Photography for Beginners: Professional Techniques
Types of reflections and reflectance angles
A course by Gerardo Montiel Klint , Photographer
About the video: Types of reflections and reflectance angles
Overview
“Now that you know the characteristics of light, I'm going to teach you how to use it to your advantage by understanding the principles of reflectance and the family of angles.”
In this video lesson Gerardo Montiel Klint addresses the topic: Types of reflections and reflectance angles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photography for Beginners: Professional Techniques. Learn the fundamentals of photography and digital camera use to capture images that convey your artistic vision.
Partial transcription of the video
“Types of reflections and reflectance angles Now we are going to explain a little more in detail the reflections. Keep in mind that all surfaces absorb light. What interests us now are the types of reflection and reflectance angles. Depending on the surface, we identify three types of reflection: direct, specular and diffuse. Here I have several elements: an opaque object, a translucent object and a transparent object. Each of them will reflect light very differently. The transparent object allows light to pass through unmodified, a translucent object can modify the light and an opaque objec...”
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Course summary for: Photography for Beginners: Professional Techniques
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Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography
Gerardo Montiel Klint
A course by Gerardo Montiel Klint
Gerardo Montiel Klint, born in Mexico City, studied industrial design at the Ibero-American University and is a photographer and member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte FONCA. He has received numerous awards including the Premio de Adquisición at the 11th and 13th edition of the Bienal de Fotografía in México.
His work has appeared in countless renowned art collections in the USA, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and many more. He has also taken part in both individual and group exhibitions in Mexico, Argentina, Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, the USA, Uruguay, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, and China. He is cofounder of Hydra, a networking and production platform for contemporary photography. He currently codirects the production and photography studio Klint & Photo, specialized in advertising, interior design, fashion, and portraiture.
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