Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners
What is hard light and diffuse light?
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the video: What is hard light and diffuse light?
Overview
“In this lesson we will learn to differentiate hard light and diffuse light, through 2 photographs, and we will see what are the characteristics of each one. ”
In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: What is hard light and diffuse light?, 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
“Hello how are you? Now I'm going to talk about hard light and diffuse light. Why is it important to understand these two types of lighting? Because they are the two types of light that we see constantly throughout our days. When we wake up, we see a type of light and it's usually a diffuse light, because maybe it's the light that enters through a window or maybe it's of some soft focus because the lights in the rooms usually not as intense. And when we go out to the street, we arrive and there is the sun, because maybe we see a hard light. But you will ask what is the difference between a h...”
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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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