Photography Foundations

Master the core principles that shape every great photograph — exposure, lighting, lens behavior, composition, and the art of seeing. This guide gives you the strongest possible foundation for every style of photography.

What You Will Learn

• • Manual exposure — aperture, shutter speed, ISO
• • Understanding natural vs. artificial light
• • Lens types & controlling depth-of-field
• • Composition — visual balance & storytelling
• • Emotion in portraits — expressions & posing basics
• • How to get tack-sharp, high-quality images

Next Steps

Once you master the fundamentals, you’ll explore advanced techniques like cinematic lighting, color grading, fashion posing, and capturing real stories through images.