Underwater Photography

I just began the most amazing hobby! I took a course for an underwater photography scuba diving certification. I'll be certified this summer after I do some photo assignments on my own but taking the class was amazing. The instructors set up a mock reef in the practice pool. There were all sorts of plastic sea creatures all over the pool, including floating/moving animals. Students were giving cameras to pactice with changing the flash and lens settings. It was so much fun to pretend that I was actually in the ocean photographing amazing animals. My instructor is an award winning photographer in underwater photography contests. The cameras that were used are not too difficult to work. I would really enjoy owning one but until I can afford more diving trips it's just not fiscally responsible. However, being able to combine scuba diving and photography is so exciting! All photographers should be as lucky as I am!