Underwater Portrait Sessions in Orlando

Most people who book an underwater session have never done anything like it. That is the point. An hour in the water produces images that do not look like anything else you own — weightless, strange, quiet.

You do not need to be a swimmer. You do not need to hold your breath for very long. You need to be willing to try something, and I will handle the rest.

You do not have to be a swimmer

The single most common question I get is whether someone needs to be able to swim. The answer is no. Sessions run in the shallow end of a private pool where you can stand. A safety swimmer is in the water with you the whole time, and a posing coach works with you between takes. Nobody is ever alone down there, and nobody is ever more than a second from the surface.

Most first-timers are comfortable within about ten minutes. Several of the images on this site are from someone's first session.

Nice warm water in January

Sessions run in a private, heated, saltwater pool in the Orlando area. It is heated year-round, which means January is as comfortable as July — genuinely warm water, not just tolerable water. Most underwater photographers in Florida shoot a seasonal calendar and go quiet from November through March. I do not.

Saltwater is also easier on the eyes than chlorine, which matters more than you would think over the course of an hour. Saltwater is also much less damaging to colored or bleached hair, and doesn’t affect the color or texture as much as chlorine does.

What a session includes

One hour — $750 individual, $950 couple
Two outfits, a pre-production meeting, in-water coaching, a private gallery, one retouched image, and a 12x18 canvas print.

Two hours — $950 individual, $1,250 couple
Four outfits, a pre-production meeting, in-water coaching, a private gallery, one retouched image, and a 16x24 canvas print.

There is no sales appointment at the end and no print package to sit through. The price is the price. Additional retouching is available if you want it.

How it works

1. We talk first. A call or a Zoom before the shoot — wardrobe, props, what you are hoping for, what tends to work underwater and what does not.

2. You get in the water. Fifteen minutes of getting used to it before the camera comes out. No pressure, no clock running in your head.

3. We shoot. I direct, the posing coach coaches. Most of the good frames come after you have stopped worrying about it.

4. You see everything. A private online gallery within two weeks. You choose what gets edited and printed.

Ready to try it?

Tell me a little about what you have in mind and I will get back to you personally — usually the same day.

Send a message or call 321-947-9431