Aquarium Photography 2010 is now available for registration!
The course starts June 13th and live chat sessions run Sunday's 4:30-6:30 PST (7:30-9:30 EST). The cost for the course is $100 for 6 weeks and includes access to course-only forums, full access to the MACO course section for life, as well as constant access to your instructor and fellow students.
The Aquarium Photography course is now available! Registration is on the website:
http://www.aquaristcourses.org and is $100 for a full 6 weeks of instruction.
As most aquarists and photographers have experienced, picking up a camera and taking high quality, visually stunning photographs of aquariums and their inhabitants can be quite a challenging task. There are a multitude of difficulties that a would-be aquarium photographer might encounter, including low light levels, cloudy water and reflections on the glass, not to mention the fast moving and unpredictable subject matter.
The visual appeal of a well-tended aquascape can lend itself to some truly compelling images that illustrate the dynamic nature, fantastic colours and individual personalities of the different fish and other aquatic animals.
In the
Aquarium Photography course, we'll take a look at numerous aspects of successfully photographing aquariums. We'll look at; things you can do to prepare an aquarium for photography, techniques for photographing entire aquariums, composing your images, and specific methods of photographing fish and other subjects, as well as digital imaging (post-processing). We’ll also delve into some of the more technical aspects of the aquarium photography process, including: lighting a tank, color balance, exposure and focusing issues.
Early in the course we will learn about cameras and other photographic equipment that is applicable to aquarium photography. For the most part, the equipment you'll need for aquarium photography is straightforward. Most well-equipped amateur photographers would likely already own much of the gear that they would need for basic aquarium photography.
This course begins June 13, 2010 and live chat sessions are 7:30-9:30 EST (4:30-6:30 PST) Sundays. The cost is $100 for full access to the website, weekly live chat sessions with the instructor, 24/7 access to a forum just for this course, as well as constant access to your instructor and fellow students. Registration in the course provides lifetime access to the forums and the course materials.
For more information on MACO, specific courses, or exactly how MACO functions, see the website
http://www.aquaristcourses.org or email
[email protected] if you have questions. Registration information is available on the website through Paypal.