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Michael AW offers OnLine LIVE and ON-Assignment Together Ocean Geographic certificate photography program in a wide variety of disciplines. Courses are designed to help passionate individuals of varying skill levels take their underwater photography to the next level. His personalized approach, provides a one on one, personal, direct path to success.

On-Line LIVE programs allow you to learn ‘LIVE’, a personalized one-on-one session in the comfort of your home while ON-Assignment Together offers you a one-on-one intensive learning experience with Michael at a resort of live-aboard expedition. Our private courses are designed to provide you the knowledge, training and development, strategies, tips, and tools that empower you to succeed.

Masterclass Post Production for Professional – On-Line LIVE – 2 x 90 mins

This is a one-on-one of both essential and application of advanced techniques on optimizing your pictures from RAW to hi-res production file for digital and print media. This program includes asset management and encompassed advanced techniques for colour and exposure correction using Lightroom, Photoshop, or Capture One. This program also caters for the photographer who wishes to prepare their pictures for stock and fine art sales and as well for photo competitions.

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Essential Digital UW Photography Masterclass– On-Line LIVE

This is a complete masterclass of eight modules encompassing the science of digital photography essentials, techniques for shooting underwater, the arts of composition, digital darkroom techniques, and insight into beyond the basic techniques. This is one on one interactive program comprised of seven x 45 minutes formal sessions and three x 30 mins photo critique sessions. This is an Ocean Geographic photographer certification course program.

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Michael AW is an internationally celebrated underwater photographer with over 68 awards, author of over 38 books about the ocean, including three instructional books for digital underwater photography. His Essential Digital Underwater Photography Masterclass book has been reprinted three times and adopted as a course textbook by many underwater photography instructors worldwide.

Portfolio Critique Session: On-Line LIVE – 90 mins

A one-on-one critique session of your pictures; in this session, Michael will guide you on how to produce an award-winning portfolio of pictures.

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Essential Post Edit for Emerging Photographer- On-Line LIVE – 90 mins

A one-on-one session on optimizing your pictures from RAW to hi-res production file for digital and print media. Session encompassed technique for colour and exposure correction using Lightroom, Photoshop, or Capture One.

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Essential Digital UW Photography Masterclass: ON-Assignment Together

This is the field extension, an option of the On-Line Essential Digital UW Photography Masterclass program. The participant will join Michael on a live-aboard or resort-based expedition. Eight dives during the expedition are being designated for the program with a focus on fish behaviour, small animals, seascapes, shooting with a model, and advanced lighting techniques. This is an Ocean Geographic Master of the Photographer Art certification course program.

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Getting Publish Masterclass - On-Line LIVE program – 60 mins

Michael was the founder and publisher of Asian Geographic and Scuba Diver Australasia. He is the current publisher of Ocean Geographic. His work has been published in hundreds of magazines around the world. In this one-on-one session, Michael will teach you how to prepare a portfolio of your work, and guide you on the strategy to pitch stories ideas to an international publication.

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Masterclass to Publish Your first Photography Book - On-Line LIVE – 90 mins

Michael has authored 13 books for Weldon Publishing, Lonely Planets, Periplus Publishing, Edition Media, and Dorling Kindersley Limited. To date, for OceanNEnvironment Australia Ltd, he has authored and published 38 books. Providing the professional know-how and in-depth knowledge of the publishing trade, Michael will help you to conceptualize and realization publishing your first book.

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