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First time underwater shooters will enjoy our introductory seminars held on Friday. All skill levels will get inspired with our more advanced seminars held on Sunday. Come meet fellow enthusiasts and learn from our professional presenters.

Please see our event schedule for times and locations.




THURSDAY
  Backscatter Staff  

Thursday Seminars - 1:00P.M. - 4:00P.M.
How to Autofocus, Basic and Advanced
Sounds simple. Autofocus. Should be as difficult as boiling water. But not so fast. In this seminar I'll go over the practical realities of focus and how to decide what techniques to use for the scene you're shooting.

Stupid Simple Macro Manual Exposure
For 99% of what we do auto exposure is our enemy in underwater photography. In this seminar I'll boil it down and show you how simple macro manual exposure is for underwater photography.

Getting the Blues Right—The First Step in Wide Angle Exposure
Wide angle photography is a delicate balancing act between the underwater natural light from the sun and the artificial light from your strobes. Learn the proper order of setting up a shot and starting it off right with the right color blue.

The Zen of Underwater Strobe Placement
I often get asked "Where do I put my strobes?" to which my response is "What do you want to light?" By asking this simple question, learn where to place your strobes for what YOU want to light and improve both your lighting and your composition.

How to Win
Every year at the shootout I get asked "What are the judges looking for?" Learn what makes a great image and how to do it.
FRIDAY
  Backscatter Staff  

Thursday Seminars - 9:00A.M. - 12:00P.M.
How to Autofocus, Basic and Advanced
Sounds simple. Autofocus. Should be as difficult as boiling water. But not so fast. In this seminar I'll go over the practical realities of focus and how to decide what techniques to use for the scene you're shooting.

Stupid Simple Macro Manual Exposure
For 99% of what we do auto exposure is our enemy in underwater photography. In this seminar I'll boil it down and show you how simple macro manual exposure is for underwater photography.

Getting the Blues Right—The First Step in Wide Angle Exposure
Wide angle photography is a delicate balancing act between the underwater natural light from the sun and the artificial light from your strobes. Learn the proper order of setting up a shot and starting it off right with the right color blue.

The Zen of Underwater Strobe Placement
I often get asked "Where do I put my strobes?" to which my response is "What do you want to light?" By asking this simple question, learn where to place your strobes for what YOU want to light and improve both your lighting and your composition.

How to Win
Every year at the shootout I get asked "What are the judges looking for?" Learn what makes a great image and how to do it.


SUNDAY
Mike Bartick Mike Bartick   |   Dramatic Underwater Macro Lighting

Sunday Seminar - 10:30A.M. - 11:45A.M.

BIO:
Mike was raised in sunny Southern California just a short distance from the shores of the Pacific Ocean. An avid diver and marine wildlife enthusiast, he turned to photography to capture and share some of his diving experiences with others. His first underwater camera was borrowed from a buddy to take on one of the frequent family trips to Hawaii. Needless to say he has never returned that camera and from that trip forward he was hooked. His obsession for photographing critters has taken him all over the world and while he admits to loving the warm waters of the tropics his first love will always be the frigid California waters. Mike's work is featured in magazines, text books, calendars and more and can be found worldwide. He is a small animal expert that frequently leads groups of photographers into Asia to seek out that special critter.
Jason Bradley Jason Bradley | The Art Of The Print - From Image Capture to Post Processing

Sunday Seminar -12:00P.M. - 1:30P.M.

Your imagery isn't done with your contest entry, or your social media post. The art of the still photographer is best expressed by the making of a quality print. What makes a quality print? In Jason Bradley's seminar he will discuss the basics of how to gather the best raw material you can, how to develop it, how to make sure your blues are blue, that your water looks like you intended, and how to create the best expression of your work possible.

BIO: Jason Bradley has a unique set of skills. He specializes in nature and wildlife photography both underwater and above; he's the owner and operator of Bradley Photographic Print Services—a fine art print lab; he leads photographic expeditions around the world, he is the author of the book Creative Workflow in Lightroom, published by Focal Press, and is a blogger for Outdoor Photographer Magazine. Visit Jason's site to see more of his work, to learn about fine art printing, and find info on his upcoming workshops and expeditions.









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