Greetings all. I’m Glenn and looking to improve my underwater video shooting and adding some basic photography skills. Currently I’m working on a GoPro 11 and Insta360 setup and have been dabbling with using Davinci Resolve Studio for editing.

I recently picked up a Sony A7SIII to start to improve the quality of video. Still have to learn that system and get a housing for it, looking around end this year/beginning of next. Actually enrolled in a local JC photography class to gain a better understanding of digital photo work—and by extension video work. Last time I took a photography class was last century with an old Canon AE1 35mm where if we weren’t on a prime lens we were doing it wrong. I remember ISO 1600 being high. In comparison to Sony I have now has a 6 digit ISO. Crazy.

Video editing has been a steep learning curve. I’ll watch how to do something through a YouTube video or such, but then an hour later I can’t remember just what it was I did and how to do it.

My plan is to up my underwater video and photo game to help advance my 501(c)3, 10-8 Scuba, which is to use diving and dive training for first responders injured or suffering from PTSD as a result of their duties and service.

Hi Glenn!
First of all, welcome to the forum!

You're exploring two worlds. The red pill or the blue pill?

Whatever your questions may be, you'll find plenty of passionate people ready to give you the answers you're looking for, and of course, your contributions are also extremely valuable to our "little" community.

Ciao

Aloha and welcome Glenn! Your 501c is a noble cause. I would think you’d just take a videography course - shooting, then editing. The photo courses might just update what you already know with photography, e.g., shutter speeds and ASA, ahem ISO. The old AE-1 was a huge best seller (my first camera) but it was not an easy camera to use manually. I’d take an FTb any day.

2 hours ago, humu9679 said:

Aloha and welcome Glenn! Your 501c is a noble cause. I would think you’d just take a videography course - shooting, then editing. The photo courses might just update what you already know with photography, e.g., shutter speeds and ASA, ahem ISO. The old AE-1 was a huge best seller (my first camera) but it was not an easy camera to use manually. I’d take an FTb any day.

I remember sitting under a pier —Dana Point as I recall—late at night with a little remote screwed into the trigger of the AE1 on a tripod. We’d leave our shutters open for about 10 minutes (f/16+?) and we’d get back photos with graffiti on the pylons so clear you could read it.

Even after 40ish years the exposure triangle still appears to be three sided. It’s the digital post processing that has a learning curve. When I was finally able to open a RAW file I was surprised. “What kind of crap is this? The JPG from a phone looks worlds better.” So I started to learn myself on post processing. Bought a copy of ON1 as Darkroom was just more than I wanted to chew on. So now a half ass picture only looks like a third ass instead of fully assed as before.

I thought about skipping the photo class and jumping straight to videography, but I felt a refresher would be nice and the two are kinda related after all.

Never work with children or animals they say. Well, my wife says I’m a child and just about everything on a reef is an animal, so I’ve got my work cut out for me.

6 hours ago, Davide DB said:

Hi Glenn!
First of all, welcome to the forum!

You're exploring two worlds. The red pill or the blue pill?

Whatever your questions may be, you'll find plenty of passionate people ready to give you the answers you're looking for, and of course, your contributions are also extremely valuable to our "little" community.

Ciao

Can I have both pills please? Is it like mixing a nightcap with Valium?

Thanks all!

Edited Wednesday at 07:36 PM1 day by 10-8 Scuba