🎯 Course Objective

This foundation program is designed for beginners and hobbyists who want to understand their camera, lighting, and composition to create professional-quality photographs.
By the end of the course, students will gain full manual control of their camera and confidence in composing, lighting, and editing their images.

📅 Weekly Breakdown

Week 1 – Understanding Your Camera

Goal: Get comfortable with your camera’s functions and settings.
Topics Covered:

• Introduction to DSLR / Mirrorless camera parts & menus

• Lens types and focal lengths explained

• Exposure triangle: ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed

• White balance, metering modes, and focus types

• Practice Session: Shooting in Manual mode
  Assignment: Capture 5 photos using different lighting and exposure settings.

Week 2 – Composition & Visual Storytelling

Goal: Learn how to frame better pictures and add emotion to your shots.
Topics Covered:

• Rule of thirds, leading lines, and framing

• Perspective & angles

• Foreground, background, and negative space

• How to tell a story through photos

• Practice Session: Composition walk (indoor + outdoor)
  Assignment: Submit 3 well-composed photographs with captions.

Week 3 – Lighting Techniques

Goal: Understand natural & artificial lighting and how to shape it.
Topics Covered:

• Light direction, intensity, and color temperature

• Shooting in natural light vs. indoor light

• Using reflectors, diffusers & LED lights

• Introduction to portrait lighting setups

• Practice Session: One-light portrait setup
  Assignment: Shoot 3 portraits using natural and artificial light.

Week 4 – Post-Processing & Portfolio Building

Goal: Learn how to refine and present your work professionally.
Topics Covered:

• Introduction to Adobe Lightroom (or similar)

• Basic retouching: exposure, color, cropping, and clarity

• Image export, file formats, watermarking

• Building a mini portfolio (5 best shots)

• Course review + Q&A with mentor
  Final Project: Submit a small 5-photo portfolio showcasing what you’ve learned.

🧠 Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you will:
✅ Understand how to use your camera manually.
✅ Compose visually strong and balanced images.
✅ Work confidently with natural and artificial light.
✅ Perform basic photo editing for presentation.
✅ Build your first mini photography portfolio.

🕒 Batch Options

🎓 Certificate

Each participant receives a “Foundation in Photography” certificate from Lifescape Academy, upon successful completion of assignments and the final portfolio review.

💡 Add-on Features

• Access to academy studio for practice hours

• Mentor review & feedback on every assignment

• Community group for sharing work & ideas

• Discount on advanced photography courses

Course Fee:

Start your photography journey today for just ₹7,200.
Includes studio practice, mentor guidance, and certification.