THINK BIG! Think of a big boat, big blue ocean, big sharks, big numbers of them and big visibility. The Shark Shooter Workshop 2012 is coming up again on board Mike Ball’s luxury vessel Spoilsport. We’ll be heading out on the 7 Day Coral Sea Safari May 3-10, with the focus on shark photography in the Coral Sea (also covers the 4 Nights – Fly Dive Coral Sea itinerary). The itinerary includes the famous North Horn at Osprey reef, plus a selection of other sites that promise to deliver silvertip, grey reef and whitetip sharks, plus other big rays and fish.

The special trip is part of Mike’s Extraordinary Expeditions program, and is an additional service offered on board Spoilsport by Mike and myself. Over the course of the week I’ll be running through the finer points of underwater photography, with the end-goal being killer shark shots. Basic and advanced techniques will be discussed, practiced and critiqued in order to help you get the shark shots you want.

The workshop will include formal sessions throughout the week, however I much prefer to break into very small groups or even 1:1 to discuss specific techniques depending on the experience level and objectives of participants. The workshop will cater for DSLR, point and shoot and strobe photographers. In additional to still photography, I plan to taking a few GoPro Hero2 cameras to see what interesting point of view shark footage we can grab.

MV Spoilsport is the best liveaboard vessel I’ve dived from and perfectly setup for underwater photographers. With lots of space, dedicated camera tables on the dive deck, camera rentals, and crew that know what they’re doing – the experience is simply awesome. I’ll also be taking advantage of Mike Ball rebreather service, so if you’re into CCR diving this is a perfect opportunity to join us and maximise the potential that the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef has to offer.