Learn the Tenets of Photography

This is a land-based diving trip offered through Big Island Divers and J. Lambus Photography. We will be staying in a private retreat center and transferring to Big Island Divers private charter boat for daily trips out to snorkel and SCUBA dive with many species of fish, sharks, turtles, dolphins and other marine animals found here.Both SCUBA and free diving/snorkeling will be offered throughout the week.

 

Your hosts are Joshua Lambus and Chris Mallums. Joshua is an award-winning photographer with more than 4500 dives on the Kona Coast and knows where and how to find the best Kona has to offer and can show you how to capture it with your camera. Chris is a master behind the camera above water and an excellent Captain and Divemaster to boot.

 

In addition to the presentations, slide shows and seminars, Joshua and Chris will be available to dive with you each day. The boats will be photographer specfic for the week of the workshop and cater to all the photographer needs.

 

At the end of the week we'll be having a photo contest and awards ceremony with awesome prizes!

If your would like to attend please contact Joshua to reserve your spot. A $500 deposit is required. We can not accept walk-ins that have not contacted Joshua in advance.

 

$2800 per person based on double occupancy
$3500 per diver, single occupancy

 

 

Includes:

• 6 nights accommodations

• 5 days 2 tank boat diving

• unlimited shore diving

• 6-day photo workshop & contest

• tanks, weights & weight belt

• private locker to store your gear (bring your own lock)

• discounted rates on camera rental gear

• discounted rates on  camera gear purchases

 

Not included:

• tax

• airfare

• airport transfers

• gratuities

• additional scuba instruction

• NITROX

• rental gear if needed

• trip insurance

 

Extra nights (includes meals):
$145 per person in a single room
$120 per person double occupancy

Extra dives:
two tank boat dive: $65 per person
one tank night boat dive: $45 per person
two tank Manta boat dive: $70 per person
one tank wreck dive: $45 per person

 

Workshop prerequisites: 

 

You must be a certified diver with good diving skills to attend this workshop.

 

Having your own camera is encouraged but not required. If you would like helping picking out the best camer for you, we are happy to help. Give us a call, email, or check out our equipment review section of our blog.If you do bring your own camera, be sure it is capable of shooting in shutter priorty, aperture priority, and Manual mode.  (Most DSLR's and Higher end Point-and-Shoot models have these settings) 

 

The coral reefs are very fragile, so we want to be assured that you have your buoyancy under control before you decide to dive with a camera. If you are comfortable with your buoyancy but haven't dived in a while and would like a refresher, a course in buoyancy control will be available through the dive shop on Saturday and/or Sunday before the workshop begins. There is an extra fee for this refresher course. It is highly recommended if you're not comfortable with your buoyancy while carrying a camera.

 

 

Additional Information:
 

• What am I going to get from these classes?

   

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  • Attendees will learn to pre-visualize the image before exposure. We aim to make you a more independent shooter.

  • Students will learn which settings and equipment are best for specfic situations and enviroments.

  • Students will gain more confidence with the use of their cameras, and gain more confidence with their understanding lighting

  • Learn how to apply the learned techniques to underwater specifically.

  • Learn to use Photoshop to visualize tonalities and begin to see the world as a photographer