Macro Underwater

Underwater Photography is a fun and exciting way to share the underwater realm, and enjoy the amazing things down there.

The macro course is a 1 day, 1-dive course run in conjunction with Pleasure Divers, Magnetic Island’s most well-established dive centre.

Starting off in the classroom, we will run through some examples of macro photography, and the techniques involved to shoot those images. After that, there is plenty of hands-on practice with the cameras, plus an optional pool practice session if desired. Then we will get to some diving! You’ll be reminded of how to prepare your gear for going underwater, to observe good underwater photography dive practices, and shown how to shoot well-composed and exposed macro images using an external strobe (flash).

After the dive, we will review the images back at the dive shop, and you will learn some basic post-production techniques.

Alma Bay and Geoffrey Bay are two easily accessible dive sites, both within a few minutes walk of the dive shop.

Alma Bay has a large sandy bottom with coral encrusted boulders fringing the bay, and is home to a large amount of Nudibranchs, sometimes seen traveling along the sand and more often amongst the coral.

Geoffrey Bay has the old Moltke Wreck, which has many colourful soft and hard corals growing all over it.