fish. After that experience Alec determined that it was in fact an old pirate shipwreck, and who are we to correct a ten year old. Afterall they know more than the parents, right? Top of Page Web site first created 14 March, 1996