Boston Sea Rovers

Kozak, Gary

mzappala — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:43:55 +0000

Grand Circle Travel

joy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:19:04 +0000

Ernie Brooks

mzappala — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:19:48 +0000

Ernie Brooks

Ernie Brooks is frequently referred to as the Ansel Adams of the Underwater World for the breathtaking, timeless black and white images that he has captured on film. As a noted professional photographer, educator and ambassador to the industry, Mr. Brooks has won international acclaim for underwater photography and audio/visual presentation.

He is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and is one of forty photographers in the world admitted to the prestigious Camera Craftsmen of America. Mr. Brooks has been a trailblazer in the development of underwater photographic equipment and technique, and has witnessed great industry advances and though he has harnessed and implemented much of that new technology, at a time when a plethora of color underwater photographs illustrate magazines and glossy brochures, he, perhaps surprisingly, favors black and white.

In the pursuit of dramatic marine images, he has descended into the fascinating waters beneath the polar icecaps as well as into the depths of almost every ocean on Earth. His photographic legacy is the evidence that has illustrated changes in our environment, while he himself remains a tremendous voice in our need to witness the effect of that change. Ernie will be sharing some of his favorite images with us.

Vahn, Rick

egordon — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:54:54 +0000

8 Hour U/W Search & Forensic Investigative Procedures for the Next Millennium

bbuckley — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:38:05 +0000

Guaranteed to make you safer and more effective. Learn how to reduce department liability while saving money.

This indoor workshop combines lectures and hands-on drills. It is an intense, dynamic, state-of-the-art program by Zaferes who has worked in the PSD field for 24 years.
This is like no other PSD Workshop

The following are examples of the topics we will address during this workshop in addition to answering your questions and concerns:

Includes educational handout with CD

Introduction to Editing Underwater Photographs with Photoshop

bbuckley — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:02:20 +0000

What are the first steps to take when editing an underwater photo so it will look better? In this workshop you will discover how to recognize which photos are the best to edit, and then what to use in Photoshop Elements (cost around $85 for PS Elements software so great value!) or in Photoshop CS to give more life, or pop, to your photos without getting overwhelmed with the software. This will include learning to work with levels, hue/saturation, cropping, stamp/healing brush, sharpening, removing debris in the water and so on that can make good photos look fabulous. If wanted, please bring two to four untouched digital photos on a cd, dvd, or memory stick to look at and possibly use during this workshop.
Robyn Bright has a master’s degree in animal behavior and has been published in pet industry magazines and advertisements. She has studied with DeCordova Museum and has been mentored by photographers for National Geographic and more. Robyn has been teaching photography and running workshops for almost ten years. She has taken pictures all over the world including Australia, Europe, China and Africa, and underwater photos in the Galapagos, Bonaire, Indonesia, New England, Honduras, the Red Sea and Tobago. She started scuba diving in 1986.

Bright, Robyn

bbuckley — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:58:13 +0000

Robyn Bright has been teaching beginner and intermediate photography, introductory Photoshop and running photography workshops since 2003. She has spoken and contributed to workshops at the NECCC and local camera clubs. Her photos have been shown in many local galleries and published in pet industry magazines, advertisements and on product labels. She has studied with DeCordova Museum and with top photographers across the US, and has been mentored by Adam Jones, a distinguished member of Canon’s Explorer of Light. Robyn loves to take photos both locally in her native New England area as well as all over the world including Australia, China, Europe, Central and South America and Africa including Kenya and Egypt. Underwater photography is a specialty and a passion for Robyn as it puts together her love of scuba diving and undersea life with photography, plus she enjoys the numerous challenges of taking pictures under the water. She has taken underwater photographs in the Galapagos, the Caribbean Islands of Tobago, Roatan, Bonaire and Cayman Brac, Indonesia including Lembeh, Bunaken and Wakatobi, and the Red Sea.

How to Take Better Underwater Photos

bbuckley — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:56:16 +0000

Compared to taking pictures on land, capturing photographs while scuba diving is extremely hard to do, especially when you consider that you are moving, the critters are usually moving, you can’t use a tripod and you will need to watch your air! Yet the best photos, whether taken on the land or underwater, have two important things in common, excellent composition and great lighting. In this workshop you will discover how to compose a photo well through the use of different rules and tips, plus learn techniques on how to use lighting from strobes, the environment or both to make your photos really pop. This workshop will also go over exposure and how it can be interpreted, controlled and changed, and some suggestions and tricks on how to capture underwater critters better by understanding behavior, positioning and ways to assess an area will be discussed.
Robyn Bright has a master’s degree in animal behavior and has been published in pet industry magazines and advertisements. She has studied with DeCordova Museum and has been mentored by photographers for National Geographic and more. Robyn has been teaching photography and running workshops for almost ten years. She has taken pictures all over the world including Australia, Europe, China and Africa, and underwater photos in the Galapagos, Bonaire, Indonesia, New England, Honduras, the Red Sea and Tobago. She started scuba diving in 1986.

Discover Diving

egordon — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:47:28 +0000

Reef and Rainforest

egordon — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:43:55 +0000