подправил логику работы проги

camlaps/forms.py

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
+
 from django import forms
+from django.utils import timezone
 
 from .models import TimelapseJob
 
 
 class TimelapseJobCreateForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not self.is_bound:
+            today = timezone.localdate()
+            self.initial.setdefault('date_to', today)
+            self.initial.setdefault('date_from', today - timedelta(days=7))
+
     class Meta:
         model = TimelapseJob
         fields = (