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Looking for the Light: Photography & Life
4 students

Looking for the Light: Photography & Life

Learn Photography, Ignite Creativity, and Find Joy.
Created byLaura Pittman
Last updated 8/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • CULTIVATING A CREATIVITY MINDSET
  • ALL ABOUT LIGHT
  • COMPOSITION
  • TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR CAMERA
  • STORYTELLING & CAPTURING MEMORIES
  • EDITING

Course content

7 sections • 45 lectures • 3h 27m total length
  • Intro to the Course1:56
  • Introduction: Lesson One4:59
  • Introduction: Lesson Two10:26

Requirements

  • No experience required: may be taken with a DSLR camera, digital camera, or phone

Description

Have you ever felt bogged down by the technical, stuck in the overwhelm of what you don't know, and not sure where to start? This course aims to provide you with exactly the right knowledge you need to feel inspired to get started, without all of the overwhelm. We will talk about everything from mindset and creativity to how to take control of your DSLR camera. If you don't own a DSLR yet, you can also do this course with any other digital camera or phone. In six step by step modules. By the end of this course you will be able to:


  • Cultivate a creativity mindset

  • Train your eyes to see the light around you and capture it with your camera

  • Master a variety of composition techniques to add interest to your photos

  • Practice taking control of your camera settings such as shutter speed and aperture

  • Capture amazing photos on your phone (you can do this whole course with a phone)

  • Learn how to tell stories and capture memories with your camera

  • Enhance your photos by appropriate editing

  • Increase your thankfulness, joy and appreciation for the beauty around you

Let me lead you into the joy and blessing of photography! ~ Laura

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring photographers who don't know anything about photography: this is where to start.
  • Beginning photographers who want to know how to take better shots.
  • Frustrated owners of DSLR cameras who feel mystified about how to work the controls.
  • Anyone with a phone who wants to up level their skill and creativity in photography.
  • Those who want to document their family, travels, or capture the story of their lives and loved ones.