I want to ask around for opinions, if diving instructors would stop me from bring a camera underwater without having taken any underwater photography course, and what benefits there are to taking the course.
I understand that maintaining neutral buoyancy is important, that divers should not harm or touch the wildlife underwater, that the diver acts as the tripod underwater. I also know some basics of UW photography from researching it online -- how light behaves underwater, framing the shot, shoot-examine-adjust, using photo enhancement programs.
I am going to take my advanced open water course, and want to bring my camera with its shiny new dive-rated housing along. I suppose that the instructor might object on the grounds that it would distract me from my lessons -- fair enough. But I would really like to test it out underwater, perhaps after all the lessons are done, on a leisure dive with the group. UW photography isn't a specialty taught on the AOW course I'll be attending.
What objections would there be to my bringing the camera underwater?
Should I take the "digital UW photography" course after all? I suppose I'm wondering if I would learn much from it. Perhaps you could let me know what you gained from the course.
Thanks in advance!
I understand that maintaining neutral buoyancy is important, that divers should not harm or touch the wildlife underwater, that the diver acts as the tripod underwater. I also know some basics of UW photography from researching it online -- how light behaves underwater, framing the shot, shoot-examine-adjust, using photo enhancement programs.
I am going to take my advanced open water course, and want to bring my camera with its shiny new dive-rated housing along. I suppose that the instructor might object on the grounds that it would distract me from my lessons -- fair enough. But I would really like to test it out underwater, perhaps after all the lessons are done, on a leisure dive with the group. UW photography isn't a specialty taught on the AOW course I'll be attending.
What objections would there be to my bringing the camera underwater?
Should I take the "digital UW photography" course after all? I suppose I'm wondering if I would learn much from it. Perhaps you could let me know what you gained from the course.
Thanks in advance!