Underwater Photographer Workshops
Hands On Workshops
Brett offers group or private underwater photography workshops at his underwater studio in Long Beach, California, & select locations worldwide.
Our group and one-on-one underwater portrait photography workshops offer a hands-on approach to learning or upskilling your underwater photography, whether it’s gear, lighting, or working with models, Brett has over 10 years of underwater portrait photography experience to draw on & share.
Topics covered include
Basic Skills
- Types of gear/uses
- Gear maintenance
- Terminology
- Camera settings
- Lens choices
- Basic underwater physics
- Shoot safety/common dangers
- Open water vs closed water shooting
- Working with models/communication
- Breath-hold techniques
- Fabric/wardrobe choices
- Staying steady underwater
- Working with Natural & Artificial light
- Dealing with unpredictability
- Post shoot tasks
- Post production (colour correction and basic retouch)
Advanced Skills
- Strobes vs natural light
- Strobes vs video lights
- Gear choices
- Underwater light physics
- Triggering strobes
- “Dry” Strobes
- “Wet” Strobes
- On Camera strobes
- Lighting only from above
- Lighting only from underwater
- Mixing light sources
- Using Coloured Gels
- Shaping light
- Special effects
- Post production
2-4 May, 2025
Underwater Studio Photography
Long Beach Underwater Studio, California
A 3 day workshop covering the basic and advanced techniques for Underwater Portrait Studio Photography.