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 ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-01 00:42 i wanna try being pictured underwater..
is there any photographer that is interested??http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini  |
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 ID: 287060 Posts: 41 | Date: 2009-07-01 03:09 yes i m interested in under water phto shoot and i also need a photographer whho
can shoot me under water. |
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 ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-01 16:09 I shoot underwater regularly, free diving through SCUBA. Equipment depth rated
to 660 feet.
International Certification with Professional Association of Dive Instructors,
Diver No. 0901037498.
If you get to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, sign your liability waivers and do a
day of training, we can shoot. No TFP for underwater, of course. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should  |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-01 18:20 im quite far from virgin island damn i wanna experience it..
hope i can find someone here in our place.. http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-02 13:02 Khaytee P.:
im quite far from virgin island damn i wanna experience it..
hope i can find someone here in our place..
Khaytee...
Recreational diving is one of the safest recreational activities in the
world.
Dive photography is not a sport. It is not a game. It is not a
recreational activity. It requires training, good health, and good non-verbal
communications skills among other things.
Before recruiting a photographer for your underwater gig, start here, with the Professional Association of
Dive Instructors.
Their certification is recognized world-wide and lets others know your skill
level and experience.
Start there before promoting yourself for underwater modeling. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-02 19:44 Callwood:
Khaytee...
Recreational diving is one of the safest recreational activities in the
world.
Dive photography is not a sport. It is not a game. It is not a
recreational activity. It requires training, good health, and good non-verbal
communications skills among other things.
Before recruiting a photographer for your underwater gig, start here, with the Professional Association of
Dive Instructors.
Their certification is recognized world-wide and lets others know your skill
level and experience.
Start there before promoting yourself for underwater
modeling.
theirs a photographer here in our country who works as an professional
underwater photographer his name is make gleissner but from what i konwhe only
works with professional models..  http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-02 19:45 mick gleissner sorry i type the wrong name abovehttp://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-02 20:33 Khaytee P.:
theirs a photographer here in our country who works as/ an professional
underwater photographer his name is make gleissner but from what i konwhe only
works with professional models..
So why the frownie face? You said it, not me, that "he only works with
professional models".
I am certain he does not want a drowned model and I will bet you do not want to
be a drowned model. I gave you the link to the largest SCUBA certification
organization in the world. You can take your course work on-line and do your
required dives at PADI approved dive centers all over the world.
So, do not frownie face at anyone. Modeling is not a gift, it is a job.
Underwater modeling is one of those areas where training is needed. Yes, you
have to work at it. Yes, the training costs money. So does the training to be
come a doctor.
The only person stopping you right now is you. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-04 02:58 Callwood:
So why the frownie face? You said it, not me, that "he only works with
professional models".
I am certain he does not want a drowned model and I will bet you do not want to
be a drowned model. I gave you the link to the largest SCUBA certification
organization in the world. You can take your course work on-line and do your
required dives at PADI approved dive centers all over the world.
So, do not frownie face at anyone. Modeling is not a gift, it is a job.
Underwater modeling is one of those areas where training is needed. Yes, you
have to work at it. Yes, the training costs money. So does the training to be
come a doctor.
The only person stopping you right now is you.
im just starting out..
dont have the financial capacity http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-06 01:15 Khaytee P.:
im just starting out..
dont have the financial capacity
Proper education does tend to cost money. There are many different certification
levels but certifying as a recreational diver does not cost that much. Have you
contacted a nearby dive shop for pricing? The PADI site I listed lets you search
shops.
Unfortunately, there are areas of modeling where you have to worry about more
than twisting an ankle or getting a zit. You cannot do dive photography by just
jumping in. So...if you really want to do it, you will find a
way to get the experience and training.
You are a model, right? You are willing to TFP with togs for portfolio pics that
just sit there. Have you considered TFP with a dive shop? The worst they could
say is no, but it occurs to me that since you are a model and that dive shops,
like any other business, use models in their advertisements...
Negotiate. Training in exchange for advertising rights to pictures of your
training.
Start by utilizing the skills that you already have to get what you want. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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 ID: 285622 Posts: 4 | Date: 2009-07-06 06:06 ya i also want who can i do this |
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 ID: 151842 Posts: 1 | Date: 2009-07-06 09:41 hee hee heee okay i can photograph you... |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-07 19:33 So, this is not a matter to be taken lightly.
Without training or experience, the results can be disastrous. Not
'bad-hair-day' disastrous, rather "We'll wear black today" disastrous.
There is a model on this site, Vanessa Tarachin, who specializes in
underwater modeling. She and I are gigging together later this year. Vanessa has
plenty of experience in the water although she is not SCUBA certified. You might
ask her how she got started. Also, check out her forum post HERE.
Even though she is not certified, I will work with her professionally because
she is experienced, tried and tested. Still, we are making arrangements for her
certification during the stay of her shooting period. I shoot in the Atlantic
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, not in a pool. Plus, given that she already is a
professional model, arranging for her certification is an investment more likely
to have long-term returns as opposed to an amateur model who may never find
another shoot again.
Not to frighten anyone (especially since the ocean is a very friendly
environment for people) but one also has to know the behaviors of wildlife in
the water. While there is nothing in the ocean that hunts humans, if you are
clumsy or ignorant enough to startle, corner, touch or step on the wrong
thing......
