Course overview

The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty turns Sharm El Sheikh's vibrant reefs into your subject, teaching the SEA system for composition, exposure and lighting. On dives at Near Garden you frame clownfish, anthias and coral in the Red Sea's exceptional clarity. With reliable 20-30m visibility, it is one of the best places anywhere to learn underwater photography.

What you’ll learn

• PADI's SEA method (shoot, examine, adjust)
• Composition and framing underwater
• Exposure and lighting control
• Buoyancy for steady shooting
• Reviewing and improving your images

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Good buoyancy recommended
• Minimum age 10
• Medically fit to dive

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Photography dives

   Theory then two dives shooting and reviewing images with the SEA method, then certification.

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