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Photography Fundamentals: Master Your Camera and Shoot Confidently

This course teaches you to take full manual control of your camera by mastering exposure, light, and composition — the three pillars every strong photographer builds on. You will move from auto mode to deliberate creative decisions in 12 hands-on lessons.

Beginners who own a DSLR or mirrorless camera and want to move beyond auto mode into deliberate, manual control.

Course content

The Exposure Triangle Explained45m
Aperture and Depth of Field40m
Shutter Speed, Freezing Motion, and Long Exposure45m
Hard Light vs Soft Light40m
The Five Directions of Light50m
Colour Temperature and White Balance38m
Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, and Framing45m
Depth, Layers, and Negative Space42m
Shooting Angles and Perspective40m

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