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I've taken classes on Shooting and Editing underwater photography as FineArt but this focused on elements that were never mentioned. I highly recommend this...

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I've taken classes on Shooting and Editing underwater photography as FineArt but this focused on elements that were never mentioned. I highly recommend this and look forward to seeing more in depth information like the actual business side of this, editing, materials for clothing and makeup, etc.

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SET YOUR UNDERWATER PHOTOSHOOT FOR SUCCESS BY MASTERING BUOYANCY CONTROL.

Are you struggling to capture natural-looking underwater portraits? Do you find it challenging to work with clients with difficulty sinking or posing underwater? Our buoyancy course is tailored to address these common challenges faced by underwater portrait photographers. Focusing on proven techniques and practical solutions, our course empowers photographers to confidently guide clients of all skill levels through the underwater photoshoot process. Backed by years of experience and a track record of success, we've helped countless everyday people tell their stories through stunning underwater portraits. Join us and learn how to achieve remarkable results with every underwater photoshoot. Enrol now and unlock your full potential as an underwater portrait photographer.
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The Amazing Challenges that Successful Underwater Portrait Photographers must overcome.

Photographers ask us constantly, how do we get our clients to look so natural underwater. We also hear the difficulty to find models that can pose underwater or I can't get my clients to sink. I can only imagine how stressful it would be to have a paying client in front of you that can't sink. This course is tailored to solve all these problems. We have photographed over a thousand clients, none of them were models, and none has done an underwater photoshoot before, some none swimmers, some never opened their eyes underwater before.... we've seen it all! Our beautiful clients are just everyday people who want a new expression to tell their story. They put their trust in our hands to create amazing portraits worth hanging on their wall. We can proudly say that we never failed anyone. You could do it too using these techniques!
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Course Content

Introduction

  • 1

    Course Introduction

  • 2

    How To Control Buoyancy

    • The Types of Buoyancy

    • Control Your Own Buoyancy

    • My Preferred (Buoyant) Camera Setup
  • 3

    The Practical Part

    • Pool Introduction

    • Prior The First Submersion

    • The First Submersion

    • The Natural Instinct
  • 4

    Basic Guidance For Posing Underwater (Bonus)

    • Introduction For Posing

    • The Importance Of The Face

    • The Arms & Hands

    • The Hip - The Connector For The Upper And The Lower Body

    • The Importance Of The Legs
  • 5

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion

Your Mentor

Award-winning creative underwater portrait photographer, Steffen Binke, for the first time is revealing the secret behind his astonishing underwater portraits. With having guided and photographing thousands of people using the buoyancy control technique. Steffen has the experience to help you setting up the right understanding to operate and pose underwater. In this course he will show you how you can get yourself and your client /model perfectly buoyant to create underwater portraits.

Underwater Portrait Photographer

Steffen Binke

Steffen is Binke Photographic Art’s technical director and photographic choreographer. Steffen has a rich and varied background. After an abrupt end of his career as a professional football player in Germany, Steffen changed course and began working underwater, teaching people to dive and helping more than 1800 scuba divers achieve their certification. Steffen's underwater photography started during this time. Then, as he began to discover the incredible diversity of mood and atmosphere that could be achieved just by different lighting and adjusting a few camera settings, his transition into professional underwater portraiture began. But Steffen does more than take underwater portraits. He choreographs the entire photoshoot. He develops the brief with his clients/ photography subjects. He coaches them to perform under the water effortlessly and with grace, poise and elegance. And on the day, they become both artist and subject, inspired to dance underwater and engage in the most breathtaking and incredible poses. When he’s not directing and undertaking photoshoots, Steffen can be found down at the local football fields, mentoring young football players to be the best they can be — and enjoying life with his family.

Set your underwater photoshoot for success by mastering buoyancy control and learning our basic guidelines

Learn how to control the element of water and guide your model/client through the challenges of an Underwater Portrait Shoot with Buoyancy Control.

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