Props for teaching U/W Photography

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sladerer

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Looking for recommendations/pointers to a site that carries something I can use as props for teach U/W students. Almost everything on amazon is small - looking for a variety of items i can suspend at various depths. thanks
 
My instructor made this from some pvc pipes he got at Lowe's and some aquarium pieces he picked up at a pet store. He tied it off to a dive weight to make it stay on the bottom and the low density of the plastic made it stand upright. It gave me a lot of options for positioning myself and my lights, as well as some different textures and objects to shoot.
 
What about just going to the local goodwill / thrift shop and getting toys like action figures? More sustainable than purchasing new (read: better for our ocean), it's cheap, and perfect for photo instruction in a pool!
 
My instructor made this from some pvc pipes he got at Lowe's and some aquarium pieces he picked up at a pet store. He tied it off to a dive weight to make it stay on the bottom and the low density of the plastic made it stand upright. It gave me a lot of options for positioning myself and my lights, as well as some different textures and objects to shoot.
That's awesome! I love it!
 
image.jpeg Plastic toy figures found in grocery stores and toy stores. Can be almost anything, toy dinosaurs are fun
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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