Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners

How do our eyes see natural light?

A course by Zony Maya , Photographer

Photographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined July 2018
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4,679 students
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About the video: How do our eyes see natural light?

Overview

“Here we will analyze the sun as our main light source. We will see the difference between continuous light and flash light, as well as the colors that make up the white light emitted by the sun. ”

In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: How do our eyes see natural light?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners. Learn to make the most of sunlight to create portraits with your reflex camera.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now, let's start with my favorite subject: light. This unit is just about that. In this lesson we will see which are the types of light that there is and how white light breaks down in the colors that exist. Let's see. What can our eyes see? Our eyes can see the light. Yes, that's what we can see. Now, there are two types of light. The continuous light, is what we can always see. This light is everywhere and we find it in sunlight, in the light of a spotlight or a light bulb, in the light of a candle in any light source that has all the light time we can see. All the time is all the time, O...”

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Course summary for: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (280)
  • 4679 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 15m)
  • 13 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Areas

    Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography

Zony Maya

Zony Maya
A course by Zony Maya

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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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Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners

A course by Zony Maya
Photographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined July 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (280)
  • 4,679 students