
Explore underwater photography theory and practical editing by comparing JPEG and RAW, mastering color correction and grading, monitor and camera choices, and shallow-water shooting for vibrant, consistent results.
Learn practical color correction and grading in a camera raw workflow using Photoshop, focusing on skin tones and background, via white balance, curves, color mixer, and color space choices.
Master Photoshop compositing by merging a skin tone layer with a background, creating precise selections with the pen tool, and refining edges with clone stamp and brushes.
Layer and isolate bikini, mask, and fins, using eraser, shift-click, and clone stamp for clean edges; adjust color and contrast with hue saturation, levels, and the Dutch tool.
Create a custom hair brush in Photoshop, define a brush preset, and paint hair strands on a dedicated layer, then refine with levels and sunrays for depth.
Duplicate the background as film, apply eight percent noise for the Instagram feed with monochromatic enabled, then four percent for stories, keeping grain separate and saving as psd and JPEGs.
Master the blackwater look by deepening shadows to blend with a black background, separating skin, mask, bikini, and hair into layers to control contrast and ensure clean separation.
More than 2 hours of Full HD video tutorials, including training materials.
You will learn:
- Different file formats.
- The process of color correction and color grading.
- Common types of monitors.
- Different types of cameras.
- Different underwater housing setups.
- The best shooting modes when freediving.
- The depth and how it affects color.
- Framing and contrast
- Understanding the compression artifacts.
- Proper layering and compositing techniques.
- Photo retouching.
- How to create a custom brush.
- How to add artificial light.
- Optimizing files for social media.
- Different export formats.
- Tips and tricks.
Including:
1) Downloadable Files
2) 32min Underwater Photography Lecture
3) 1hour 48min Underwater Photo Editing (Colored & BW)
4) Training Material
5) Sample RAW File
MARTIN ZAPANTA
A freediving instructor in his native Philippines, the Top 1 freediver in the country, and a 15x national record holder, Martin has all the breath-hold credentials he needs. Martin has been a creative media professional for more than ten years. He has also developed wide-ranging imaging skillset from photography and filmmaking to video editing and color grading.
He started as a graphic designer back in 2008, then he ventured into events and fashion photography. In 2010, Martin began to work in the filmmaking industry. He landed his first job as a colorist and eventually learned video editing. He also took workshops in directing, sound designing, and screenwriting.
Martin’s technical abilities and creative eye are in clear evidence, with beautifully choreographed depictions of his fellow freedivers and evocative marine life portraits composed with almost impossible precision. In a word: breathtaking.
-Underwater Photography and/or videography for brands and individuals.
-Color Grading and Video Editing of underwater, above water, and aerial footage.
-High experience professional freediver, colorist, and editor.
-Listed as Top 1 freediver in the Philippines.
-Worked with big brands as a Key Opinion Leader and content creator.
-Worked with Netflix, Nat Geo, Redbull, Air Asia, Garmin Philippines, DJI Global, Philippine Airlines, and many others.