Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners
Influences
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will show you to those photographers that have influenced my work and of which, surely, you will be able to learn a lot. ”
In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners. Learn low-cost lighting techniques for indoor photography.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that you know a little more about me, I will tell you which photographers I like most and as all of us are what we consume, I mean, I'm going to tell you what my mind consumes or what I like, that allows me to create All this kind of photographs. And the first is the teacher of teachers Richard Avedon I tell you a little bit that when I had students, The first thing I said was: "They're going to a cabin of those that are in shopping centers or somewhere, and they are going to take a picture. " And the phrase he said is: "The camera does not make the photographer, but the mind of the one...”
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Course summary for: Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners
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Interior Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Zony Maya
A course by Zony Maya
Zony Maya is a Mexican photographer and visual artist. He has a degree in communication from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Escuela Activa de Fotografía, and la Academia de Artes Visuales, and is passionate about using photography and video to create his projects.
He received a FONCA grant and a Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship as well as a master's degree in photography, video, and media from the School of Visual Arts New York. His work has been exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Manifesta 11 European Biennial of Contemporary Art in Switzerland, and the XIII Bienal de Fotografía at the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico.
He has collaborated with brands such as Nestlé, Bimbo, Puma, GNP, and Palacio de Hierro, along with publications such as National Geographic, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Glamour, and Gatopardo. He currently shares his knowledge through workshops and conferences in different countries across America, Asia, and the Middle East. He is also an ambassador for Canon and founder of the Maya-Barrón Scholarship.
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