Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners
The diffusers
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the video: The diffusers
Overview
“Now, let's see what a diffuser is, how it works, its advantages and what elements of our house could work as one. ”
In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: The diffusers, 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
“We were in the choice of diffusers. Diffusers are the elements that allow us make the light more enveloping, more diffuse and with less power. For example, if we are on the street and have the sun's ray and that light is very strong, it is a very hard light. Suddenly, the clouds come out, they get and makes everything much softer. The shadows are no longer noticeable, they are much more diffuse. And that works to give different types of sensations. Remember that what generates the light are sensations. So let's see how to make our own diffusers with resources quite quite cheap and quite eas...”
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Course summary for: Flash Photography and Artificial Lighting for Beginners
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Areas
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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