Basic Underwater Photography: The Nikonos System

Want to learn Underwater Photography from an expert? Check out some sample photos - just click on the photo samples button on our home page.  If you would like to capture images as those seen on this page, then call Steve Thacker at Florida West Scuba School, and make arrangements to get into his next class.  The most common underwater outfit in use today by serious divers is the Nikonos System.  When you get onto a dive boat with a bunch of divers, this is the equipment that most will be using.  We have six complete Nikonos camera systems for use in our training, with all the latest strobes, lenses, and attachments.  Learn how to use these systems from Steve, who can teach you the "ins and outs" of Nikonos photography.  Steve Thacker has dived the world and has collected a large selection of underwater images.  He can teach you to take photos such as those found on our photo page.  The cost of the instruction including the use of all the equipment is $350.00.  We guarantee that you will get your money’s worth from this class.

Advanced Underwater Photography: The Housed Cameras and Advanced Nikonos Use

This class specializes in the hard to get photos, many of which you see in current dive publications. This course will teach you how to use a housed camera to get that special fish portrait.  Housed cameras are the workhorses of most professionals and serious amateurs.  This class will also spend some time on wide angle and extreme wide-angle photography, using the Nikonos camera.  The cost for this class, including the use of all the equipment is also $350.00.