I finished a dive trip and wanted professional advice on how to improve my shots and edit the best of them. I took a Zoom class from the US and Lisa was extremely helpful. She expertly provided constructive criticism on my technique, camera settings and strobe positions. She also showed me how to edit the three best photos in Lightroom so I could proudly print them for display. Lisa is patient, positive and fun, meeting you at whatever level you are, and guiding you to the next level.

— Cynthia O'Brien

I have been diving with Lisa as my underwater photography instructor on many occasions, and she is without a doubt the best instructor I have ever had. Lisa has in-depth knowledge of multiple cameras — including mine— and she also is an expert in Lightroom photo editing. Even more important, Lisa effectively communicates her knowledge and tailors it to her students’ specific situations and needs. And it does not end there…Lisa is keen at spotting fish and other underwater critters, which helps her students obtain good material to work with. Notwithstanding all of this, Lisa is always positive and fun to be around, making for a relaxing vacation on top of the rewarding learning experience.

— Stewart Beckwith

When I met Lisa in 2019 my underwater photography was clunky, out of focus and embarrassing. Since then in just 3 short years (including a COVID break), Lisa, through her amazing patience, tips and instruction both above and below the water have taken my photography to new levels, getting me closer to a level where I can sell or display my photos proudly.

Above the water her photoshop tutorials and classes have helped me simplify the editorial process and teach me new techniques such as achieving a better photo through geometry.

Underwater Lisa has taught me patience in finding subjects, calm when approaching them and the correct lighting techniques and the knowledge of checking each photo I take so that I can improve what is wrong and take another to get it right.

I highly recommend her to anyone whether a novice or professional as she’ll improve your photos, processes and make you happy with your dives and photography””

— Matt Chamberlin

I have been taking underwater photography lessons for more than five years and I've never had a better instructor than Lisa Collins. I found my prior experiences to be rather traditional and where communication underwater was challenging at best.

I've taken lessons from Lisa over the past year and I can't say enough great things about her capabilities and technique. Underwater, she is patient, calm, clear and one of the very best spotters of big and little life I've ever seen. Her Lightroom lessons made editing so much faster, simpler, and enjoyable. I think she eliminated five or so steps without impacting the quality of the outcome.

Not only is Lisa deeply expert in her photography she is lovely to be with; she is always teaching and answering any questions, big or small. I have so much fun when I dive with Lisa and have accelerated my photography skills and confidence. She is an astute business person with amazing customer relationship skills. I highly recommend you study with Lisa; you won't be disappointed.

— Barbara Spitzer

I had the great pleasure of having Lisa Collins as my underwater photo instructor this year, and I just can’t find enough good words to say how wonderful it was to work with her. Lisa helped me to better understand and use my gear, to better appreciate and locate macro subjects, and take better photos underwater. She also did a wonderful job teaching me how to use software such as Adobe Lightroom and pushed me just enough to make sure that I kept progressing through our sessions.

Most of all, Lisa is a delight to work with: she is knowledgeable and extremely helpful, loves what she does, is a wealth of information, and an absolute pleasure to spend time with! Highly recommended!”

— Jay Goldman

We just downloaded and listened to the video/audio [to the video you made from our movie clips and photos from our trip of a lifetime to Africa]. We are overwhelmed and moved by your artistic talent. Believe it or not it brought tears to our evens. It brought so many memories back to us it is hard to describe. Your video is nothing short of the most awesome video. Thank you so much for your talent.

— Carol and Dave Capelle