And so we pay tribute to Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, stung in the chest
and killed by a stingray because one of his photographers made a mistake. Well,
Steve always liked to pick up and cuddle any animal he could. So, he was doing
something considered stupid by the diving community and a camera man make a
slight mistake that combined fatally. And these guys are/were professionals.
We make bloopers sometimes. One trains and trains but nature is also capricious.
So, please know what you are getting into if you want to shift your career
towards underwater modeling.
So...today I was photographing three sharks, 6 to 8 feet in length, beneath a
ship wreck, in a sand bowl, with an entrance barely two feet high. And dark, of
course...it is beneath a sunken ship, after all...
Remember the movie "Into the Blue" with Jessica Alba, et al, SCUBA diving
through circling sharks? So...how much was CGI and how much was real? Yes, we
swim with sharks and no, we do not tend to use shark cages or shark suits. Like
I said, humans are not on the menu. But one still better know what one is doing
and what not to do. A "Get away from me" snap of the teeth is just as real as a
"dinner time" snap of the teeth.
To illustrate a point...how would you like to see a barracuda crashing
headfirst into me while we were filming. BUMP! Sucker plowed right into
my chest, bounced off and skeedaddled. This happened because of a very minor
slip on the part of the person holding the spotting light. The goal was to get
the barracuda within range of the camera lights. It was a night dive, so
steering of the barracuda was done using my dive buddy's flash light. Now,
before the barracuda is within range of the camera lights, my buddy's hand
twitches slightly, beaming the flashlight directly into the barracuda's eyes. It
jerks away and BAM! up and into me.
The video is lit only with the dive flashlights as we were not really shooting
yet...so forgive the dim light and shaky video. This one goes in the Bloopers
Section of the DVD when released.
So, let's Do the Barracuda Bump! Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-07 22:12 ill take a big leap to try new extreme stuff hope i can do it.. http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-08 17:48 Good!
We expect you to keep us appraised of your progress. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 285623 Posts: 113 | Date: 2009-07-09 08:33 Callwood:
Good!
We expect you to keep us appraised of your progress.
i have a friend who teach scuba diving his willing to help and give me few
lessons for free..
this is a big progress for me  http://twitter.com/sirendoll_chini |
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 ID: 233481 Posts: 77 | Date: 2009-07-09 09:21  well, it could be
very interesting |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-11 17:02 To repeat,
So...a few days ago I was photographing three sharks, 6 to 8 feet in length,
beneath a ship wreck, in a sand bowl, with an entrance barely two feet high. And
dark, of course...it is beneath a sunken ship, after all...
Shark video
SHARKS! SHARKS! Awww...they ain't hungry.
http://karlcallwood.smugmug.com/gallery/8872097_Lbpi9#588121041_QeC3b
Well, we were exploring, not really out on a dive shoot, and Chip, my dive
buddy, sticks his head in this new crevice possibly formed by sand washing away
from beneath the keel of a sunken World War II era US Navy barge.
It was morning, about 11:25 a.m., sun directly above this vessel, so underneath
is black as night. Add to this that they entrance was just high enough to allow
a fit diver and tank entry. Jackpot! Three large nurse sharks resting up.
Chip, in this hole up to his waist, backs out, signs "shark, 3, big" to me and
grabs my camera. I enhanced the brightness on his video a little. It is shaky
getting through the tight hole and once in there, a slight bit of a current
making it difficult to keep a camera stretched at arm's length shake free. He
got a quick natural light capture with the camera on auto.
After that, I went in. I am a bit larger than Chip so the fit was tighter.
You'll see I had problems with directing the dive light because of restriction
to my arm movement.
We do not mind the shakiness of the videos. Three large sharks in a confined
space and us blocking the only exit if they get frightened or startled? Yeah, we
stuck the camera in "snatch and go". My only nervous part was when the shark
began moving directly towards me. Yet, automatically, what I was physically
doing was rushing to focus the camera and cussing that I didn't catch the
initial baring of the mouth in detail.
Well, we absolutely, positively, plan to go back as seas and schedules permit,
to look for those guys with some proper light and equipment. Sharks often move
around, so we can only hope that they will still be there when we return. Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-12 00:44 And a little something that I caught on film in remembrance of Steve Irvin:
VIDEO CLIP: CLUMSY DIVER STARTLES STINGRAY Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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ID: 182744 Posts: 1902 | Date: 2009-07-12 11:01 Do not think that the sea is all monstrous predators and dangerous doo-hickies.
Almost 46 and I have never been eaten.
You guys here are Jurgita are good sports, so I cobbled together ten minutes of
pre-production cuts from several on-going video projects. You will see how
underwater is actually a very calm, serene and even wondrously mysterious
environment to spend time in.
I included a couple of ship wrecks, lots of fish, coral reefs, stunt divers, sea
turtles and even a nice friendly barracuda who has become our daily mascot on
the shoots.
Yeah. yeah...it's set to elevator music. What? You want I should pay royalties
on a free sneak peak? 
Anyhow...enjoy.
VIDEO OF VIRGIN WATERS Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should |
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