Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
Course final project
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the final project for: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
Lighting with natural light for beginners
“Well done! We arrived at the end of the course. I hope you enjoyed it, and now you can get the full potential of sunlight. Practice everything you can until you have absolute control of natural light. Remember to share each of the photos you made during the course as well as the photo of the final project. As a final project, you will have to take a portrait using different modifiers, applying everything you learned and practiced in the course. Remember that the more you practice, the better pictures you will get. I hope all your photos in the forum to receive feedback. Much success in this new way, your best guide will be light! Zony Maya”
Partial transcription of the video
“Now I will give a brief summary of what we covered in the course. First. we explored what our eyes can see and how white light splits into the seven colors of the rainbow. We also examined the color temperature of light. We covered white balance and explored seven methods to illuminate using sunlight. We examined the difference between hard and diffuse light. learning to create and utilize various modifiers like bounces. diffusers. and flags. Finally. we tackled new challenges that helped us deepen our understanding of these concepts. Contrast. the 360-degree rule. window light. and midday ...”
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Course summary for: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
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Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait 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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