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December 12th: Club Meeting – Photos Critiques Session
Following popular demand by Club Members, our December meeting will be another Photos Critiques Session!
A constructive image critique goes a long way in helping the author of the photograph improve and find inspiration. It’s also a valuable exercise for the person formulating the critique. Indeed, articulating a constructive feedback requires un-packing visual emotions, and analysing they underlying “why”.Â
Here is what Club Members said about our previous photos critique session:
- I think it was great, interesting to hear other peoples’ thoughts on my photos and definitely other people’s photos. Â
- Very, very interesting, the creativity of all the photos is quite inspiring.
- I really enjoyed it: liked the feedback and ideas, especially when you spend time processing your images, getting fresh ideas, that’s really useful.
- To have that interaction was very helpful.
- I can ask my family or whoever, but it’s great to have feedback from people who know what sort of limitation you experience underwater. I dont’ necessarily have this opportunity to get feedback elsewhere, from people who know underwater photography.
Session 1:Â
- London time: December 12th, 08am start.
- Paris time: December 12th, 09am start.
- Singapore time: December 12th, 4pm start.
- Sydney time (AEST): December 12th, 7pm start.
Session 2:
- Los Angeles time (PST): December 12th, 8am, start.
- New York City time (EST): December 12th, 11am start.
- London time: December 12th, 4pm start.
- Paris time: December 12th, 5pm start.
Past events
November 22nd/23rd: Creative Motion Blurs Masterclass
Finding a good looking subject is a good start, but you also need a suitable background to make a great underwater photo.
Underwater, we often find the most intriguing subjects surrounded by an unflattering or distracting environments, which sees a growing number of photographers use a snoot, to hide the whole thing into a black background.
In this Masterclass, Nicolas Remy discussed a more creative photographic technique, where you make use of that distracting background, and turn it into an artistic, painting-like piece of art, all in-camera, no AI involved!
- Overview of the ways to create motion blur in underwater photos.
- Zoom on intentional camera movement technique: camera settings, equipment, lighting technique, post-processing, suitable conditions and subject choices.
- Participants’ image review: send up to 3 images* by November 20th, for a live constructive critique.
What we covered:
- Overview of the ways to create motion blur in underwater photos.
- Deep Dive on the Creative Motion Blurs technique: equipment, strobe positioning & movement and suitable subjects, backgrounds, conditions.
- Post-processing
- Variations.
- Participants’ image review: send up to 3 images* by November 20th, for a live constructive critique.
Club Members can re-watch the recording up to 1 year after the event:
October 11th: Club Meeting – Photos Critique Session
A constructive image critique goes a long way in helping the author of the photograph improve and find inspiration. It’s also a valuable exercise for the person formulating the critique. Indeed, articulating a constructive feedback requires un-packing visual emotions, and analysing they underlying “why”. Â
Formulating useful, actionable feedback takes practice, and this is exactly what we did during our October Club meeting, and all had great fun!
To be continued on the Club Forums…
How to access the recording?
The webinar was recorded, visit this link to re-watch it.
You will need the following passcode:
17 & 18th September: Selecting Photos For Competitions
Are you thinking to enter photo competitions this year?
Now is an ideal time to prepare yourself, as several major Underwater Photography competitions are starting to accept entries, with deadlines ranging from October to early January. World Shootout, Ocean Art and Underwater Photographer of the Year, are just a few of these!
Yes, preparation is essential if you’re looking to have your work celebrated in photography contests, and joining or re-watching this webinar is a great way to increase your chances of winning a prize!
This Event was in two parts:
Part 1: the do’s and don’ts of entering competitions
- What makes a good candidate?
- Understanding the judging process
- Playing the game
- Analysis: wins, near-wins and desperate shots
Part 2: participant’s image reviews
Getting feedback on your photos is a great way to “un-biaise” your competition entries, and what we did during the second part of the Event, discussing photos submitted by participants.
Club Members can re-watch the recording up to 1 year after the event:
22nd August 2023: Behind the lens of competitive underwater photography (Sydney, Australia)
During this event, Nicolas and Matt gave an overview of Jordan Diving, discussed the key differences between in-person and online photo competitions, and exchanged the perspectives of a photographer and model/lighting assistant.
- Matt Waters is the host of the Scuba GOAT podcast, and founder of Nomadic Scuba, a travel agency focused on private bookings, tours, and pro-led expeditions.
- Nicolas Remy is a pro underwater photographer and founder of The Underwater Club, an online underwater photography school.
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How to access the recording:
The webinar was recorded, visit this link to re-watch it.
You will need the following passcode:
26th July 2023: crafting stunning underwater photos with the Olympus TG-6 (online)
Photo credit: Salvatore Gambacurta.
During this event, Salvo shared the expertise he has grown with the TG6, and explained how he makes the most of this small but mighty camera, commenting some of his stunning photographs.
Meet our guest speaker for the July event: Salvatore “Salvo” Gambacurta is a talented Sydney-based underwater photographer who has crafted stunning imagery with an Olympus TG6 camera, receiving awards in major international competitions, such as Ocean Art 2021.
Club Members can re-watch the recording up to 1 year after the event:
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29th June 2023: Low-Visibility Shooting & Editing Tips
Over the last 5 years, Nicolas Remy has done most of his photography in waters where visibility ranged from 2 to 6 meters, both with macro and wide-angle lenses, and some of the images he captured in those conditions were widely published and received international photo awards.
During this meeting, we went through:
- Diving skills & equipment
- Photographic equipment
- Photographic technique
- Subject choices
- Editing in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
- Q&A and live photo critique
We finished with Q&A session and a live photo critique session.
25th May 2023: Fireside chat: Mirrorless vs DSLRs for Underwater Photography
Nicolas was joined by Club Members Bill and Yazid for a panel discussion on the Nikon Z9, and how it compares with the Nikon D850 and D500, for underwater imagery.
Bill Gladstone has been a long-time D850 shooter, but he sees the camera’s limitations, especially in murky conditions, and was keen to find-out how different the experience might be, with a mirrorless camera, with particular interest in the Z8.
Yazid Shaari has upgraded from a D850 to a Z9 over a year ago, and was able to share a long-term view on this camera’s performance underwater.
Nicolas Remy had just completed 5 weeks of testing the Nikon Z9 underwater, including some side-by-side comparison with the Nikon D500, and shared his observations from the field.Â
The three covered the 11 questions which were sent to Nicolas ahead of the session, and discussed some additional pros & cons, extracted from Nicolas’ review notes.
27th April 2023: Masterclass – Snoot Underwater Photography
The agenda was:
- Introduction to underwater snooting
- 6 use-cases for a snoot underwater
- Snooting technique
- Live photo critiqueÂ
- Q&A
Club Members can re-watch the recording up to 1 year after the event: