Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
The bounces with natural light
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the video: The bounces with natural light
Overview
“Here we will see how the rebounds work, their characteristics and how the surface of each varies the type of lighting. ”
In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: The bounces with 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
“We already understand the hard and the diffuse light, we go now to the rebounds. I want to explain several things to you. The first: there are natural rebounds. What are the natural ones? Those who are there and can not move. For example, if we have a white wall, and the sun is hitting directly, that's a natural bounce. Why? Because there's the wall, the sun hits him every day and we can not move that wall. There are many natural bounces, However, here we will see the natural bounces and the bounces, which are the ones we can control and the ones we can move. OK? I'm going to teach them. Th...”
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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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